Police
When Steve and Melissa Hesler left their Sag Harbor home before 7 a.m. Monday, everything was fine. Nothing was awry when their nephew stopped by at about 7:30 to get something from their garage. But at about 7:45 a.m., neighbors across the street called the Sag Harbor Fire Department after hearing windows shatter and seeing flames shooting out of the front of the house. Firefighters extinguished the fire in less...
Editorials
The two biggest obstacles to providing affordable housing on the South Fork are cost and public opposition. But there are some affordable housing opportunities that...
Letters
Defining PeriodThanks for your interview and retrospective with John v.H. Halsey of the Peconic Land Trust [“Q&A: John v.H. Halsey Reflects on 40 Years of the ‘Puzzle’ of Land Preservation by the Peconic Land Trust,” 27east.com, May 24]. The latter 20th century era that he recalls was formative of today’s “Hamptons” in ways that many of us newer arrivals can only learn from extended research. There are few easy histories available of the land-use battles that defined that period, and many...
Water Quality AdvocateWater quality improvement continues to be an issue reliant on good public policy and diligent leadership for both Southampton Town and Suffolk County. Attentive to the need for clean and safe water, Southampton officials adopted a Water Quality Improvement Plan and subsequently provided the voters of Southampton Town an opportunity to vote on a ballot initiative that proposed funding for clean water projects. Demonstrating an understanding for the necessity of healthy waters, 80 percent of Southampton voters approved the initiative,...
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