After news last week from the East Hampton Town Board that the Lake Montauk Inlet could undergo emergency dredging by the end of the month, Representative Nick LaLota confirmed Friday that "he has secured a commitment" from the Army Corps of Engineers to begin the work "as early as February 14."
East Hampton Democrats Tap Incumbents to Run Again
At the top of the ticket, Town Supervisor Kathee Burke-Gonzalez got the uncontested nod, along with both Councilwoman Cate Rogers, first elected in 2021, and Councilman Ian Calder-Piedmonte, fresh off his first year on the job. And Michael Hansen was nominated to run for town clerk, following Carole Brennan's announcement that she will retire after more than a decade in the post.
February 6, 2025
Police & Courts
“The area is kind of like a tinder box, to a degree, and it wouldn’t take much to set off a fire,” East Hampton Fire Chief Duane Forrester said after a recent meeting with several town officials at the Northwest Woods Trail to discuss a plan for fire safety in the area.
Feb 6, 2025
In the blotter this week a Springs resident told police back on Dec. 5 that she’d received a video of herself, accompanied by a threat that the video would be shared unless she sent $500 to its unknown sender. The woman did not send money.
Feb 6, 2025
A Sag Harbor woman reported a scam that defrauded her of more than $200,000 to Sag Harbor Village police — and ultimately the Federal Bureau of Investigation — after a previously unknown individual contacted her on Instagram.
Feb 6, 2025
Again Unto the Sand in Bridgehampton and Sagaponack
To mitigate coastal erosion, Southampton Town has contracted the largest dredging company in the United States to place 1.2 million cubic yards of sand along a stretch of coastline between Bridgehampton and Sagaponack, following a referendum within the beach erosion control districts.
Feb 6, 2025
Built to Withstand ‘Velocity Flood’
A new application for a house in the dunes on Beach Lane in Wainscott seeks to stand the test of time, and will be built to “velocity flood standards,” with a raised first floor over “breakaway walls” that will allow water to flow underneath it “if we ever hit that 100-year storm.” That aspect pleased town planners but upset neighbors.
Feb 6, 2025
Government
The East Hampton Town Board has agreed unanimously to a proposal from Scott Wilson, the town’s director of land acquisition and management, to clear invasive plants, chiefly the autumn olive, from only an acre of the 40-acre Springs Park.
Feb 6, 2025
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation will hold a public meeting next Thursday at 6 p.m. at Montauk Downs State Park to discuss emergency work being completed at Napeague and Hither Hills State Parks in response to the southern pine beetle infestation.
Feb 6, 2025
An emotional East Hampton Town Board meeting Tuesday began with a two-hour public outpouring of support for the Latino community, mixed with confusion and countless questions about what ordinary people can do in the face of deportation threats from the Trump administration. Later, East Hampton and Sag Harbor Village officials and the East Hampton School District superintendent held a press conference emphasizing that all people should feel safe going to school or calling police and emergency personnel.
Feb 6, 2025
The East Hampton Town Board is looking to change the parking rules for several municipal lots in Montauk, adding a time limit at some that currently have no limit and making it easier for police to enforce restrictions where they do exist.
Feb 6, 2025
Arts
Between Flatness and Illusion
In his nonreferential paintings and large-scale murals, Aaron Parazette engages with issues of flatness, perspective, and illusion.
Feb 6, 2025
That Motown Band will bring the music of the Motor City to Sag Harbor for a benefit concert.
Feb 6, 2025
Jesse Matsuoka of Sen restaurant on cuisine and culture, Eric Fischl on "Heaven, Hell, and the Garden," and an Afro-Caribbean dance workshop at The Church.
Feb 6, 2025
The Sticks and Stones Comedy Club will host a standup set by Palma Florentino and a screening of a comedic take on immigration.
Feb 6, 2025
Villages
Fire and Ice in Sag Harbor
The Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce’s annual HarborFrost returns Friday and Saturday, bringing fireworks and winter activities like ice carving and fire dancing to Main Street and beyond.
Item of the Week: A Snow-Covered Gunster House
The Joseph F. Gunster House, also known as the T.W. Morris House, on Hither Lane near Amy’s Lane, appears here covered in snow, off a snowy road. While the photograph is uncredited and undated, Gunster (1894-1979) and his wife, Ruth Harris Work Gunster, who was known as Harriette, owned the house for almost 21 years, between August 1943 and 1964.
‘Sensitive Areas’ No Longer Safe From ICE Raids?
One of the first executive orders of the new Trump administration rescinded Biden administration policies that forbid Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from conducting raids in “sensitive areas” such as schools and places of worship. With this dramatic policy change, local school officials and religious leaders are banding together in a call to protect the immigrant community.
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