After more than a month of prep work, an expansive beach nourishment project got under way late last week in Westhampton Beach. The $14.2 million project, which is being conducted... more
Even South Fork residents who have issues with U.S. Representative Nick LaLota’s positions on some important issues should give credit where it’s due: In one respect at least, the Republican 1st District congressman has stuck to his guns on an issue that deserves bipartisan attention — the unfair cap on state and local tax deductions on federal tax returns. SALT, in short, has been a talking point for LaLota since he emerged as the GOP’s successor to Lee Zeldin for the House seat, even as much of his other rhetoric has toed the line drawn by Republican leaders in Washington, ...
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The Bridgehampton Fire Department responded to a house fire on Jobs Lane in Bridgehampton in the early morning hours on Sunday to knock down a large and active house fire. According to Bridgehampton Fire Department Chief Tom Federico, the department got the call around 4 a.m. and when firefighters arrived on the scene, half the house was engulfed in flames. A neighbor had made the call after seeing flames coming from the home, which was unoccupied at the time. It took firefighters a little under an hour to put out the fire, Federico said. While an exact cause of the ...
by Cailin Riley
This Memorial Day, as we honor those who sacrificed all for the country, it’s also important to take stock of how well the nation cares for our living veterans. Cuts already made to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and further cuts that the Trump administration has floated, make clear that we are not giving our all, and perhaps not enough. In fact, the federal government under Donald Trump is running fast in the wrong direction. Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency saw to it that 2,400 probationary VA staff members were laid off, and the Trump administration set ...
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Kyle Campbell on Nov 3, 2014