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New Study Highlights the Importance of Dark Skies

A new study by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology suggests that what is called “artificial light at night” could be affecting whales, horseshoe crabs, and other marine life. “Light is a key structuring system in marine ecosystems,” says the report, and the negative impacts of artificial light could point to a need to revise lighting codes.

Sep 28, 2023
A Petition for Goats at Montauk Preserve

Concerned Citizens of Montauk has started a petition in support of a project the group pitched to the East Hampton Town Board that would see goats used to remove invasive vegetation in a portion of the roughly 40-acre Arthur Benson Preserve. As of Wednesday morning, it had 210 signatures.

Sep 28, 2023
A Pitch for Coastal Monitors

The East Hampton Town Board looked favorably on a proposal to install three small “stations” in coastal areas within the town that are meant to document site changes such as sea level rise and changing coastlines.

Sep 21, 2023
New Wrinkle in Town-Duryea’s Feud

The outside counsel representing East Hampton Town in its long-running dispute with Duryea’s Lobster Deck on Fort Pond Bay in Montauk asked a New York State Supreme Court justice last week to vacate a 2019 order allowing a certificate of occupancy for the restaurant. Recently posted photos showing indoor seating led to a charge that it has “illegally converted a limited outdoor food service establishment into a full-blown restaurant and event space.”

Sep 21, 2023
Welker Scores a League Nod

The New York League of Conservation Voters has endorsed Ann Welker for Suffolk County Legislature in the Second District.

Sep 21, 2023
Tighter Zoning Will Have a Public Hearing

An amended town zoning code that would reduce allowable house size, clearing of vegetation, and lot coverage will get a public hearing on Oct. 5.

Sep 21, 2023
Springs Fire Department Updates Cell Tower Proposal

After two years of silence, the Springs Fire Department has filed updated plans to build a cell tower at its headquarters at 179 Fort Pond Boulevard. It marks the beginning of a new chapter in what has been, at times, an acrimonious battle over the tower. A lot has changed since July 2020, when it was ordered that the previous application for a 185-foot tower, which required 30 variances, needed to undergo an extensive environmental review.

Sep 21, 2023
600 New LED Bulbs for Old Streetlights

More than 600 “cobra-head” streetlights and around 10 historical streetlight fixtures will soon be converted to light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, reducing both costs and energy consumption in East Hampton Town by around 60 percent, the town board was told on Tuesday.

Sep 21, 2023
Nightclub Replacement Nears Approval

After opening its Sept. 13 meeting with a quote from a Grateful Dead song, the East Hampton Town Planning Board revisited three applications that they’ve discussed multiple times, making sure they were ready for a vote.

Sep 21, 2023
Sag Harbor's Gas Ball Lot May Stay Open

The Sag Harbor Village Board will hold a public hearing on Oct. 10 to consider a new local law that would allow the 93-space “gas ball” parking lot to remain open to the public. The proposed law, if passed, would allow a parking lot as a principal use on a property, providing the lot always remains open to the public and is free.

Sep 14, 2023
Hurricane Lee Looks Like a Miss

Hurricane Lee was unlikely, as of Tuesday morning, to have a significant impact in East Hampton Town, but residents should remain diligent in monitoring the storm’s path and expect rip tides and high surf over the weekend, the town's emergency preparedness coordinator said.

Sep 14, 2023
Cruise Line Eyes the Port of Sag Harbor

The potential for American Cruise Lines, a newcomer to East End waters, to visit the village has created a buzz on social media louder than late-summer cicadas, leaving Mayor Thomas Gardella with more questions than answers. “Obviously they didn’t come to the board or make any applications, and the harbormaster didn’t know anything about it. Something of that magnitude will need permission. I don’t know how a 240-foot-long boat is going to dock on Long Wharf in May."

Sep 14, 2023