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Activists Fight Methoprene Spraying

Despite the objections of the East Hampton and Southampton Town Trustees, the East Hampton Town Board, many South Fork residents, and one very determined activist, the Suffolk County Legislature voted on Dec. 1 to approve the use of methoprene, a mosquito larvicide, in the Department of Public Works 2016 vector control effort.

Dec 31, 2015
Daisy C. Bowe died on Tuesday at the age of 61. Services Begin Friday for Daisy Bowe, Longtime Bridgehampton Teacher

Daisy C. Bowe, who had a positive impact on hundreds of students at the Bridgehampton School over her 30-year career, died on Tuesday.

Dec 31, 2015
Bruce Negrycz II UPDATE: Amagansett Man Reported Missing Has Been Located

Bruce Negrycz II, 68, has dementia, East Hampton Town police said.

Dec 27, 2015
An unusually warm December has brought the gift of unexpected blooms, like these cherry blossoms on Pantigo Road in East Hampton. Blooming in December on the East End

Last night at this time it was 33.3 degrees, but never dipped further. That’s the coldest it’s been here in Noyac on the north edge of the moraine since last March. What’s happening?

Dec 24, 2015
Vehicular Homicide Charges for Ludwick

The indictment was unsealed Monday in the Central Islip courtroom of New York State Supreme Court Justice Fernando Camacho.

Dec 24, 2015
Common Core workbooks Common Core Halted

Changes at the federal and state levels to the standards, testing, and teacher evaluations associated with the Common Core have drawn positive, although cautious, responses from educators across the South Fork.

Dec 24, 2015
Seeking Opinion on Deer

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has invited public comment on a draft environmental assessment called White-tailed Deer Damage Management in New York.

Dec 24, 2015
An architect's model for a site in Amagansett where work on 40 rent-controlled apartments could soon begin. Amagansett Work-Force Housing Plan Advances

A 40-unit housing complex proposed to be constructed at 531 Montauk Highway in Amagansett would add an estimated 37 students to the Amagansett School District.

Dec 24, 2015
Ricky's NYC recently closed on Main Street in East Hampton, adding to a sense of gloom among some shopowners. Shuttered Shops Dim Some East Hampton Retailers' Holiday Cheer

Between Main Street and Newtown Lane, more than a dozen businesses had empty storefronts. Such shuttered businesses, when strung together and nestled side-by side, echoed an eerie quiet during an otherwise festive and frenzied time of the year.

Dec 24, 2015
A Sag Harbor man, Allan Alvarez was arrested on his 19th birthday by East Hampton Town police, and is now faing multiple drug possession charges, including two felonies. Not a Very Happy Birthday

A Sag Harbor man celebrating his 19th birthday in East Hampton Monday night is out on bail this week on multiple drug possession charges, including two felonies involving cocaine.

Dec 24, 2015
Legging It Out For Uncle Dave

Through the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training, Michael Davis will participate in the Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend next month. Not only is he running the 26.2-mile marathon, but he has added a half-marathon challenge the day before, in honor of his godfather, who is fighting cancer.

Dec 24, 2015
A New York State Supreme Court Justice ruled Thomas GIlbert Jr. is mentally competent to stand trial for allegedly killing his father in New York City on Jan. 4. Thomas Gilbert Competent to Stand Trial in Father's Murder

Thomas Gilbert Jr. of New York and Wainscott, who is accused of murdering his father in Manhattan in January, is mentally competent to stand trial, New York State Supreme Court Justice Melissa C. Jackson ruled Monday.

Dec 21, 2015
While the Lexus S.U.V. was heavily damaged, the people inside were not badly hurt, police said. Head-On Crash in East Hampton Sends Two to the Hospital

Two people were taken to Southampton Hospital for minor injuries after their Lexus was hit head-on by a Whitmore's Landscaping truck on the west end of East Hampton Village on Friday.

Dec 18, 2015
The team is to perform here Saturday afternoon during halftime of the East Hampton-Bayport boys basketball game. The Varsity Dance Team in Limelight

The East Hampton High School dance club was founded in 2002, though this is the first year that its competition team members are to receive varsity letters.

Dec 17, 2015
Up From the Ashes

About nine months after a fire destroyed the historic West End Road house owned by Peter Morton, the East Hampton Village Zoning Board of Appeals considered a plan to recreate it.

Dec 17, 2015
Sean P. Ludwick, right, who will be arraigned on vehicular homicide and manslaughter charges next month, left Southampton Town Justice Court after a court appearance in November with his lawyer, Benjamin Brafman. Ludwick Indicted on Vehicular Homicide Charge in August Crash

Sean P. Ludwick, who is accused of being drunk when he crashed his Porsche in Noyac on Aug. 30, killing his passenger, Paul Hansen, was indicted by a grand jury on Wednesday on 13 criminal charges, including vehicular homicide, manslaughter, and drunken driving in a fatal accident.

Dec 17, 2015
Brendan Worrell stocked the shelves last week at the beer and beverage store on Pantigo Place in East Hampton, soon to be called Hampton Beverage East. Beer Is Back on Pantigo

Beer trucks are unloading again on East Hampton’s Pantigo Place in front of the former Peconic Beverage East, soon to be called Hampton Beverage East.

Dec 17, 2015
Schools Seek Substitutes

Most local school districts have been finding substitute teachers in short supply, administrators said this week, with geography and overlapping needs among the districts seen as principal factors.

Dec 17, 2015
From Wall to Hall of Fame at Bridgehampton School

A Hall of Fame at Bridgehampton School won't just be for standout athletes.

Dec 17, 2015
The 65-unit Panoramic View Resort and Residences in Montauk has been sold by the federal government to the management firm that owns Gurney’s Resort and Spa next door. There are no plans to merge the operations, a principal in the deal said. Gurney’s Buys The Panoramic

The Panoramic View Resort in Montauk has been sold by the federal government to the management firm that owns Gurney’s Resort and Spa next door.

Dec 17, 2015
At the Nov. 24 hearing on the rental registry, Tom Steele, handed out copies of a petition opposing the registry. Disputed Rental Registry Established in East Hampton

The new law, vigorously debated for some time, will require property owners to file with the town Building Department before advertising or entering into leases.

Dec 15, 2015
LTV Seeking Holiday Stories

The community has been invited to stop by the Wainscott studio Thursday and Friday between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. to tell their holiday-related stories.

Dec 10, 2015
Two Picks for Bender’s Seat

In a fast turnaround, the two major parties have selected candidates for the upcoming special election in the Town of Southampton to fill the vacancy left by Brad Bender, who resigned late last month after pleading guilty to a drug-related charge.

Dec 10, 2015
An old postcard offers a look at the original restaurant at the Breakers, then called the Burgundy House Buffet. Pondering the Meaning of ‘Existence’

On Dec. 1, the East Hampton Town Zoning Board of Appeals held a public hearing that the philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre would have appreciated.

Dec 10, 2015
Representative Lee Zeldin, left, and members of the House Committee on Natural Resources convened in Riverhead on Monday for a field hearing on restoring Atlantic fisheries. Question Science Behind Fish Quotas

Mid-Atlantic fishermen and their advocates told four members of Congress on Monday that inaccurate stock assessments needlessly limit their catch and endanger their livelihood.

Dec 10, 2015
Joe LaCarrubba left the building he owns with his brother Sal LaCarrubba on Friday. The building has been divided into two spaces. In Amagansett, A Space Divided

The space at 171 Main Street in Amagansett that for many years housed LaCarrubba’s clothing store and was most recently occupied by Flowers by Beth is being divided.

Dec 10, 2015
Nine-year-old Wesley Handler, left, and Colin Handler, 12, picked out the DVDs they wanted to give away as part of a community service project their father started called Santa Claustin. 25 Days Of Good Deeds

Like many people around the holidays, Austin Handler and his family want to get into the true spirit of the season.

Dec 10, 2015
Kathryn Bermudez is an East Hampton mother who organized a back-to-school clothing drive in East Hampton this past summer. She and her family, along with a sponsor, brought the leftover donations to children who crossed over the U.S.-Mexico border as refugees. Big Differences In Small Packages

The screech of packing tape being stretched across the flaps of a cardboard box could be heard through the door of Kathryn Bermudez’s studio apartment in East Hampton on a recent Wednesday night.

Dec 10, 2015
Allege East Hampton Village Deer Sterilization Was Illegal

A complaint alleging that those engaged by East Hampton Village to sterilize deer were not licensed to practice veterinary medicine in New York State has been referred to the state attorney general’s office, it was learned this week.

Dec 10, 2015
An airborne drone Drones Are Okay for Now

Santa Claus is due to arrive soon, and children and adults alike who hope to find drones under the tree will have no restrictions on flying them in the Village of Sag Harbor, at least until after the new year.

Dec 10, 2015