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Editorials

Time Has Come to Ban Most Signs

East Hampton Town has an advertising problem.

Dec 15, 2022
De-Corporate Your Holiday Giving

Purchasing goods and services close to home has some surprising benefits.

Dec 15, 2022
Pull Back on Parties

The expected forceful objections should not dissuade the town board from addressing a prickly issue and taking drastic steps to curtail parties in public places.

Dec 8, 2022
All for Adult Ed

We were excited to learn that adult education might return in the East Hampton School District — potentially offering choices among languages, the arts, and life and practical skills.

Dec 8, 2022
Time for a Tax on Short-Term Rentals

On Martha’s Vineyard, the way the towns deal with short-term rental properties could provide a valuable example.

Dec 8, 2022
Voters of Color Still Face Roadblocks

Georgians appeared determined to have their say on the runoff between Senator Raphael Warnock and his Republican challenger, Herschel Walker, despite intentional roadblocks to their participation.

Dec 1, 2022
Tacky Takeover of Village’s Iconic Mills

If you might excuse the cliché, Nathaniel Dominy IV is probably turning in his grave over what has gone on lately with his windmills. 

Dec 1, 2022
Money Into the Mud

Once again, people are asking us what the heck is wrong with Town Pond.

Nov 23, 2022
Official Complicity

A lawsuit on behalf of the family of two women killed in a Noyac house fire in August points correctly to the complicity of local governments in a massive, often unsafe, and effectively unregulated housing economy.

Nov 23, 2022
Help With Heating

Help with paying for heating by way of HEAP can make lives easier in winter for the poorest residents.

Nov 23, 2022
Bad Days for Noise Control

Only in the topsy-turvy world of government could an honest effort by a town to reduce noise and air pollution be required to submit to an analysis of such a move’s negative effect on the environment.

Nov 17, 2022
Another Weak Opening Day for Scallops

Sunday was opening day in East Hampton Town waters for scallop harvesting, and, while there were some to be found, the haul for those who braved the wind and rain was about what was expected — poor.

Nov 17, 2022