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Editorials

Great Idea, Misplaced Goals

Officials are eager to fund massive sewage treatment projects for the commercial downtowns in Montauk and East Hampton, but they will open new development opportunities.

Aug 18, 2022
Prepare Now for the Big One

Reports coming from the National Hurricane Center in Miami have been dull this season, but they will not remain so.

Aug 18, 2022
Violent Rhetoric Grips Mainstream G.O.P.

Once again, the dark side of national Republicans has been put on display.

Aug 11, 2022
Tip Your Enforcers

With still more than a month to go before the use of gas-powered leaf blowers will be allowed for fall cleanups, we would like to remind property owners and professional landscapers of the rules.

Aug 11, 2022
Policy Cannot Wait for Washington

Officials are on track to complete a document intended to guide the town on policy to face sea level rise and other effects of a warming climate. We have seen this before.

Aug 11, 2022
A Browner Lawn for the Greater Good

The imposition of a California-style water emergency here might be a shock to some people but it should not be.

Aug 4, 2022
Respect the Original Residents

East Hampton Town and Village should give beach parking permits to enrolled members of the Shinnecocks and Montauketts.

Aug 4, 2022
President Refused to Call Off Attackers

The eighth hearing in the House of Representatives investigation into the plot to overturn the 2020 presidential election was stunning.

Jul 28, 2022
Over the Limits in Montauk

All one has to do is keep an eye on social media to know that something is wrong in Montauk.

Jul 28, 2022
A Developer’s Dream

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.

Jul 21, 2022
January 6: Pay Attention

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.

Jul 21, 2022
Campaigning at the Extreme

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

Jul 14, 2022