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The Downtown Dilemma

Last week, an Express Sessions event in Sag Harbor focused on the village’s shopping district and explored a puzzle: If last summer was the busiest...

Shining Examples

A glimpse back in time to the 19th century would reveal, in most of the East End’s hamlets and villages, small general stores, often containing...

Work To Do

The Maidstone Gun Club appears poised to reopen soon, under a new lease with East Hampton Town, and with terms based on settling a lawsuit...

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Last year, at around this same time, Tom Mager, the Amagansett School District treasurer, stated that they were “committed” to spending. Just like the Amagansett School appears to be this year. It was still odd then, as now, that the school needed to excess four teachers and pierce the cap. To only proceed to doubling noninstructional staff this year. The new hires are about $900,000. How much did the Maria Dorr hearing actually cost? Remember, they paid Dorr to sit...

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It is encouraging, during Earth Week, to know that the Town of Riverhead is committed to renewable energy. It is moving ahead with a smart battery storage system using the latest fire protection technology and design. This is a great improvement over the older systems, three of which caught fire two years ago, inciting frightened opposition and causing many towns to back off battery commitments. Note that none of those fires caused personal or property harm outside the batteries themselves....

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Carlos Sandoval

Vistas

Fred W. Thiele Jr.

Observations From Long Beach

Jenny Noble

Sustainable Living

Karl Grossman

Suffolk Closeup

Marilee Foster

Ground Level

Biddle Duke

This Place

Tom Clavin

The Road Yet Taken

Tracy Grathwohl

Tilting at Windmills

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PHOTOS: Montauk's 63rd Annual Friends of Erin Parade Steps Off Sunday

Downtown Montauk was packed on Sunday for the 63rd annual Friends of Erin St. Patrick’s Day parade with Grand Marshal Joe Bloecker leading the festivities. KYRIL BROMLEY PHOTOS

Smallest Parade Gets Big Reception

The Am O’Gansett Parade, known as “the world’s shortest parade” got a big reception in Amagansett on Saturday. KYRIL BROMLEY

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Springs School Board Adopts $38.4 Million Budget for 2025-26

Amagansett School Conducted a 'Flawed' Investigation in the Case of the Missing Red Envelope

East Hampton Department Budgets Remain Relatively Flat for 2025-26 School Year

While Some Numbers Difficult To Predict, Springs School Officials Unveil Budget Estimate for Next School Year

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Dan Murray, 70, Popular Owner of Fairway Restaurant in Sagaponack, Dies Unexpectedly

East Hampton Running Legend and Builder John Conner Remembered for Contribution to the Community

Tom Ferreira, Who Had Long Legal Tussle With East Hampton Town, Dies

A Beacon of Generosity and Grace: Philanthropist Dorothy Lichtenstein Dies at 84

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Bringing Art to Life: Esly Escobar’s Mission to Inspire Young Creatives in Guatemala

Eleanor Whitmore Early Childhood Center To Host 'It Takes a Village' Summer Benefit

'It Takes a Village:' Eleanor Whitmore Early Childhood Center Summer Fundraiser, Is June 29

White's Drug Will Close This Fall, Possibly Leaving Montauk Without a Pharmacy