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Residents pack East Hampton meeting on helicopter noise
Residents from East End communities packed a Wainscott TV studio for a special meeting on aircraft noise Wednesday evening. (Credit: Ambrose Clancy) Too low, too loud, too many. That was the consensus...
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Snow postpones East Hampton Airport hearing on helicopter regulations
A helicopter at East Hampton Airport. (Credit: Kyril Bromley/The East Hampton Press, file) The East Hampton Town Board announced this morning that the scheduled public hearing for this afternoon on...
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‘Historic’ vote on aircraft noise scheduled in East Hampton
A helicopter at East Hampton Airport. (Credit: Kyril Bromley/The East Hampton Press, file) Half a loaf is better than none. In the case of four proposed East Hampton Airport restrictions, it’s three...
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Quieter skies could be coming; East Hampton board imposes restrictions
The East Hampton Town Board Thursday night voting on restrictions on aircraft flying into and out of East Hampton Airport. From left, Councilman Fred Overton, Councilwoman Sylvia Overby, Supervisor...
View ArticleLawsuit filed after East Hampton Town imposes aircraft restrictions
Less than 24 hours after the East Hampton Town Board approved a handful of long-awaited restrictions on flights into and out of its airport on April 16, opponents vowed to take legal action against the...
View ArticleJudge delays East Hampton aircraft bans — again
A federal judge said Wednesday she needs more time to rule on a challenge to laws that would restrict flights into and out of East Hampton’s airport. Judge Joanna Seybert originally said she would rule...
View ArticleCourt rules East Hampton can’t impose restrictions on choppers
The East Hampton Town Board’s effort to restrict helicopters and other so-called “noisy” aircraft into and out of its airport was dealt a serious blow by a federal appeals court on Friday. The U.S....
View ArticleEast Hampton making supreme effort in chopper war
East Hampton Town is taking its case to the highest court in the land to restrict access into and out of its airport by helicopters and other so called “noisy” aircraft. On Wednesday, the East Hampton...
View ArticleEast Hampton Town Board votes to close airport temporarily, bringing...
The East Hampton Town Board unanimously voted Thursday to close the controversial airport for traffic on Feb. 28 and reopen a private use airport as of March 4 with a Prior Permission Required...
View ArticleEast Hampton Town Board delays airport’s temporary closing
The East Hampton Town Board on Thursday voted to put off its plans to temporarily close East Hampton Airport until May. After conferring with attorneys in private at Thursday’s meeting, the board...
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