Anyone who spent a significant amount of time at either the ocean or Immaculate Conception Church in Westhampton Beach probably knew Vin Zorbo. For many years before his death in 2014, he was one of the most familiar faces in the community, volunteering his time in many ways, from serving as a youth minister at the Catholic church on Quiogue, ...
While it may feel to a majority of the population that the long nightmare that was the COVID-19 pandemic is over, the disease continued to...
In last week’s Press, a group called “Southampton Citizens for Accountable Tax Spending” paid for a full-page advertisement, with the misleading title “Save Pond Lane and Taxpayers’ Money.” This group does not list its members or who actually funded this advertisement. Informed public debate must be based on the facts, not misinformation or a whisper campaign. The conservancy has repeatedly offered, to no avail, to meet with those who we believe paid for this advertisement. Here are the facts: The...
This is Pyrrhus Concer again. I’m so glad you’re back to hear more of my, as you might say, “rags-to-riches” story. I know many of you just can’t believe that slavery was right here in the North, and definitely not in the beautiful Village of Southampton. But it’s absolutely true. My mom, Violet, was owned by the Cooper family, and, as I mentioned last week, I was born in Cooper Hall. I don’t have any fond memories of Cooper Hall,...
No varsity football coach will look at an eight-game schedule and automatically pencil in a ....
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Read More East Hampton SportsThe Pierson/Bridgehampton girls volleyball team defeated the Ross School, 3-0, on Friday at homecoming, and ...
Read More Sag Harbor SportsEach year, David Nugent, Artistic Director of the Hamptons International Film Festival, and his team…