Southampton News

UPDATE: Town Says Code Enforcement Action Saved Lives Dec 6, 13 3:07 PM

UPDATE 5 p.m. Thursday:

Southampton Town has issued a press release regarding 18 Greenfield... more

Big Duck Is Decked Out For Holidays Dec 6, 13 10:02 AM

Officials and residents gathered at the Big Duck Ranch in Flanders on Thursday night to flip the switch on the Big Duck. Scores... more

Supermarket Sweeps Benefit Hampton Bays Food Pantry Dec 5, 13 10:54 AM

Brian Dunn was the winner of this year’s Hampton Bays Rotary Club Supermarket Sweeps. Mr. Dunn had four minutes to fill shopping... more

Local Input Will Influence Sag Harbor Bond Projects Dec 5, 13 9:33 AM

One thing seems certain after Monday night’s Sag Harbor School Board meeting: The war over how two Sag Harbor capital bond... more

Westhampton Beach Boy Scout Works To Preserve Shoreline Dec 4, 13 12:14 PM

After witnessing the damage left behind by Hurricane Sandy’s surging waves last fall, 14-year-old Thomas Montagna said... more

Sag Harbor Weighs In: Scrap Harbor Heights Plans Dec 4, 13 10:47 AM

With a decision imminent in the contentious case of a proposed major renovation at a small gas station in Sag Harbor, more than... more

Hampton Bays Race Is Only Contested Fire District Bout In Western Southampton Town Dec 4, 13 10:40 AM

Tuesday’s fire district commissioner elections will be a relatively quiet affair on the western end of Southampton Town as... more

Southampton Trustees Hire Interim Manager Without Town Board Approval Dec 4, 13 9:47 AM

For the last two months, the Southampton Town Trustees have been paying a former assistant town attorney to serve as their office... more

Inaugural Westhampton Beach Polar Plunge Will Raise Funds For Good Cause Dec 4, 13 9:40 AM

Community members are invited to take a chilly dip for a good cause Saturday morning as part of the Westhampton Beach Student Government’s... more

State Police Investigating Robbery Of Westhampton Beach Gas Station Dec 3, 13 6:03 PM

New York State Troopers are investigating a robbery that took place at the Valero gas station on Montauk Highway in Westhampton... more

Long Island Indian Council Provides Job Assistance To Local Native Americans Dec 3, 13 5:54 PM

Three years ago Starlight Tyler started her own business, making homemade organic and gluten-free sauces to sell at local farmers... more

Southampton Town Trustees To Name Agawam Shorefront In Honor Of Fred Havemeyer Dec 3, 13 5:25 PM

The Southampton Town Trustees will rename the southern shoreline of Lake Agawam in Southampton Village in honor of retiring Trustee... more

State Education Commissioner Fields Questions On Common Core Dec 3, 13 4:57 PM

Angry parents berated the New York State Education Commissioner during a forum in Manorville last week, heckling him from the audience... more

Bridgehampton, Southampton And North Sea Fire Districts Hold Commissioner Elections Dec 3, 13 4:44 PM

Fire district commissioner elections will be held in the Bridgehampton, Southampton and North Sea fire districts next Tuesday,... more

Southampton Village Ambulance Corps Struggles With Space Shortage Dec 3, 13 4:36 PM

Southampton Village Mayor Mark Epley said he believes that the defeat of a recent proposed school merger will stifle village development... more