New York Approves Climate-Driven TDRs
Pictured Above: East Hampton Hamlet Study’s Downtown Montauk Phase 2 plan, which recommends moving oceanfront hotels northward using TDRs, filling
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2013 Elections
Throne-Holst and Walter win supervisor races; Glinka and Bender hold lead in Southampton council race
Incumbent Riverhead Town Supervisor Sean Walter and Southampton Town Supervisor Anna Throne-Holst both handily won re-election in Tuesday’s only two
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Campaign Countdown: Oct. 26
Well, we just looked at the calendar here, and it appears there are still 11 painful days of radio ads
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Southampton hosts battle of the supervisors and their battalions
Southampton Town Board candidates have been running all over town from Remsenburg to Bridgehampton this autumn for a series of
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Riverhead supervisor candidates talk environmental issues
The New York League of Conservation Voters is beginning to focus a lot of effort on the East End. Earlier
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Legacies of prior two administrations shape East Hampton town board debate
East Hampton’s town board will face a political shift leftward regardless of who wins the two seats up for grabs
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Campaign Countdown: Oct. 18
It’s debate central on the East End this week, and if you haven’t had a chance to go see some
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It’s Southolders on nature as debate focuses on deer, noxious vines and high tide lines
Candidates for Southold Town Trustee stole the show from Southold Town Board candidates at Southold’s most formal debate of the
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Southampton ethics debate stymied
Two weeks ago, Democratic Southampton Town Councilwoman Bridget Fleming proposed the town consider not letting members of political committees hold
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Campaign Countdown: Oct. 9
With four weeks until Election Day, a smattering of debates, meet and greets with candidates and issue-related events are being
Read moreCampaign Countdown: Oct. 5
Yes, this season is silly. The Beacon had hoped to spare you from it, but alas, it’s time again to
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