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Trustees May Charge Town For Sand For Mecox Beach Nourishment

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:26:43 EST

After January storms left Mecox Beach in dire need of renourishment, Aram Terchunian, president of First Coastal Corp. in Westhampton,... more

Southampton Town Trustees debated whether to charge the town for sand to renourish Mecox Beach. LISA FINN

By Lisa Finn

Shinnecocks Moving Forward On Gaming Contract

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:08:16 EST

The Shinnecock Indian Nation has voted to accept “major components” of its proposed contract with Gateway Casino Resorts... more

By Colleen Reynolds

Actor Ben Gazzara, 81, Loses Battle With Cancer

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:49:24 EST

Actor Ben Gazzara, a longtime South Fork part-time resident, died in New York City on Friday at the age of 81. He had been battling... more

Schumer Announces New Helicopter Routes In Works

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:50:05 EST

Residents long plagued by deafening helicopter noise on both the East End and the North Fork may find relief in time for the summer... more

Regulations are in the process of being finalized by the U.S. Department of Transportation that will mandate an over-the-water North Shore helicopter route and, for the first time, an off-shore water route for the South Shore.

By Lisa Finn

East Hampton Faces Cuts In School Budget

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:02:30 EST

East Hampton School District officials this week estimated that the district would face a $2.85 million budget shortfall if it... more

By Virginia Garrison

Police Looking For Hit-And-Run Driver Who Injured Quogue Village Worker

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:47:30 EST

Quogue Village Police are searching for the driver of a green minivan who was involved in a hit-and-run accident on Wednesday,... more

By Erin McKinley

East Quogue Officials Say They Do Not Know Elementary School's Capacity

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:31:17 EST

An upcoming referendum regarding the proposed purchase of a 1-acre property located next door to the East Quogue Elementary School... more

East Quogue Union Free School District Superintendant Les Black at the January 17 Board of Education meeting. ERIN MCKINLEY PHOTOS

By Erin McKinley

Strings Are Attached To Increased School Aid Projections

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:44:26 EST

School districts across New York State may receive an increase in education aid next year for the first time in three years, but... more

By Rohma Abbas

Southampton Town Comptroller Tamara Wright Headed To Brookhaven Town

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:17:26 EST

Southampton Town Comptroller Tamara Wright said this week that she has decided to take a position with the Town of Brookhaven,... more

Tamara Wright

By Lisa Finn

East Hampton's Diana Weir To Lead Altschuler Campaign For Congress

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:20:18 EST

Diana Weir, the vice chairwoman of East Hampton Town’s Planning Board, was tapped to serve as Republican Congressional candidate... more

Diana Weir

By Rohma Abbas