Planning For PotInaction is rarely something to applaud in municipal government, but the Southampton Town Board was exactly right in letting the clock run out last month on the decision to “opt out” of allowing the recreational sale and on-site consumption of...
Ban The BalloonsRemember plastic bags? Certainly, they still exist and can be found in many places. But on the South Fork, in just a few years, they’ve largely disappeared. What seemed an impossible task is now just another fact of life in...
It’s About TimeThe pending introduction of body-worn cameras by police officers in four of the larger East End departments — with the notable exceptions of East Hampton Town and East Hampton Village — is a good, first effort, at holding departments and...
Under AttackExactly one year ago, it became real. It’s important to think of it that way: January 6, 2021, was a moment in time, but it was not isolated. There was a lead-up, and there was follow-up, and there is an...
The Safest PlaceOn January 1 — this year not only the New Year’s Day holiday but also a Saturday — Springs School Superintendent Deb Winter and Principal Christine Clearly spent their morning with a handful of staff passing out rapid COVID-19 tests...
It’s Your FaultNobody in their right mind wishes ill on another person. That’s even more true at a moment when our nation is mourning the 800,000 U.S. lives lost to a virulent disease, a grim benchmark we will reach this month, potentially...
Saying YesIt’s as simple as a one-letter change, NIMBY to YIMBY, a one-word change, from “not” to “yes.” But it’s so much more complicated, and it’s a conversation that is long overdue on the South Fork. East End YIMBY’s rally on...
Gold Stars And Dunce CapsA dunce cap to the East Hampton Town Board, for dumping $4.2 million of Community Preservation Fund revenues into a dubious purchase. Just three building lots, totaling less than 2 acres, will be preserved — at an ultimate cost of...
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Staff Writer on Jan 19, 2021