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A new building for East Hampton's senior citizen center is in the works. New East Hampton Senior Center Coming

Plans are moving forward to replace East Hampton Town’s senior citizen center on Springs-Fireplace Road in East Hampton with a new, larger building on the same site.

Apr 21, 2016
Grey Lady in the Harbor

There was a sea change in the ownership of the Harbor restaurant at the Montauk docks this week, with the old management group bowing out and a new group, Grey Lady restaurant, stepping in.

Apr 15, 2016
Government Briefs 04.14.16

Food truck vendors chosen in East Hampton and blinking light project starts in Southampton Town.

Apr 14, 2016
Bernie or Hillary?

The East Hampton Town Democratic Committee and the East End New Leaders will host an open forum on Tuesday’s Democratic presidential primary and the Nov. 8 presidential election tomorrow at 6 p.m. at St. Michael’s Lutheran Church in Amagansett.

Apr 14, 2016
Gansett: Still No Place to Go

Monday night’s meeting of the Amagansett Citizens Advisory Committee was short, just 45 minutes, and reasonably sweet.

Apr 14, 2016
Want Accessory Apartment

The need for affordable housing raised a problem for the East Hampton Town Zoning Board of Appeals on Tuesday when it considered an application that would require a variance to allow a homeowner to create an accessory apartment.

Apr 14, 2016
East Hampton Town Hall Town, Union Finally Agree

After lengthy negotiations and a failed attempt to come to terms, East Hampton Town and its union employees have agreed on a new four-year, retroactive contract spanning from 2015 through 2018.

Apr 14, 2016
Kimberly Barbour of Cornell Cooperative Extension’s marine program told the East Hampton Town Trustees on Monday of plans to restore waterways with native grasses and shellfish. Eelgrass Beds Are Improving

The East Hampton Town Trustees were briefed Monday evening on the Cornell Cooperative Extension’s plans to revegetate local waterways with native beach and marsh grass species, as well as clams, bay scallops, and oysters.

Apr 14, 2016
With last year’s permits for the East Hampton Town recycling centers now expired, a line formed to purchase new ones at the East Hampton center’s office. Government Briefs 04.07.16

East Hampton Town

Time to Buy Recycling Permits

New East Hampton Town recycling permits for 2016 have been needed since April 1, for dropping off garbage and recyclables at the town’s two centers in Montauk and East Hampton.

The annual permits, which cost $115, or $55 for senior citizens aged 65 and up, are available at the town clerk’s office at Town Hall and at the Sanitation Department office at the East Hampton recycling center, which has reopened after being closed since Valentine’s Day, when its sprinkler system froze and there was a water leak.

Apr 7, 2016
Town Plans Big-Ticket Projects

A draft three-year capital plan under review by the East Hampton Town Board includes $18.2 million for a range of efforts from construction projects to repairs and equipment purchases and would require $10.7 million in new borrowing, according to a presentation by Len Bernard, the town budget officer, on Tuesday.

The plan calls for spending up to $5.5 million to rebuild the old town hall and for construction of a new senior citizen center, at just over $3 million, to replace an aging building on Springs-Fireplace Road in East Hampton.

Apr 7, 2016
Better Cellular Reception

Both AT&T and Verizon are being evicted from a Cablevision tower close to the recycling center, on which they have been leasing space. Two other companies, Sprint and T-Mobile, have their equipment on a 150-foot pole already on recycling center land.

Apr 7, 2016
Inlet: Consider It Dredged

The inlet between Hog Creek and Gardiner’s Bay in East Hampton was dredged on March 30 and last Thursday, after the Army Corps of Engineers modified a permit to allow the work.

Apr 7, 2016
Michael and Michelle Walrath, the owners of this West Lake Drive house in Montauk, are appealing to the town to be allowed to use a third floor that is already built. Town Asks Who Agreed to What, When

Whether that golden touch can give him a third floor on his Montauk house will be determined over the next few weeks by the East Hampton Town Zoning Board of Appeals.

Mar 31, 2016
Sand washed over Dune Road in Westhampton from the high tide caused by Hurricane Sandy the night before. Southampton Supe Eyes Grant Money for Dune Road

The Town of Southampton is working to come up with $5.1 million to elevate Dune Road from Hampton Bays to Quogue. Parts of the road can be impassable during high tides.

Mar 31, 2016
East Hampton’s Advice to the Governor

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s recent remarks about establishing a statewide licensing system for taxi and livery businesses, including services like Uber and Lyft that are summoned by an app, have prompted East Hampton Town Supervisor Larry Cantwell to send a letter to Albany, weighing in.

Mar 31, 2016
A Push for Septic Upgrades

East Hampton Town will move to require advanced treatment of septic waste in its harbor areas in order to stem the release of nitrogen into surface waters where pollution from wastewater has been climbing.

Mar 24, 2016
Composer, Z.B.A. Not Quite in Tune

The East Hampton Town Zoning Board of Appeals was in an Amagansett state of mind during its March 15 meeting, considering applications about two Beach Hampton properties.

Mar 24, 2016
Wider Beach, Sandbag Groins in Inlet Plan

The Army Corps of Engineers presented a plan for the Montauk Inlet on Tuesday that would combine dredging with a project to bolster the shoreline to the west.

Mar 24, 2016
Government Briefs 03.24.16

East Hampton Town

Sanitation Department Flooded

Mar 24, 2016
All About the Airport Curfews

Information about the effectiveness of the two East Hampton Airport curfews imposed before last year’s summer season will be presented at Town Hall tomorrow at 10 a.m.

Mar 17, 2016
Government Briefs 03.17.16

Four hundred and sixty-three thousand gallons of sewage have not entered waterways over the last six years, thanks in large part to the East Hampton Town Trustees’ pump-out boat program.

Mar 17, 2016
Montauk Shores Meeting

A meeting of Montauk Shores Condominiums owners will take place at the trailer park’s clubhouse on Saturday at noon at which, according to a letter inviting their attendance, “the most exciting news to reach Montauk Shores in decades” will be presented.

Mar 17, 2016
Year’s Moratorium Proposed in Southampton

Southampton Town officials are calling for a year-long moratorium on all new planned development district applications so that the town board can address what the supervisor called “real problems within the law.”

Mar 17, 2016
Government Briefs 03.10.16

East Hampton Town is redesigning its website, and is seeking photographs for it. The idea is that visitors to the website would get a look at landscapes, people, activities, parks, culture and art, nature and animals, and so on.

Mar 10, 2016
Developer to Attempt Gateway Redesign

Following a hearing last month that made it clear plans for the Bridgehampton Gateway project did not meet community or Southampton Town approval, the developer has agreed to redesign the project.

Mar 10, 2016
A Look at Last Summer’s Airport Curfews

An analysis of how last summer’s overnight curfew at the East Hampton Airport affected aircraft noise and its related complaints will be presented at a meeting of the East Hampton Town Board on Friday, March 18.

Mar 10, 2016
Indy Party Goes for Calone

The Suffolk County Independence Party has endorsed Dave Calone, a businessman and former chairman of the Suffolk County Planning Commission, in his bid to represent New York’s First Congressional District.

Mar 10, 2016
A Unanimous Vote for New Town Attorney

A couple of months later than expected, but the Southampton Town Board has hired a new town attorney. Supervisor Jay Schneiderman’s pick, James M. Burke, was sworn in on Tuesday afternoon following unanimous approval by the board.

Mar 10, 2016
Two Town Supes to Speak

The League of Women Voters of the Hamptons will host a conversation with the supervisors of East Hampton and Southampton Towns on Tuesday night at the Hampton Library in Bridgehampton.

Mar 10, 2016
Frown on Waterfront Proposals

The East Hampton Town Planning Department has recommended the denial of two applications from waterfront property holders.

Mar 10, 2016