Mosquito larvae water sampling for Summer 2021 has begun!
The first mosquito larvae survey of the season, in partnership with Suffolk County Vector Control, took place on the Accabonac Harbor Salt marsh on Monday June 14th. Trustees Susan McGraw-Keber and John Aldred, along with other volunteers surveyed their quadrants early Monday morning. The result: due to the lowRead More
June 14, 2021
Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment Richard Whalen Esq on behalf of the owner of 864 Springs Fireplace Rd with a request to legalize a change in the size and structure of her dock. III. New Business Aquaculture: Request from Steve Tettelbach, Shellfish Ecologist at the Cornell CooperativeRead More
New Harmful Algae Blooms Found in Wainscott Pond, Lake Agawam
Blooms of cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, have been detected in Wainscott Pond and in Lake Agawam in Southampton, according to analysis by Stony Brook University. Suffolk County health officials have asked residents not to use, swim, or wade in the water bodies and to keep children and pets awayRead More
East Hampton Town Trustee Terms May Double
East Hampton Town’s current trustees, being sworn into office in January 2020.Photo by Christopher Walsh. At a brief special meeting on Tuesday, the East Hampton Town Board unanimously passed a resolution in support of a home rule request concerning companion bills in the New York State Legislature that wouldRead More
East Hampton Bans Seaplanes in Town Waters
A seaplane landing in Montauk in 2016. Such planes will soon have far fewer places to takeoff and land in the Town of East Hampton.Jane Bimson The East Hampton Town Board, having taken note of a proliferation of seaplanes amid the swarm of aircraft flying over East Hampton inRead More
Ocean Beaches
The Trustees generally claim ownership of certain ocean beaches WEST of Napeague Lane to Georgica Association and WEST of Georgica Association to East of Town Line Road.
