The NYSDEC is alerting the public of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza / Photo: adobe stock With the increased incidence of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) across the country, the NYS DEC has been monitoring the occurrence and impact of this virus within New York State. The virus quickly spreads across populations and has the ability to infect mammalian species, such as dairy cattle, cats and other scavengers that may feed on infected animals. In light of this, the NYSDEC has launched an Avian Influenza Reporting Form where the public can report suspected avian mortalities directly to the agency. Early detection
Swallowed by Gardiner’s Bay on Napeague. Photo Susan McGraw-Keber Sooner or later, the empty cottage that once stood on a sandy coastline was felled when the bay’s frozen temperatures forced the pilings out of the bottomland, taking the cottage with it into the bay’s frigid waters. The cottage once stood high on stilts and since 2024, it had been surrounded by water as the coastal erosion ate the sand it stood on. For many, this represents the ongoing and inevitable erosion of the coastline. The residence behind it has installed large boulders as revetment to help preserve and protect it.
The Trustees voted to increase the annual scholarship award to a graduating student of East Hampton High School that will assist in their higher learning education. The current award is $1,500 and this year, it will increase to $3,000. The goal is to maintain the $3,000. annually but how to maintain the sum will require a continued discussion. For the full article by Christopher Walsh, tap on the tab below: THE EAST HAMPTON STAR
Ocean Beach in the Town of East Hampton Photo Susan McGraw-Keber In recent weeks, the East Hampton Town Trustees, who own the beaches, and the East Hampton Village board members, have had discussions about the possibility of extending the summer season for the beach that would prohibit dogs and the use of trucks through Columbus Day in October, providing the public a longer season devoid of both. If adopted, the legislation would prohibit trucks and other vehicles on the same days and at the same times. The code currently prohibits dogs on the village beach from 9 AM to 6
During the regular meeting of January 26, 2026, the East Hampton Town Trustees adopted a fee structure for Multi-Year General Permits. This new structure comes as a result of an increase in the number of requests made by property owners and their agents for multi-year permits. Waterfront properties require certain maintenance to protect the shoreline and the property as a whole. However, work performed on certain shorelines requires approval from the Trustees and potentially other regulatory bodies. As much of this work may be needed year over year, applicants and agents have been requesting approval for permit terms to extend
Cornell Trawl Survey Smith Pt. Inlet -Montauk Pt. Feb 2026 Cornell Cooperative Extension- Marine Program will be conducting a bottom trawl survey throughout New York State waters from Smith Point Inlet to Montauk Point on approximately February 2 – 8, 2026 (See chart below). The East Hampton Town Trustees commissioned the study of fish migration near the proposed landing site of the South Fork Wind Farm Export Cable. The Cornell bottom trawl survey will be conducted to provide a consistent sampling of finfish and invertebrates in the affected area (green grid) and an associated reference area (red grid). See chart
Due to the winter storm expected to begin Sunday, Jan. 25th through Monday, Jan. 26th, the regular meeting of the East Hampton Town Trustees, scheduled for Monday, January 26, 2026 will be held via ZOOM at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be streamed LIVE on LTV’s YouTube Channel (click on this red link to access). However, due to certain technical limitations of this set up, phone lines will not be available for Public Comment. The Trustees sincerely apologize for these limitations. The safety of LTV staff and our Board Members and Staff is of utmost importance. Therefore, the call to
Presented by East Hampton Town Trustee David Cataletto!
It’s Technically Not a Crab With copper-blue blood prized by modern medicine and a body plan older than dinosaurs, the horseshoe crab reveals how ancient biology still underpins human survival. Getty. Horseshoe crabs (family Limulidae) are among Earth’s oldest living animals. They’ve survived for hundreds of millions of years, endured mass extinctions, and remained remarkably unchanged throughout the process. Even today, they continue to play a vital role in science and medicine. From the long-dead swamps of the Paleozoic epoch to the bustling coasts we know today, these creatures have endured where countless other species have vanished. But what’s truly
Seasons Greetings & Happy New Year! Photo Susan McGraw-Keber Winter snow 2025 Photo Susan McGraw-Keber
Trustees John Aldred, David Cataletto (also an EHMS teacher) and Patrice Dalton were joined by Cataletto’s East Hampton Middle School Do Good, Be Good Club for the 2025 Santa Parade put on by the Village of East Hampton. The Students rode in or walked alongside the Trustee pump out boat tossing candy to parade attendees. It was a joyous occasion and a good time was had by all. The East Hampton Town Trustees thank the Village of East Hampton and all of this year’s sponsors for putting on such a wonderful community event.
John Aldred, right, surveying the Accabonac saltwater marsh with Kristin Schaven and Will Turman.Glyn Vincent photograph John Aldred, a Deputy Clerk of the East Hampton Town Trustees , is a former lifeguard, part-time ichthyologist, environmental analyst, and founding director of the East Hampton Shellfish Hatchery. A tall, slender man with a gray ponytail bun and metal-rimmed glasses, he has also been counting mosquitoes for the Suffolk County Division of Vector Control since 2017. Twice a month — during the new and full moon tides — he and his team of volunteers walk miles of boggy marshland looking for mosquito larvae.
Statement from Orsted Regarding Mooring System in Use
“As part of the fish monitoring study outlined in the SFW Fisheries Study Work Plan, the Stony Brook University team is conducting a regular visit to the sensor array off Wainscott today to collect data from sensors, replace batteries, and deploy new retrievable moorings alongside the previous moorings. As the Stony Brook team is deploying new moorings alongside the existing moorings there’s no change to the mariners briefing, our standard method for updating mariners on the presence of equipment in navigational waters. Members of the fisheries outreach team, in collaboration with the research team, have worked with the fishing community to select an alternative mooring, one that is smaller, lightweight and retrievable, and is more compatible with commercial fishing in response to the feedback we’ve received from the community on original deployment of cement moorings.”
Images of the mooring system and a diagram are shown below.
