Scalera Votes Against Schneiderman's $99 Million Southampton Town Budget; Spending Plan Approved Anyway
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Hampton Bays Superintendent Lars Clemensen presents the district budget on Tuesday night. BY ERIN MCKINLEY
Hampton Bays Superintendent Lars Clemensen presents the district budget on Tuesday night. BY ERIN MCKINLEY
Amanda Bernocco on Nov 20, 2017
Southampton Town’s $99.4 million budget for 2018 was approved on Monday afternoon—though it did not have support from all five Town Board members. Councilwoman Christine Scalera, who will be the... more
The drought snuck in midseason. It had been so rainy early that it took a while for us to realize the persistent mists of June were not really accumulating rainfall. Many vegetables can siphon moisture from the air. Dew condenses on their leaves in such a way that it all funnels back to the base. We may have “improved” and hybridized our favorite vegetables, but they learned how do a lot on their own. Seeds sailed across water long before us. Tomatoes, like potatoes, are long season crops, so when harvest begins, at least the first fruit set bears marks ...
by Marilee Foster
It is difficult to discern if “Southampton Set To Welcome First Legal Cannabis Dispensaries After Site Plan Approvals” [27east.com, August 6] is an article or a press release for the marijuana industry. The reporter does not mention that there are several pre-existing pot shops on Shinnecock Territory fronting Montauk Highway, which I believe number seven or so, which would then actually mean that we will now have more than 10 cannabis stores between St. Andrews Road and Bridgehampton. It is next stated that the shops will have a “distinctly Hamptons feel,” without explaining what that means. The stores are then ...
18 Aug 2025 by Staff Writer
Please accept our most heartfelt thanks to all who attended our son’s funeral service on August 14. We are so grateful to so many of you who took the time and effort to help our family through the most difficult time of our lives. To the gracious and caring nurses and doctors who cared for our son through a long five-year ordeal, we can only offer our deepest thanks and let you know how much we cherish your love for our son and your tireless devotion to his care. To all the staff within the Stony Brook Southampton Hospital and ...
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Amanda Bernocco on Nov 20, 2017