With hints at gambling, admission charges, drinking and running commercial enterprises in residential homes, residents from the Harbor Boulevard area in Springs appeared before the East Hampton Town Board last Thursday night, seeking relief from what they believe is a neighborhood blight – volleyball games.

The games draw more than 50 people per outing and, according to Silvia Rea, whose property is adjacent to one site, run three days a week "every single weekend year round." With the number of cars on the small roadway, as many as 30, Rea said, "I can't get out of my street." She can't sit on her back deck or enjoy her pool and has spent thousands planting trees to block the intrusion, which...| read more ››