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Fleming's Support Piles Up

County Legislator Bridget Fleming, who is seeking the Democratic nomination to represent New York's First Congressional District, has reported more than $468,000 raised and a raft of political and labor endorsements. 

Oct 28, 2021
G.O.P. Candidates Critical of Current Board

The Republican and Conservative Party candidates for East Hampton Town supervisor and two council member posts held a forum for voters on Sunday at the American Legion Hall in Amagansett, where they made a case for their candidacies and leveled a broad critique of the present administration.

Oct 28, 2021
Hochul, Bellone, and Thiele Weigh In

East Hampton Town Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc, who is seeking a third term in Tuesday's election, has won the endorsement of Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and County Legislator Bridget Fleming, as well as a pledge of support from Gov. Kathy Hochul and a complimentary statement from Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr., who also spoke highly of Mr. Van Scoyoc's challenger, Councilman Jeff Bragman.

Oct 28, 2021
Iconic Montauk Vista to Be Free of Utility Lines

A long-hoped-for project to remove the utility lines crisscrossing what may be one of the best views on Route 27 is finally within reach. State and local officials last week announced plans to remove poles and bury the lines at the western end of downtown Montauk, giving eastbound drivers an unobstructed ocean vista as they approach the heart of the hamlet.

Oct 28, 2021
Neighbors to Help With Town Purchase but Not Without Criticism

A hearing on the town's proposed acquisition of three adjacent wooded lots on Green Hollow Road in East Hampton, using money from the community preservation fund — and $2.6 million from neighbors — drew almost as many opponents as supporters.

Oct 28, 2021
New Dock Okayed in Three Mile Harbor in Contentious Vote

After a contentious debate and many months after the application was submitted, the East Hampton Town Trustees voted 5 to 3 on Monday to approve construction of an 80-foot floating dock on Three Mile Harbor, the first such approval in more than three decades.

Oct 28, 2021
Newcomer Challenges Fleming for Legislator

Bridget Fleming, a Democratic incumbent Suffolk legislator and former Southampton Town councilwoman, is seeking a fourth term, challenged this year by Robert J. Carpenter, a Republican making his first bid for public office.

Oct 28, 2021
Cannabis Dispensaries? Not in East Hampton Town, at Least Not Yet

Retail cannabis dispensaries and lounges will not be popping up soon on Montauk Main Street, in Amagansett Square, or anywhere else in East Hampton Town if the town board follows through on plans to opt out of allowing adult-use retail sales and on-site cannabis consumption spots.

Oct 21, 2021
Covid-Testing Company Is Out

Medivolve, the company contracted by East Hampton Town to provide Covid-19 testing at sites in East Hampton and Montauk, will no longer operate those sites.

Oct 21, 2021
East Hampton Likely to Temporarily Close Airport

The East Hampton Town Board appears likely to temporarily close East Hampton Airport and reopen it as a publicly owned, private-use airport, with the understanding that conditions would have to be monitored for any unintended consequences of its goal to reduce noise and pollution. 

Oct 21, 2021
East Hampton Village Says Tidy Up, Neighbor

With the passage of new property maintenance rules on Friday, East Hampton Village landowners will now have to pay extra attention to litter, tree and shrub trimmings, stagnant water, and weeds that extend beyond their property lines.

Oct 21, 2021
Flynn Endorses Cornicelli for Congress

Robert M. Cornicelli, a veteran and advocate for veterans and the developmentally disabled who is seeking the Republican Party’s nomination to represent New York’s First Congressional district, has announced that retired Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn, a former national security adviser to President Trump, has endorsed his candidacy.

Oct 21, 2021
Fourteen Cited for Trespassing in Truck Beach Protest

In an act of civil disobedience, commercial fishermen and their supporters once again drove onto the 4,000-foot stretch of Napeague sands known as Truck Beach on Sunday in defiance of a New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division decision barring them from doing so. Fourteen of them were cited for trespassing.

Oct 21, 2021
Fourteen in the Running for Nine Town Trustee Seats

The nine-member East Hampton Town Trustees manage many of the town's beaches, waterways, and bottomlands on behalf of the public.

Oct 21, 2021
Government Briefs 10.21.21

A Route 114 paving update, and a restocking of shellfish in Shinnecock Bay.

Oct 21, 2021
Hahn Has Campaign Chest

Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn has announced that she raised more than $200,000 in the third quarter for her campaign for the Democratic Party’s nomination to represent New York’s First Congressional District.

Ms. Hahn’s fund-raising total “was overwhelmingly fueled by individual grassroots donors giving $100 or less,” according to a statement from her campaign, with a majority of contributions from donors living in the congressional district. She has now raised more than $450,000, according to the campaign.

Oct 21, 2021
Lifeguard Chief Reports on Summer at the Beaches

East Hampton Village's chief lifeguard reported to the village board on Friday on the lifesaving efforts at beaches this summer. There were 179 rescues and no deaths.

Oct 21, 2021
No Contest in Four East Hampton Town Races

In addition to the candidates for East Hampton Town supervisor, the town board, and the town trustees, there are four incumbents seeking re-election on the Nov. 2 ballot this year. All are running unopposed.

Oct 21, 2021
Only One Incumbent in Race for Two Seats on East Hampton Town Board

Five candidates, only one of them an incumbent, are competing for two seats on the East Hampton Town Board. Councilwoman Kathee Burke-Gonzalez, running on the Democratic and Working Families ticket with Cate Rogers, hopes to win a third term on the board. Also running are John Whelan on the Independence line, and Joe Karpinski and George Aman on the Republican and Conservative tickets.

Oct 21, 2021
Three Vying for Top Job at East Hampton Town Hall

The Nov. 2 election for East Hampton Town supervisor pits onetime allies, the incumbent, Peter Van Scoyoc, and Councilman Jeff Bragman, against each other, with the Republican and Conservative candidate Ken Walles also vying for the top job in town government.

Oct 21, 2021
East Hampton Town Candidates 2021 General Election

Supervisor, Elect 1

Peter K. Van Scoyoc (D, W.F.)

Kenneth I. Walles (R, C)

Jeffrey Bragman (I)

 

Town Clerk

Carole A. Brennan (D, R, C)

 

Superintendent of Highways

Stephen K. Lynch (D, I)

 

Town Justice

Steven Tekulsky (D, R, C, W.F.)

 

Oct 20, 2021
NewTown Party Candidate Is 'Pro-Business'

Sarah Amaden has declared her intention to run on the NewTown Party ticket for one of the two East Hampton Village Board seats up for grabs in the June 2022 election.

Oct 20, 2021
Ban on Helium Balloons Coming Soon

East Hampton Town appears likely to ban the sale of balloons filled with helium or other lighter-than-air gas, following a public hearing last Thursday. The ban would take effect on Jan. 1, 2022.

Oct 14, 2021
Baymen Will Resume Truck Beach Protests

Baymen are planning a second act of civil disobedience on Sunday morning at a stretch on Napeague known as Truck Beach, protesting a State Supreme Court Appellate Division decision that it is privately owned and that residents have no inherent right to drive on it.

Oct 14, 2021
Four in Five Want Airport Changes

By a margin of 80 percent to 5 percent, commenters said the status quo at East Hampton Airport is unacceptable.

Oct 14, 2021
Governor Signs East End Housing Fund Act

Word of the Peconic Bay Community Housing Fund Act’s passage was cheered by East Hampton Town officials this week. Next, a referendum.

Oct 14, 2021
Hayes, Downs, and Kelley Have a Park and Preserves Named After Them

The East Hampton Town Board passed three resolutions to name preserves and parks for deceased prominent residents last Thursday.

Oct 14, 2021
It’s Candidate Debate Time, but Some Will Sit Out

The League of Women Voters of the Hamptons, Shelter Island, and the North Fork will host a debate between the candidates for East Hampton Town supervisor and, separately, one among candidates for town board on Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. via Zoom.

Oct 14, 2021
State Aid Now Available for Landlords With Unpaid Rent

As of last Thursday, landlords seeking to recoup up to 12 months of unpaid rent incurred during the Covid-19 pandemic can apply for aid from the State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance.

Oct 14, 2021
Supervisor Candidates Clash Again

Twice on LTV this week, East Hampton Town Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc and Councilman Jeff Bragman, his opponent in the Nov. 2 vote, sharply criticized each other on several topics as both described a town in a near-existential crisis.

Oct 14, 2021