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Green Lawns, Farms Will Have To Be Organically Fed During Winter Months
Chemical maintenance of trimmed lawns and manicured hedges, which for many ensures the expected hallmark of summer’s splendor throughout the Hamptons, is the target of a new county provision aimed at curtailing the adverse effects of fertilizer care on the environment.
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Sagaponack's New Village Saves Taxpayers Money In First Year
The good news is the relatively new petite Village of Sagaponack has a new mayor. His name is Don Louchheim. He ran unopposed. Presiding over his first meeting, Mayor Louchheim delivered more good news. "Our combined village and town taxes are still lower than if we remained part of the unincorporated town," Louchheim reported.
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New Wainscott School Opens Doors To Seventeen Excited Students
It took less than a year for the dreams of the Wainscott School community to achieve reality as the young students moved in to their newly constructed school building.
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Final Agreement On Poxabogue Management Getting Ironed Out Before Spring
In an effort to safeguard and maintain the only municipally owned public course on the East End, the 39-acre Poxabogue Golf Course in Wainscott, the towns of Southampton and East Hampton are quickly finalizing a landmark inter-municipal agreement that would finalize the finer points of the joint ownership and set management guidelines for the future.
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Sagaponack Residents Turn Out To Discourage New Subdivisions
When it comes to undeveloped land in this village established 350 years ago, too much will never be enough. That was the message sent loud and clear to the representatives of three developers now seeking major subdivision approvals from the planning board for projects in the village.
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The Innovative Art of Growing Organic Mushrooms In Bridgehampton
The wide variety of organic mushrooms Falkowski grows seasonally in his greenhouse on a farm in Bridgehampton are not taken from soil, but are rather grown in a carefully controlled indoor environment.
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Bridgehampton BOE Approves Proposed Budget
The Bridgehampton School Board did approve its proposed budget of $9,873,698 for the 2008-2009 school year. Up for vote on May 20, the budget represents a 3.19 percent decrease from the current school year’s budget.
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Going Green: Converting Talk Into Action Is No Small Feat
Area officials caution that everyone wants to "Go Green," yet implementing changes is not the easiest task as convenience often trumps conservation.
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