Springs Meeting on ‘Nightmare’ Cell Service
An informational meeting about emergency and personal wireless communications in Springs is scheduled for Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Springs Firehouse.
Great Bonac Races Are Monday
The Great Bonac 10K and 5K races, an annual fixture in Springs that the late Howard Lebwith began in 1977, but which have not been held since 2019, are again to be contested Monday, with the Springs Firehouse on Fort Pond Boulevard serving as the races’ staging area.
People's Customers, Get Ready for M&T Bank
M&T Bank has promised a smooth transition for customers who bank with People’s United Bank but now find themselves in the midst of the nuts and bolts of M&T’s long-anticipated final takeover of People’s, happening this weekend.
Board Is Split, ‘Kitchen’ Is Set for Hero Beach
Hero Beach has always been eager to serve food on premises. At first, the resort sought to convert an entire building to a restaurant. The East Hampton Town Planning Board was against that, but eventually came around to a revised version of the plans — the conversion of two basement units to a kitchen for food service to overnight visitors and their guests — although the board's decision was not unanimous.
E.P.A. Moves to Make ‘Forever Chemicals’ Hazardous Substances
The federal Environmental Protection Agency proposed on Friday the designation of two widely used perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, also known as CERCLA or Superfund.
Trump at Zeldin Fund-Raiser
Former President Donald Trump will appear at a fund-raiser for Representative Lee Zeldin, the Republican and Conservative Parties’ nominee for governor of New York, on Sunday in Deal, N.J.
BOUNTY: Red Delicious
As all good foodies (and school kids on field trips) know, apple-picking time is upon us. Nina Dohanos speaks to a farmer for tips on choosing, storing, and cooking East End apples — the best apples on God's green earth.
Students' New Interests Breed New Classes
School districts here are shaping curriculums to respond to students’ evolving passions, needs, and career aspirations. This year that means Latin American and African-American studies electives at Pierson Middle and High School, the return of mock trial classes and Bonac Broadcasting at East Hampton, and game design and film studies at Bridgehampton.
Back to School: Mark Your Calendars
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Mashashimuet Park Forum, Public Comment Policy on Deck in Sag Harbor
The Sag Harbor School Board has set a date for a town-hall forum about the Mashashimuet Park bond proposal, and is weighing changes to its public-comment policy for meetings.