Fred Thiele
The New York State Assemblyman talks about $2 million in state money which is now available for water improvement projects in the Peconic Estuary through the Department of Environmental Conservation’s Water Quality Improvement Project (WQIP).
Office of Congressional Ethics: “Substantial Reason” Bishop May Have Violated Law with Campaign Contribution
A report issued last week by the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) states that there is reason to believe Congressman Tim Bishop violated finance law and recommends the House Committee on Ethics continue to review allegations the congressman’s campaign solicited a contribution after helping a constituent secure permits for a fireworks display.
Schneiderman Clears Turtle Hurdles on Turnpike
By Tessa Raebeck
Mark Sypher and his team were in the middle of a construction job when he got a call from Suffolk County telling...
Sag Harbor Whaling & Historical Museum Closing for Repairs
On September 12, The Sag Harbor Whaling & Historical Museum will begin preparation for the painting of the exterior of the building and will...
Sag Harbor Village Trustees Commit to Comprehensive Drainage Solutions
Last Tuesday, Sag Harbor Village Board of Trustee members Ken O’Donnell and Robby Stein met to discuss hurricane preparedness in the village. A few hours later, the sky opened up and poured over six inches of rain, once again bringing floodwaters to several neighborhoods in Sag Harbor.
A week later, a group of Sag Harbor residents approached the village board Tuesday night calling for comprehensive drainage planning in Sag Harbor. This issue has been before the board since Hurricane Sandy and a nor’easter that followed last fall caused thousands of dollars in damage to homes in low lying and flood prone parts of the village.
Whaling Museum’s Environmental Art Show for Earth Day
By Annette Hinkle
Earth Day is upon us. While there are beach clean ups and wooded walks around the East End this weekend, on Sunday,...
Senator LaValle to Host Environmental Roundtable Thursday in Riverhead
New York State Senator Kenneth LaValle will host a two-hour-long environmental roundtable to discuss issues impacting the First Senate District this Thursday, February 7...
County Sidewalk Project on Turnpike Irks Environmentalists
A Suffolk County sidewalk construction project already partially completed on the Sag Harbor/Bridgehampton Turnpike has drawn the criticism of both the Friends of the...
Bishop Talks Environment, Education at Chamber Luncheon
Standing in Sag Harbor’s American Hotel on Tuesday afternoon in front of a group including members of the Peconic Land Trust, East Hampton business...
Environmental Advocate Named CCOM Executive Director
The Concerned Citizens of Montauk (CCOM) — a non-profit advocacy group that has dedicated itself to the preservation and protection of Montauk’s environment and...
Environmental Groups Call for Pesticide Ban
The Group for the East End was joined by a host of other environmental organizations and health communities at a press conference last week...
Carl Safina Revisits an Environmental Crisis
by Courtney M. Holbrook
After the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010 and the subsequent...
Unlimited Earth Care: Working With the Environment
By Emily J. Weitz
It used to be that only people who chose to live in the woods wrangled with the presence of deer in...
Scanlon’s Fireplace: Saving the Environment, One Holiday Hearth at a Time
For close to 13 years the Scanlon family has brought fireplaces, wood burning stoves and chimney services to the East End through Sag Harbor...
Southampton Town Council Candidates Debate Environment, Energy and Money
From the Community Preservation Fund to promoting sustainable energy, the Southampton Town candidates for town council — Bridget Fleming, Sally Pope, Jim Malone and...
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Sag Harbor Cinema Screens Keaton Classic
The next installment of Sag Harbor Cinema’s “Here Comes the Cinema!” is “The Cameraman,” a 1928 film directed by Edward Sedgwick and Buster Keaton, which will be screened on Sunday, February 2, at 2 p.m. at Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor. Writer and director Mary Harron will lead a post-screening discussion.
The North Fork Table & Inn Finds A Buyer In Michelin-Starred Chef John Fraser
The North Fork Table & Inn may look closed from the outside — and, to business, it technically is — but inside, the beloved Southold institution is brimming with new life following its recent sale to Michelin-starred chef John Fraser.
Meet Chef George Hirsch, If He Can Do It, You Can Do It
Maybe you’ve seen Chef George Hirsch while you’re out and about on the East End. You might have caught him at a farm stand chatting up a grower, or discussing wine production at a local vineyard, or even cooking up a recipe on a grill somewhere near the water. It’s all done for the filming of George Hirsch Lifestyle, his long-running PBS television series which is about combining good food with good living.