Clock Runs Out for East Hampton GOP to Nominate Gruber for Supervisor
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David Gruber at the Republican Party screening last week in East Hampton. Christine Sampson photo.
David Gruber at the Republican Party screening last week in East Hampton. Christine Sampson photo.
on Apr 16, 2019
David Gruber, a longtime East Hampton Town Democratic Committee strategist who flipped the script on local politics last week when he screened with the East Hampton Republican Committee for the... more
Governor Kathy Hochul announced last week that New York State Police and local law enforcement agencies will participate in the national enforcement initiative on impaired driving this holiday season. The “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign, an initiative funded by the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee, runs from through Wednesday, January 1. “New York has zero tolerance for impaired and reckless driving,” said Hochul in a press release. “Let me be clear, if you place yourself or other drivers in danger this holiday season, you will be ticketed or face criminal charges. Don’t be the person to ruin the holidays ...
14 Dec 2024 by Staff Writer
New legislation introduced by State Senator Monica Martinez will soon give paid first responders in Suffolk County the option to retire after 25 years of service, an enticement that could help address staffing shortages and boost recruitment of paid EMS workers. Service districts will be able to elect to include certain EMS personnel in the state pension plan. Originally approved in 2023, the plan was able to move forward thanks to a companion bill outlining a clear mechanism for fire districts to opt in. Governor Kathy Hochul’s signing of the new measure now establishes that process. “Serving your community as ...
11 Dec 2024 by Cailin Riley
Now come the shortest days, and we offset the long nights with lights and little candles everywhere. In a show of determination and defiance, decor is how we get through the darkest days merrily. I do not rationalize the need to decorate, and I do not fight the urge. Instead, I consider what is durable and plentiful. If I hang it from a bespoke wire hook, will people grasp the symmetry and austere beauty? Will they flock to my booth at the craft market? We had a bumper garlic crop. And sales were slack. So, going into soup season, we’ve ...
by Marilee Foster
Canio’s Books, On the Road, will open a holiday pop-up shop over three weekends in December at the Sag Harbor Whaling and Historical Museum at 200 Main Street. The temporary bookshop will offer holiday gifts and books for sale starting Thursday, December 12, and concluding Sunday, December 29, at the historic museum in the heart of Sag Harbor Village. The shop will be open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursdays through Sundays, and on Friday, December 27, until 6:30 p.m., to welcome music fans heading to the jazz concert at the Masonic Hall upstairs. While the museum is officially ...
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on Apr 16, 2019