01.29.2015 Government Legal eagles going to war over East Hampton Airport In the quiet of winter, big legal guns have opened fire, joining the controversy over excessive helicopter traffic and noise over the the North and South forks.
01.06.2015 Government East Hampton gains control of airport operations The East Hampton Town Board did nothing, and action was taken. What seems like a contradiction actually means that East Hampton has regained control of its airport and can...
12.04.2014 Government International firm hired to take on helicopters New battle lines have been drawn in the fight over aircraft noise buzzing through East End communities. Peter Wolf, an author and expert on land uses, along with Kenneth...
09.11.2014 Letters Featured Letter: Only nine minutes to fly around Orient Point To the editor: We’ve heard that flying around Orient Point and across Gardiners Bay would add 60 miles to a commuter helicopter trip. In our Hagstrom map, it appears...
09.06.2014 Columns Equal Time: The perception and reality of helicopters Joe Werkmeister’s column last week seemingly downplaying the impact of helicopter noise on the North Fork was an interesting take on the subject. I’m sure that he’s not the...
09.02.2014 Government East End supervisors meet feds on chopper noise Before last week’s packed public aircraft noise meeting in Wainscott, a smaller group of public officials met with representatives of the Federal Aviation Administration in Riverhead. As with previous...
08.30.2014 Columns Column: Is all this noise overhead really that bad? Three hours into an exhaustive stakeout to document the greatest threat to North Fork life — helicopter noise — I reached an inauspicious conclusion: On this night in Mattituck,...
08.28.2014 Government Residents pack East Hampton meeting on helicopter noise Too low, too loud, too many. That was the consensus from nearly 50 residents from East End communities who spoke at a packed public meeting Wednesday evening about a...
08.16.2014 Editorials Editorial: Our leaders in Congress seem no match for FAA There’s much to love about the North Fork as a place to live and visit. Its close-knit communities, wineries and farms stands, forests, creeks and bays all quickly come...
08.14.2014 Government Fed up with noise, angry East Enders are calling for action Residents from three East End communities voted with their feet Monday and Tuesday, when more than 500 people attended three public meetings to stop low-flying aircraft from buzzing over...