Retro drive-in motels are catnip for property investors and would-be hoteliers. It’s no secret why: You can do them up on the cheap. Step 1: Fill with mass-produced, mid-century-style furniture. Step 2: Add some quirky-cute, retro-coded decor to the rooms (check out that record player!). Step 3: Craft a cocktail bar (extra points if it’s […]
The husband of New Jersey mayor Gina LaPlaca, who was charged with driving drunk with her toddler in the car last month, said the public should go easy on her because she is just a small-town official. “It’s not like she’s the mayor of some big city. Lumberton has only 13,000 people,” LaPlaca’s husband, Jason […]
They’re not out of the woods yet. Long Island’s vulnerable pine barrens, recently ravaged by wildfires last March, are facing another threat in the form of an invasive species that could spell another incendiary disaster, officials warn. The southern pine beetle, which migrated to the eastern end of Suffolk County a decade ago, is ravaging […]
The Town of East Hampton is a 69-square-mile peninsula that is surrounded by 131 miles of coastline. East Hampton is home to 16,530 acres of protected open space and supports one of the highest concentrations of rare and endangered species in New York State. According to The Nature Conservancy, our Town is part of the […]