Contaminated Soil Found at Potter's Bridge Street Site in Sag Harbor
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11 Bridge Street. STEPHEN J. KOTZ
11 Bridge Street. STEPHEN J. KOTZ
Stephen J. Kotz on Aug 27, 2025
Testing of the soil at 7 and 11 Bridge Street, the properties where developer Adam Potter wants to build apartments and commercial space, has uncovered coal tar, the same volatile... more
SAG HARBOR VILLAGE — Village Police arrested Quinn D. Hyatt, 29, who is from Rochester but currently living and working in Sag Harbor, on two charges of misdemeanor assault in the third degree on August 11. Police said Hyatt, during an altercation with a couple he works with at a Sag Harbor resort and shares living quarters with as well, punched them hard enough to cause lacerations, swelling and pain. Sag Harbor Village EMTs tended to the couple’s injuries. The couple declined to be transported to the hospital, saying that they could not afford the bill. A fourth roommate apparently ...
20 Aug 2025 by Staff Writer
SAG HARBOR VILLAGE — Village Police arrested Stacy T. Lowenthal, 53, of Sag Harbor early Sunday morning on misdemeanor DWI charges. Police said Lowenthal was driving a 2018 Jeep Wrangler on Hampton Street and repeatedly swerving across lane lines, leading to a traffic stop. The arresting officer reported that Lowenthal appeared intoxicated and failed roadside sobriety tests, leading to her arrest. At police headquarters, a breath test reportedly produced a reading of .16, twice the .08 level that defines intoxication in the State of New York. SAG HARBOR VILLAGE — Police responded to two complaints last week about possible illegal ...
14 Aug 2025 by Staff Writer
SAG HARBOR VILLAGE — On Sunday night Village Police were called to a restaurant on Main Street. According to the management of the restaurant, an individual was brandishing a fork and threatening to stab the restaurant’s staff. Police arrived and located the suspect, the report says. The man told police that he had paid for his food and had sat down to eat with his family when the staff took the food away from him and told him to leave. The police report says officers were able to view a surveillance video at the restaurant, which seemed to confirm what ...
6 Aug 2025 by Staff Writer
SAG HARBOR VILLAGE — At some point between 1:00 and 2:30 in the morning on July 23, an E-bike was stolen from where it had been left leaning against a fence by a residence on Madison Street. The E-bike was described as a black Talaria XXX, with no front fender and a yellow headlight, valued at $3,500. Police are investigating. SAG HARBOR VILLAGE — A 43-year-old Manhattan resident was riding a bicycle up and down Main Street on Monday night, starting in and out of traffic, according to police. An officer approached the man and asked him to dismount from ...
30 Jul 2025 by Staff Writer
A counselor working his second year at Camp Quinipet on Shelter Island was arrested the night of July 21 at JFK Airport in Queens, charged with rape in the 1st degree. Manuel Escalera Ibanez, 23, of Madrid, Spain, faces 25 years to life in prison if convicted. It appears the alleged rape happened on camp property, at a time when no children were present. The arrest was made at the airport as Escalera Ibanez was about to board a plane destined for Spain, Shelter Island Police Chief James Read said Tuesday. Given the need to protect the identity of the ...
25 Jul 2025 by T.E. McMorrow
SAG HARBOR VILLAGE — The arrest of Marco Lucio, 37, by Village Police on misdemeanor DWI charges around midnight on Friday presented a bit of a challenge for Sag Harbor Village Justice Carl Irace, as well as for the attorneys involved, during the defendant’s Saturday morning video arraignment. Lucio, driving a 2025 Ford Bronco, had been pulled over on Hampton Street for speeding, police said, adding that he appeared intoxicated and failed sobriety tests, leading to his arrest. Lucio, 37, a citizen of France, was visiting Montauk, and was scheduled to return to his home on the island of Saint-Barthélemy ...
23 Jul 2025 by Staff Writer
SAG HARBOR VILLAGE — Police were called Friday night after what was described as an “altercation” between a male couple and a group of juveniles, one of whom is said to have called the couple a homophobic slur. One of the men held the youth until police arrived. The youth’s parents were contacted, and the mother came to pick up her son, who apologized to the couple before they left. The male who held the youth was “advised that in the future, he should contact police immediately rather than attempt to handle the situation himself.” SAG HARBOR VILLAGE — A ...
16 Jul 2025 by Staff Writer
Suffolk County Sherriff Erron Toulon and County Executive Ed Romaine warned drivers this week that the county will be rolling out a new anti-DWI campaign that will feature stepped-up enforcement of drinking and driving laws and public outreach to discourage drunk driving. The sheriff’s office said that the county will step up patrols focusing on DWI enforcement and on-road sobriety checkpoints throughout the county, starting this coming weekend and continuing throughout the summer. Toulon said his office’s STOP DWI unit is on pace to break a record number of DWI arrests this year and encouraged young adults to turn to ...
2 Jul 2025 by Staff Writer
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Stephen J. Kotz on Aug 27, 2025