government

Boys Harbor Is Bought

Joanne Pilgrim
East Hampton Town and Suffolk County became the owners of the former Boys Harbor camp with a $7.3 million deal for the 26-acre property.
Board Considers Expanding Contractor Licensing

Joanne Pilgrim
A proposed amendment to East Hampton Town’s home improvement contractors law, discussed by the town board on Tuesday, would extend a...
East Hampton Hardship, Montauk Wetlands

Heather Dubin
Four years ago, Robert Schroder and his wife, Tracy Stock, moved from a cottage in Springs to a...
Government Briefs - 06.02.11

Schneiderman Has a G.O.P. Challenger

Matthew Taylor
County Legislator Jay Schneiderman of Montauk will face off against Cornelius Kelly of Westhampton Beach, a Republican, this fall in his re-election bid for the...
Border Bureau Chief Hopeful

Jack Graves
Alfredo Corchado, who covers the exceedingly dangerous border between the United States and Mexico for the...
Spar Over Independence Party Nod

Matthew Taylor
The East Hampton Town Independence Party endorsed Zachary Cohen of Springs, the Democratic candidate for...
Weigh In on Wainscott Post Office Rezoning

Joanne Pilgrim
Comments at an East Hampton Town Board hearing last Thursday on the proposed rezoning of the Wainscott Post Office site...
Court Awards Permit for Library's Children's Wing

Bridget LeRoy
In what Tom Twomey, the chairman of the East Hampton Library's board and an attorney, called "a landmark decision for the state and for the country," the State Supreme Court has granted the library...
Town Backpedals on Beach Concession Changes

Joanne Pilgrim
A storm of protest blew up on Thursday when Montauk residents got wind that the Ditch Witch had lost in its bid to remain where it had been for years.