11.07.2016 News Court 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...
06.07.2015 Columns Suffolk Closeup: Time to hold the line on noise “Yet another summer of unrelenting, health-threatening aircraft noise?” That was the heading of a statement from the Quiet Skies Coalition as Long Island’s biggest contributor to noise pollution...
08.07.2014 News Dougherty: ‘David vs. Goliath’ battle on chopper noise There are different opinions about summer helicopter traffic over the Island and other East End communities, but almost everyone is in agreement on one point — they’re all hopping...
07.29.2014 News Turn down the volume: Too many choppers If you think roaring helicopters and buzzing planes are making your life more miserable this summer than last, you’re right. Last summer, from July 1 to July 28, the...
05.16.2013 Government Dougherty: Chopper routes up in the air for summer flights At Tuesday’s Town Board work session Town Supervisor Jim Dougherty said there was good news and bad news on helicopter routes over or around the Island this summer. The...