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Opinion

A Building Pause With a Point

The idea of a construction moratorium has resurfaced amid a boom in supersize home construction.

Apr 20, 2023
Guestwords: Let Us Eat Cake

Adventures with an American cheesecake in Normandy.

Apr 20, 2023
The Shipwreck Rose: Pea Soup

For 300 years, residents have complained about Town Pond’s turbid appearance.

Apr 20, 2023
Town Should Have a Toe in Montauk Pool

There is a curious pairing of the mounting troubles at the Y.M.C.A. East Hampton RECenter pool and the news that a private operator from Manhattan appears likely to manage a new aquatic center at the Montauk Playhouse that will be constructed largely with public money.

Apr 20, 2023
Point of View: It’s Too Good a Day to Complain

In the urologist’s office.

Apr 20, 2023
The Mast Head: Predicting the Weather

Last Thursday’s record high 84 degrees got me reminiscing to a friend about a very, very low-budget feature film I worked on as location manager in the late 1980s.

Apr 20, 2023
Guestwords: Zoning’s Perfect Storm

A storm of aggressive and sometimes egregious development is upon us, and the East Hampton Town Building Department is unsupported. This is a disastrous combination.

Apr 13, 2023
The Shipwreck Rose: The Hard Way

Is it possible the pendulum has swung too hard toward time-saving devices, the no-brain zone, and ultraconvenience?

Apr 13, 2023
State News Media Bill a Beginning

Governor Hochul has a chance to pass a critically important lifeline to local journalism as negotiations on New York State’s 2024 budget come down to the wire.

Apr 13, 2023
Point of View: Ah, Spring!

No wonder April’s called the cruelest month.

Apr 13, 2023
The Mast Head: Sawing to the Line

In the basement one evening this week, I began thinking about tools, pacing one’s self, and focusing on the path, instead of the outcome.

Apr 13, 2023
Gristmill: Cut Men

Notes from the barber’s chair.

Apr 13, 2023