🌱 East Hampton Daily: Airport Privatization + Sunken Forest Tour

Diane Witek
Updated ·3 min read

Good morning, people of East Hampton! Diane Witek here with the latest edition of the East Hampton Daily.

First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy. High: 45, low: 33.

Here are the top stories today in East Hampton:

  1. East Hampton's Plan To Privatize Airport Sparks Questions: After years of public outcry over helicopter noise and public safety concerns, East Hampton Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc said in his recent state of the town address that the town would be moving to privatize the airport. The news, however, was met with some questions by residents and elected officials. (Patch)

  2. Coronavirus update: Suffolk County reported 3,129 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, Jan. 10, with 23.2 percent of people tested testing positive. There were 1,038 people hospitalized who have the virus in the county, 168 of whom were new admissions and 131 of the hospitalized patients were in ICU. The county reported 13 new fatalities from the virus, bringing the death toll here to 3,945 people since March of 2020. (Southampton Patch)

  3. Lawmaker Calls For Hunting Ban Near Refuge Where Deer Was Shot: One week after a deer was shot near the Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center in Hampton Bays, a lawmaker is calling for a ban on hunting in the area. Suffolk County Legislator Bridget Fleming said she has called upon the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation "to suspend hunting in that location." (Patch)


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Today in East Hampton:

  • (Virtual Tour) Jewish Museum of New York: The Hare with Amber Eyes. (6:30 p.m.)

  • A Virtual Tour of the Sunken Forest — East Hampton Library. (7 p.m.)

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— Diane Witek

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This article originally appeared on the East Hampton Patch