Examining The Role Of Accessory Dwellings In The Affordable Housing Conversation
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Accessory dwelling units, defined by any additional housing structures located on properties zoned for single-family residences, could be key in providing affordable housing.
Accessory dwelling units, defined by any additional housing structures located on properties zoned for single-family residences, could be key in providing affordable housing.
Cailin Riley on Apr 13, 2022
“If you don’t have affordable housing, you really don’t have a community.” These words are from East Hampton Town Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc, who, like many leaders in local government... more
Walter M. Pizarro Juela, 39, of East Hampton Town was charged with first-time misdemeanor DWI Friday afternoon by Sag Harbor Village Police. An officer who had been dispatched to investigate a report of a suspicious vehicle parked on Haven Beach said that when he approached the Subaru Outback Pizarro Juela was seated behind the steering wheel, keys in the ignition and engine running. He saw Pizarro Juela consuming what turned out to be, the officer said, an alcoholic beverage. The officer reported that Pizarro Juela appeared intoxicated and had him perform sobriety tests, which the officer said that he failed. ...
24 Apr 2024 by Staff Writer
SAG HARBOR VILLAGE — On the night of April 15, Village Police received a complaint of an assault from a woman who was being treated at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital for an injury. The woman stated that she was a resident of an apartment on Main Street, and had gone out onto her porch, when a neighbor in an adjoining building began yelling at her. The two, she said, eventually got into a physical altercation in which she said she was injured. Police then interviewed the man the woman had accused of assaulting her. The man stated that, in fact, ...
by Staff Writer
State lawmakers and Governor Kathy Hochul delivered for residents of the South Fork and Stony Brook University in the state budget formulated last week. As part of the massive spending plan, the governor agreed to a measure that would allow the state and the Town of Southampton to partner in an effort to restore the historic windmill at Stony Brook’s Southampton campus. Additionally, Hochul’s plan to create up to 15,000 affordable housing units on state-owned land across the state — including at the Southampton campus — was included in the budget. Both measures mark a significant dedication by state and ...
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The 2025 New York State budget approved on Saturday includes elements of the Local Journalism Sustainability Act, providing a payroll tax credit for local news outlets — a lifeline for a vital but struggling industry that benefits every state resident. Over the past quarter century, traditional revenue sources for community newspapers have been greatly diminished as international conglomerates have largely gobbled up the advertising business and moved it online. Largely as a result of this shift, between 2004 and 2023, 2,627 weekly publications closed or merged with other papers between 2004 and 2023. Some papers that survived have become husks ...
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There will be a contested race for three seats on the Bridgehampton School Board this year, with two incumbents — Vice President Jo Ann Comfort and board member Angela Chmielewski — seeking reelection, and two newcomers, Nicole DeCastri Zabala and Merritt Thomas, entering the race. Comfort was voted into her role as vice president during last year’s reorganization meeting. Current President Jenn Vinski was also named president at that time, filling the vacancy left by Ron White, who resigned before the end of his term. Chmielewski is seeking a second three-year term; Comfort is seeking a third three-year term. CAILIN ...
by Cailin Riley