Christopher Gangemi

Sag Harbor

Staff Reporter at The East Hampton Star

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An Emergency Preparedeness Night for All

2 weeks ago | easthamptonstar.com | Christopher Gangemi

Residents concerned about disaster preparedness due to recent cuts to both the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration may have some of those concerns eased at an emergency preparedness night hosted by East Hampton Town on Monday evening at 6:30.
The Tallest of Them All

2 weeks ago | easthamptonstar.com | Christopher Gangemi

The tallest structure in East Hampton Town, a 352-foot tower near the intersection of Abraham’s Path and Springs-Fireplace Road, could soon be removed, and there are no plans right now to replace it. Brandon Gabbard, a building inspector for the town, confirmed this week that a building permit had been issued to Sammons Communications Inc. on April 18 to decommission and remove the structure. A previously issued permit had expired.
Town Set to Preserve Mile Hill Road Parcel

2 weeks ago | easthamptonstar.com | Christopher Gangemi

The East Hampton Town Board passed a resolution last Thursday to hold a public hearing on July 3 on a planned $16 million community preservation fund acquisition at 43 Mile Hill Road in the Northwest area of East Hampton. The 9.35-acre property, owned by 43 Mile Hill L.L.C., is zoned residential, includes nearly 750 feet of beachfront and a pond, and was last listed on the real estate website zillow.com, in 2022, for $25 million.
Local Officials Address ICE Rumors

2 weeks ago | easthamptonstar.com | Christopher Gangemi

Construction workers carted away. Deli workers detained. Restaurant kitchens understaffed because workers are afraid to leave their houses. NextDoor, the hyperlocal social media app, pings with word that four employees were taken from an East Hampton market. Suddenly, it seems that officers from Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, known as ICE, are here there and everywhere. Or are they?
Justice Irace: ‘You Are a Risk’

2 weeks ago | easthamptonstar.com | Christopher Gangemi

A 67-year-old East Hampton woman accused of driving her car into two teenage traffic control officers in Sag Harbor Village on May 17 pleaded not guilty to four charges — endangering the welfare of a child, harassment in the second degree, leaving the scene of an accident, and reckless endangerment — when she was arraigned Friday in front of Village Justice Carl Irace.
Housing Summit Saturday in Bridgehampton

2 weeks ago | easthamptonstar.com | Christopher Gangemi

The Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center, in partnership with the Long Island Housing Coalition, will host an East End Community Housing Summit on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The focus will be on housing challenges across the East End and potential solutions. Experts, such as Hunter Gross, of the Long Island Housing Coalition, and Curtis Highsmith, the executive director of the Southampton Town Housing Authority, will be on hand to provide insight and resources.
Updated Brewery Plans Still Irk Neighbor

2 weeks ago | easthamptonstar.com | Christopher Gangemi

Updated plans for the proposed Toilsome Farm Restaurant and Brewery are circulating at the East Hampton Village Design Review Board and a neighbor who has already sued over the proposed project is raising alarms again. A date has not yet been set for the revised plans to be discussed publicly by the board, but Michael Aaron, the neighbor, has already submitted a letter registering his opposition.
Subdivision Proposed at Montauk Airport

3 weeks ago | easthamptonstar.com | Christopher Gangemi

An application to subdivide the privately held Montauk Airport on East Lake Drive into four residential lots is making its way through the East Hampton Planning Department and could get an initial airing before the planning board in early July. The 38-acre parcel is surrounded by over 1,000 acres of town and county parklands, which includes the nearby Big Reed Pond, the site of an aircraft accident that killed three men in 2003.
It’s Electric! Noiseless Plane Takes Flight in East Hampton

3 weeks ago | easthamptonstar.com | Christopher Gangemi

The five passengers who entered the Beta Technologies Alia all-electric aircraft on Tuesday morning for the first-ever electric plane passenger flight in the United States, weren’t wearing suits and dresses, the way old-timey airline passengers once did. There was no champagne poured (okay, the plane took off at 10:22 a.m.), and only a small group of spectators gathered for the historic flight. Nonetheless, excitement was in the air at East Hampton Town Airport.
East Hampton Officials Rattled by Sanctuary List

3 weeks ago | easthamptonstar.com | Christopher Gangemi

A United States Department of Homeland Security webpage published Friday to "expose sanctuary jurisdictions" that included East Hampton along with more than 500 other cities and counties including New York City, Albany, and Suffolk County, was removed by Monday morning, leaving more questions than answers. For example, why was East Hampton the only Long Island township singled out? Or why was East Hampton listed at all, since it is not a sanctuary jurisdiction?