Editorials

If East Hampton Village is to go forward with a proposed central business district sewage treatment system, very serious thought must be given to limiting the growth that it would otherwise allow.

There is no doubt at this point that former President Donald J. Trump knew that there would be violence at the United States Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The House select committee that has been looking into that day and what led up to it has presented a string of mostly Republican witnesses as well as documentary evidence that have made clear that Mr. Trump was part of a conspiracy to overthrow the results of the 2020 election.

Addressing the affordable housing woes.

A New York Republican quits the G.O.P.

East Hampton Town officials find themselves in the untenable situation of a state court that seems dead-set against them.

East Hampton Town may get a lot greener if a proposal to phase out fossil fuel stoves, heating, and cooling systems is adopted.

New York politics is nothing if not the land of the unexpected.

Having observed what has happened to Montauk, members of the East Hampton Town Planning Board may have been extra sensitive to proposed changes to the Springs General Store involving on-premises alcohol consumption.

East Hampton Town Hall took a defensive posture after news this week that the private Montauk Airport had been sold to an undisclosed buyer.

When the East Hampton Town Board gave restaurants the go-ahead to provide outdoor table service, it may have unleashed a wave of unintended consequences.

The victory Tuesday of Sarah Amaden and Carrie Doyle in the East Hampton Village trustee election cements Mayor Jerry Larsen’s NewTown Party’s hold on the village board.

According to our sources at the various East End food pantries, many of our neighbors still need assistance getting healthful meals on the table.

The East Hampton Star and The Suffolk Times have been the county’s “official” newspapers for their respective towns for about as long as anyone can remember. That was until this year, when the Suffolk Legislature removed them from the list.

We have to wonder if Lee Zeldin will bring his conspiracy mania to the governor’s race.

It has been clear that because of their refusal to cooperate on effective noise control, the airport interests themselves are forcing the town’s hand.

The question for voters in the village is whether they think it is healthy or wise to support the mayor’s hand-picked candidates.

Here we are again — after each mass shooting, calls resume for stronger gun-control laws. Yet the killing goes on.

East Hampton Village residents should wonder why precisely it is that the trustees are eager to install a specialized glass playing enclosure for a sport that no one has heard of.

East Hampton Town appears about to have the wool pulled over its eyes again in Montauk.

It is often said that gas prices are out of whack on the South Fork, and now all prices are.

Most, if not nearly all, of the Airbnb hosts in East Hampton Town are breaking the law.

Nantucket voters earlier this month voted in favor of topless bathing. But what about New York State, or even East Hampton?

There should no longer be any mistaking the racist core of what has become of the Republican Party, both nationally and in our own state.

Like Chicago in 2003, East Hampton Town owns its airport, free of promises to the F.A.A. But unlike in the Windy City, there is a growing contingent of residents who say East Hampton’s should be closed.

Whether meaningful reductions in flights by the most noxious aircraft will be achieved remains to be seen.

The organizers of the May 1 5K run in East Hampton Village deserve the highest praise.

The waters around Sag Harbor and Shelter Island have become incredibly busy in recent years. Adding regular ferry trips seems unwise.

A January survey conducted by CNN found that 69 percent of Americans were opposed to overturning the landmark case of Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, the 1992 opinion limiting the right to an abortion but preserving the fundamental freedom to choose to terminate a pregnancy.

About half of the East Hampton Town shoreline is eroding. Sea level rise will increase the affected area to all of the town’s waterfront over time. These are the key points in a draft policy document released last week intended to guide officials as they contemplate how to prepare.

What exactly is the far right trying to “save” New York from?