Editorials

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Democrats have begun winning the messaging battle, shifting attention from military deployments intended to rile up protests in blue-state cities to highlight the White House’s made-up narrative that the country is going to hell.

The fast slide toward a post-constitutional dictatorship was on display Tuesday as the president and defense secretary addressed a perhaps unprecedented gathering of the nation’s top military leaders.

On Oct. 18, the L.V.I.S. landmarks committee will host a fund-raising lunch at the Maidstone Club, and speaking will be Allison McGovern, an anthropological archaeologist who will share insights from the Mapping Memories of Freetown Project and the Freetown Neighborhood Cultural Resources Survey.

It is becoming increasingly obvious that staying healthy means listening to the advice of the president and R.F.K. Jr. and then doing exactly the opposite.

Here are some suggestions for what you might drop off at a food pantry collection point this fall.

By no stretch of the law are the targeted killings of supposed Venezuelan mariners by members of the United States military justifiable.

The design of the planned East Hampton Town senior citizens center, or Center for Modern Aging, on Abraham’s Path never did sit right.

In an apparent attempt to save money, the United States Coast Guard has proposed making Long Island and New England coastal waters less safe.

East Hampton Town needs a traffic commission.

We need to strike a note of caution on the East End after a Supreme Court ruling allowed immigration officers tremendous leeway in stopping people they suspect might be in the country illegally or awaiting an asylum hearing.

Homeowners are suing the town over the loss of a view that the town itself was supposed to preserve.

Rhode Island has imposed an extra tax on second homes worth over $1 million, while municipalities on Cape Cod are considering adding a 2-percent transfer tax on property sales above the $2 million mark to fund affordable housing.

Researchers have concluded that powerful hurricanes will continue to be more common. The western arc of the North Atlantic, in particular, is warming faster than many other places on the globe.

In the seemingly never-ending effort to stimulate private affordable housing, East Hampton Town is working on regulations intended to make multiunit development attractive to property owners.

We regret to inform you that your summer is being cut short.

Drivers here increasingly see stop signs as optional.

The desire to water lawns has pushed the system to its limit.

We suggest that the Town of East Hampton explore a Route 114 shuttle, perhaps in partnership with the Town of Southampton and the Villages of Sag Harbor and East Hampton.

Since taking office in January, the White House’s actions have been head-spinning and distracting, with the probable intention of creating a blur in public perception.

Cellphone towers are ugly and unwanted, and yet everyone demands seamless service. There is an acceptable compromise on the table in Springs.

Town Hall needs to heed the community's repeated calls for more-urgent action on fire preparedness. 

Newly budgeted state money for water quality upgrades is welcome news. With caveats.

The East Hampton Town Board voted 3 to 1 last week in favor of a $20 million contribution from the community preservation fund toward a land deal at Georgica Pond, but public access is limited.

Since January so much has become uncertain for the future college graduates of 2029 — from how they will fund their education to what classes they may or may not be permitted to take.

Among the points made at a forum held on July 20 about landscaping, sustainability, and community action was the idea that incentives for homeowners could help the groundwater supply.

News has leaked that the Environmental Protection Agency was working to abandon its fundamental basis for fighting climate change.

The frequency of fender-benders, and worse, in front of our Main Street office is an indication of the folly of blindly following digital maps.

Like most towns of any size and history, ours has a few public servants whose service is so exemplary it becomes legendary. Into this category we would place Randy Hoffman.

If Nick LaLota is not willing to speak up for Congress, he should look for another job.