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Suffolk Pushback on City Busing ‘Panics’ Migrants

Organizacion Latino-Americana of Eastern Long Island has hired immigration and civil rights attorneys following a flurry of policy pronouncements, lawsuits, and rumors at the town, county, and state levels, resulting in fear and insecurity for some immigrants. The announcement came in the wake of the Suffolk Legislature’s June 1 vote to hire outside counsel to advise on blocking the arrival of migrants bused to the county from elsewhere.

Town Fights Airport Contempt Ruling

The East Hampton Town Board filed a request with the New York State Supreme Court’s Appellate Division on June 14 to expedite its review of the town’s appeals regarding the future of East Hampton Town Airport. This came a month after a State Supreme Court justice held the town in civil contempt for violating the temporary restraining order he issued last year enjoining the town from converting the public airport to private status or imposing restrictions on flight activity.

Springs Gateway Under the Microscope

New designs for the intersection of North Main Street, Springs-Fireplace Road, and Three Mile Harbor Road and at the intersection of Abraham's Path and Three Mile Harbor Road are among the ideas being floated as consultants take a close look at traffic, land use, and environmental issues in what the East Hampton Town Board is calling the Springs-Fireplace Corridor.

As Democrats Kick Off Campaign, Burke-Gonzalez Says She’s ‘Ready, Excited’

“People are asking me, ‘Do you really want to do it?’ and ‘Are you prepared to be supervisor?’ ” the Democrats' supervisor candidate, Kathee Burke-Gonzalez, said. “And I just want everyone to know here and now, yes and yes. I am ready, and I’m excited. That is partly because, look at the tremendous team I get to work with. . . .”

Old Nightclub Gets New Hearing

While it is clear the building at 44 Three Mile Harbor Road in East Hampton, which for decades operated as a nightclub, will no longer be one, its reincarnation has nonetheless been a show. At a June 7 planning board meeting, members voted to hold a second public hearing on the project, setting the stage for yet another act on the complicated application.