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Minimalist, Modernist, and Exotic, Too

Joanne Pilgrim
Conrad and Josie Goerl’s showpiece overlooking Northwest Harbor has been transformed into model of green energy and design -- with an infusion of color from the hot palette of Ms. Goerl’s native Brazil.
Claims Town Overstepped Legal Authority

Russell Drumm
Last week, the Town of East Hampton was poised to remove the lien it applied to a property on Montauk’s Fort Pond Bay.
Margaret Sanger, The Mother of Birth Control

Bridget LeRoy
It may be almost impossible today for someone under 40 to believe that birth control was not legal in the United States until 1960.
More Talk On Sign Size Limit

Bridget LeRoy
At Friday’s East Hampton Village Board work session,the mayor and board members put their heads together to try and come up with a definitive new law for signs in the village.
Rehab Flip in Court

Heather Dubin
The Dunes, a private alcohol and substance-abuse facility has filed a lawsuit against the Town of East Hampton.
Ross Charting a Turbulent Course

Bridget LeRoy
There have been rumblings that the Ross School, known for its innovative academic model, may be fraying at the edges.
Waste Plant Sale May Be Near

Joanne Pilgrim
A Lindenhurst company wants to purchase the town-owned scavenger waste plant on Springs-Fireplace Road in East Hampton.
Few Questions on Harbor Heights Plans

Carrie Ann Salvi
A proposal to demolish the 1,874-square-foot Harbor Heights service station building in Sag Harbor was open for public discussion at the Sag Harbor Village Planning Board’s meeting on Tuesday evening.
Rogers House Restoration Is Under Way

Carrie Ann Salvi
The Nathaniel Rogers House in Bridgehampton, will soon be brought back to much of its former glory
$2.85 Million Gap in School District Budget

Bridget LeRoy
A first look at the East Hampton School District’s proposed budget for 2012-13 on Tuesday evening brought Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s 2-percent tax levy cap up close and personal — to the tune of a possible $2.85 million gap.