Southampton News

Southampton Town Using Surplus To Trim Future Spending May 15, 13 11:04 AM

Southampton Town continued to use surplus funds squirreled away through conservative budgeting last year to help cut future costs.... more

Around Southampton Town Hall: Town Pledges $2.5 Million For Nathanial Rogers Renovation; Flanders Gets A Flag May 15, 13 10:57 AM

The Southampton Town Board resolved this week to fully fund the work needed to complete renovations on the historic Nathaniel Rogers... more

Southampton Town Employee Arrested For DWI While On The Clock May 15, 13 10:57 AM

Southampton Town Police arrested a town Parks and Recreation Department employee this week after he was involved in a car accident... more

Community Members Weigh In On Good Ground Park Proposal May 15, 13 10:57 AM

Community members who gathered at the Southampton Town community center in Hampton Bays on Monday to discuss plans for Good Ground... more

Police Unsuccessfully Plea For Officer's Job; Old Fire Department Bylaw Is Changed May 15, 13 10:25 AM

Tension permeated the Sag Harbor Village Hall boardroom at Tuesday night’s Village Board meeting, as police officers, unhappy... more

Southampton School Incumbent Christina Strassfield Is Unopposed May 15, 13 10:25 AM

One candidate—incumbent Christina Strassfield—is seeking reelection in this year’s Southampton School Board race.

Ms.... more

Ribbon Cut On Shinnecock Nation Wikun Village May 15, 13 10:08 AM

Smoke billowed from a small fire last Thursday, May 2, as members of the Shinnecock Indian Nation and Southampton Town officials cut... more

Thief Makes Off With Over $20,000 Worth Of Furniture May 15, 13 10:08 AM

Southampton Town Police are investigating a burglary in Water Mill where thieves made off with more than $20,000 worth of furniture... more

Incumbent Dr. Daniel Crough Is Unopposed At Tuckahoe School May 15, 13 10:01 AM

Incumbent Tuckahoe School Board member Dr. Daniel Crough, who currently serves as the board chairman, is seeking a second three-year... more

Southampton Village Board Changes Date Of Beach Permit Requirement To Save Money May 15, 13 9:18 AM

The Southampton Village Board approved a new local law last Thursday that would require beach permits for all village beaches, except... more

Incumbent Sagaponack School Board Member Is Unopposed May 15, 13 9:11 AM

In the Sagaponack School District, incumbent School Board member Cathy Hatgistavrou is running for reelection to another three-year... more

Two Out Of Three Incumbents Seeking Reelection, One Newcomer, In Bridgehampton May 15, 13 9:03 AM

Three seats on the Bridgehampton School Board are up for election this year, but the race is uncontested. Incumbents Gabriela Braia... more

State Assembly Approves Legislation To Include East End Town Police In LIRR No Fare Program May 14, 13 6:10 PM

A bill sponsored by Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr., which includes town police forces on the East End in an existing 20-year-old Long... more

Tuckahoe Eighth-Grader Writes Music Composition, Band To Perform May 28 May 14, 13 5:55 PM

At just 14 years old, Mackenzy Goleski is achieving a dream that many songwriters never do: his original composition, “Wrath... more

Federal Job Preference Program Could Be Exteneded To Father's Of Deceased Service Members May 14, 13 5:55 PM

Bipartisan legislation has been introduced to expand a federal hiring preference currently available only to mothers of service members... more