East End Notebook: Group Sues Town; Village Debris Dumping Halted

EAST HAMPTON

East Hampton 'House of Ill Repute' Incites Lawsuit

A Brooklyn couple is filing a suit against the the producers of an Internet reality show who they said rented their East Hampton home last summer to throw sex parties.

Stuart and Susan Silverman told The New York Daily News that they rented out their summer home to a businessman who didn't disclose that he would use the house for a show called "pArty of 5" that features five days of wild parties around the world.

WESTHAMPTON BEACH

Performing Arts Center Planning Outdoor Concert for the 4th of July

Wanting to give back to the community while celebrating its 15th anniversary, the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center is planning a large-scale, free outdoor concert to be held on the 4th of July in Westhampton Beach.

RIVERHEAD

Neighbor On Manorville Fire: 'There Was Something Strange About Them'

Four days after a Manorville blaze that killed a woman and dog and left a homeowner hospitalized, questions continue to swirl.

The story is mired in details that include a home seized by the county for back taxes and a man "known" for his behavior in the past, according to fire officials.

On Monday, a neighbor who lives directly across the street from the Eastport Manor Road home said she never saw homeowner Charles Woolsey during the almost six years she and her family have lived on the street -- until earlier this year. 

"We thought it was odd," Irene Valentim said. "He had a long driveway and a sign that says 'Keep Out.' He was secluded."

SOUTHAMPTON

DEC Orders Southampton Village to Stop Dumping Debris in Tuckahoe

After a local resident's complaint, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has ordered Southampton Village to stop using a parcel it owns in Tuckahoe for dumping leaves, brush and fallen trees — which the village has been doing a lot of in recent months as storm after storm has struck the East End.

Village Mayor Mark Epley said the DEC told the village to cease using the site for vegetative debris — a practice he says the village has had in place for more than 70 years — and to begin clearing out the debris that is already there. “We’ve got to get in and do a whole cleanup of that area."

NORTH FORK

Civic Group Files Suit Against Town – Again – To Preserve Rural Character

Once again, the "Save Main Road" group is headed back to court regarding a project they fear will forever alter the character of their North Fork community.

The group has refiled its Article 78 suit against Riverhead Town for "improperly" awarding special use permits regarding the Village of Jamesport project, according to Save Main Road members.

The first suit was "dismissed on a technicality," by the New York State Supreme Court in January, according to Larry Simms, of the "Save Main Road" group. The first Article 78, which is an action to overturn the decision of a local government, was filed on Aug. 3.