News

Send In the (Ravenous) Pandas

Bridget LeRoy
In East Hampton Village, and other nearby towns and villages, bamboo is often considered an invasive species and a noxious weed.
Dredging to Start in Two Harbors

Russell Drumm
All the ducks are lined up for the much needed and long delayed dredging of Three Mile Harbor.
Ferry Saga Is, at Last, At an End

Joanne Pilgrim
A long saga of legal challenges to a 1998 East Hampton Town law barring most ferries from docking here came to a close this week with a United States Supreme Court decision.
It’s Like 2,500 Job Interviews

Catherine Tandy
Richard Haeg, who is running on the Republican and Conservative tickets for East Hampton Town Board, is a man of interesting parts.
New Beach On Napeague Is Making Waves

Joanne Pilgrim
Residents alarmed at the East Hampton Town Board’s recent discussion about using part of a 38-acre town property on the Napeague oceanfront for a parking lot.
Spending but Saving in 2012 Budget

Joanne Pilgrim
A 2012 East Hampton Town budget calls for a slight increase in spending of 2 percent, but would result in a tax decrease for residents.
Surf Lodge? Tell It to the Judge

Janis Hewitt
A letter that will be sent to the two East Hampton Town justices asking them to do more to crack down on problems at the Surf Lodge restaurant was unanimously approved by the Montauk Citizens Committee.
Thiele Backs Wilkinson

Catherine Tandy
As Election Day nears, endorsement announcements in the East Hampton Town race are beginning to trickle in.
Ted Dragon, Dancer and Heir to the Creeks, Dead at 90

Irene Silverman
Ted Dragon, who was born Edward Dragon Young but dropped his last name as a young man, died at home on in East Hampton on Sunday. He had been the longtime companion of the artist Alfonso Ossorio.
A Hidden Epidemic That Has Escalated

Catherine Tandy
The perception that domestic crimes are rare and occur primarily among those who have low incomes is a dangerous one.