Editorials

When a mostly wooden bridge over the Long Island Rail Road tracks in Amagansett dating to 1895 began to fall apart and was abruptly closed to traffic recently, few residents who frequently use it were surprised.

In the nearly 85 years since the 1938 Hurricane, the Atlantic climate has become more favorable for storm formation.

When it comes to road safety, it is not just the holiday weekends to watch out for.

A well-intended plan to address a profound shortage of places for working people to live could have unintended consequences.

Going from place to place on two wheels on the South Fork is nerve-racking.

We’re writing in the hope that the East Hampton Village Board has not forgotten Roy Lee Mabery. It is in his memory that the basketball courts — recently bulldozed at Herrick Park — were dedicated.

Tuesday could represent a pivotal moment for public education here, with several school districts asking voters to approve larger than usual property tax increases.

A rash of luxury homebuilding on the South Fork has prompted East Hampton Town to appoint a committee to look into revamping the rules that govern how houses are built and where. Expect meaningful results.

The annual leaf blower rule shifts are coming, with two glaring exceptions: Sag Harbor and East Hampton Village.

In under two weeks’ time, Sag Harbor School District voters will be asked if they approve of a $9.4 million proposal to buy five residential vacant lots on Marsden Street understood to be for an expansion of school athletic fields. We have concerns.

Here on the South Fork, now is the time that the landscape-industrial complex is in full swing.

How much do people who live in the right-wing news ecosphere know about Fox News’s $787 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems? Not much.