Feb 21, 2012 4:52 PM
Montauk resident Joan Palumbo spoke to the East Hampton Town Board last Thursday. ROHMA ABBAS
East Hampton Town government is no stranger to settling tricky scores, but to choose between artists or veterans? That’s a new one.
But the Town Board may have to play peacemaker in an unusual war that is brewing between the Montauk Artists’ Association and a local veterans group, the Montauk Memorial Committee, over exclusive use of the hamlet’s green during Memorial Day weekend.
Both groups have applied for mass gathering permits spanning Saturday, May 26, through Monday, May 28.
The Montauk Artists’ Association wants to use the green to hold its annual art show, which helps raise funds for the nonprofit group. The Montauk Memorial Committee, a group led by Ken Walles, the owner of the Oceanside Beach Resort motel, wants to use the green as part of its Memorial Day observances, which... more
But the Town Board may have to play peacemaker in an unusual war that is brewing between the Montauk Artists’ Association and a local veterans group, the Montauk Memorial Committee, over exclusive use of the hamlet’s green during Memorial Day weekend.
Both groups have applied for mass gathering permits spanning Saturday, May 26, through Monday, May 28.
The Montauk Artists’ Association wants to use the green to hold its annual art show, which helps raise funds for the nonprofit group. The Montauk Memorial Committee, a group led by Ken Walles, the owner of the Oceanside Beach Resort motel, wants to use the green as part of its Memorial Day observances, which... more
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