Editorials

A vote on the back of the ballot this year could transform New York State’s approach to climate change and a range of other environmental and social issues. But where the money goes needs to be watched.

It is reasonable for the East Hampton Village Board to consider whether leashed dogs should be allowed in Herrick Park. However, there are concerns.

As more people and new businesses flood into East Hampton Town each year, quality of life conflicts are on the rise. Responsibility for dealing with it all falls largely on the Ordinance Enforcement Department, and it needs help.

The Hamptons International Film Festival has grown up into a serious player in the world of entertainment.

Time is running out in New York State to register to vote in the critically important upcoming election.

A major new affordable housing initiative should go into effect at the beginning of next year.

Climate scientists say that catastrophic storms are increasing in intensity as the Earth’s atmosphere becomes warmer.

It was a serious mistake for East Hampton Village Mayor Jerry Larsen to hop aboard a concept for trees to be placed along the perimeter of a Main Beach lot at private expense.

For the first time in ages, the race to be the East End’s member of the House of Representatives feels like it is about something big — freedom.

Who knew that after Uber and Lyft took over the roads — and helicopter-flight apps took over the sky — that the bays and harbors would be next? That is apparently what the Suffolk Legislature has noticed coming.

There is a growing sense that town and village zoning laws are not up to the task of maintaining the region’s character.

Is East Hampton Town unwittingly playing a part in the secretive practice of shielding foreign wealth that may have been obtained improperly?

Bike lanes matter — a lot.

New York’s First Congressional District vote this fall between Bridget Fleming and Nicholas J. LaLota will be in the context of an election year in which democracy itself is at stake.

New York’s transportation law needs to be adapted to give local officials the right to regulate loud compression braking.

A hearty “Well done!” is owed the many hands who made Friday’s opening of the revamped and superb Lars Simenson Skatepark in Montauk possible.

People who leave vehicles running when not necessary are creating real health and environmental dangers.

A much-needed new affordable housing venture in East Hampton should not go without comment.

There was no way we were going to let news of a giant metallic sculpture of a bull in Herrick Park go without comment.

There is no end to the big ideas for high-profile locations.

Alaska's crabs have gone missing and climate change is the prime suspect.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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