In 2000, artistic couple Nancy and Chuck Polis approached the Southampton Village Trustees and mayor with an idea. At the time, the administration was not allowing any outdoor shows that would compete with local businesses. The Polises, both of whom were members of the Southampton Artists Association — a nonprofit, grassroots organization dedicated to supporting artists by providing opportunities for exhibition — presented their detailed plans to hold an outdoor art show in the village. ...
The Southampton Town Board last week hurriedly adopted a change of zone affecting properties along Montauk Highway, or Main Street, bordering downtown Hampton Bays. The...
I was surprised to see Nick LaLota so full of praise for a hard-won fight over the SALT increase [“LaLota Votes for Spending Compromise That Raises SALT Cap, but Only for Five Years,” 27east.com, July 3]. His “hard no” was very short-lived. Instead, he got a four-year increase. In your piece, he highlights that a family earning $250,000 will get $5,000 more back in taxes — but that amount will be a whole lot less for a couple earning under...
I am writing in opposition to Joan Tutt’s endorsement of S-8731, which would keep the windmill locked away on the campus of Stony Brook Southampton [“Windmill News,” Letters, June 26]. There are many reasons for its return to the village where it was built on Windmill Lane. It served as an economic resource for local farmers to mill corn and wheat. The mill was then relocated to its present site to continue commercial milling operations. Several other commercial enterprises used...
The Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League All-Stars held on to an 8-5 victory over the Atlantic ....
Read More Southampton SportsJosh Brussell, the East Hampton varsity boys volleyball head coach, has been running his Atlantic ...
Read More East Hampton SportsThe 43rd annual Sag Harbor Cup, hosted by the Breakwater Sailing Center & Yacht Club, ...
Read More Sag Harbor SportsGrowing up, best-selling author Leigh Bardugo always knew she wanted to be a writer, but didn’t…