Local food pantries are bracing for an increase in the number of people seeking assistance after the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced its plans to freeze funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — or SNAP. The East Hampton Town Board allocated $30,000 in funding for three local food pantries at a special meeting on Thursday to help them weather this latest hurdle, which was brought on by the government shutdown. The $30,000 is set ...
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There are precious few choices for Southampton Town voters to make between now and November 4, a sad state of affairs based on well-documented horse...
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Driving FavorsThere was no better way for Southampton Village to “celebrate” Labor Day, the holiday honoring the social and economic contributions of working people, than to force Southampton’s working class into gridlock on Hill Street and Windmill Lane. How? By re-imposing a so-called “pilot program” that our chief of police said was ineffective and dangerous three years ago [“New Pilot Program Will Ban Left Turns Off Lee and Captains Neck in Southampton Village,” 27east.com, August 27]. But this is expected: Mayor...
Keep Us SafeLifeguards should be at Ponquogue Beach on all four weekends after Labor Day. Ponquogue Beach is the biggest and busiest beach in the Hamptons. If people know lifeguards are on duty, they will flock there. It’s not safe to swim in the ocean unless lifeguards are present. The concession stand does not have to be open. We can bring baloney sandwiches and pink lemonade from home. Portable toilets are fine, and we can shower at home. James Dreeben Hampton Bays
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