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Hills Opponents Offer Alternative Plan For East Quogue Property

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The recreational field behind Pierson Middle-High School will be replanted and maintained by the Bridge Golf Club beginning during the last week of classes. KELLY ZEGERS

The recreational field behind Pierson Middle-High School will be replanted and maintained by the Bridge Golf Club beginning during the last week of classes. KELLY ZEGERS

Back in the classroom, students decide which kinds flowers they want to purchase and grow. KELLY ZEGERS

Back in the classroom, students decide which kinds flowers they want to purchase and grow. KELLY ZEGERS SONY DSC

The portables on the Eastport Elementary School property will be demolished Monday morning. ALEXA GORMAN

The portables on the Eastport Elementary School property will be demolished Monday morning. ALEXA GORMAN

Raymond Fell, search consultant at Eastern Suffolk BOCES, talks to parents at Quogue School about finding a new superintendent. AMANDA BERNOCCO

Raymond Fell, search consultant at Eastern Suffolk BOCES, talks to parents at Quogue School about finding a new superintendent. AMANDA BERNOCCO

A rooftop pool is added to the Water Street condos in Sag Harbor. The condos have been under construction since 2007, stalled because of the financial crisis, and are now back under renovation. Brandon B. Quinn

A rooftop pool is added to the Water Street condos in Sag Harbor. The condos have been under construction since 2007, stalled because of the financial crisis, and are now back under renovation. Brandon B. Quinn

A groundbreaking celebration for the Bridgehampton School expansion project was held on Friday afternoon. AMANDA BERNOCCO

A groundbreaking celebration for the Bridgehampton School expansion project was held on Friday afternoon. AMANDA BERNOCCO

Tuckahoe students made bowls and spoons for an upcoming fundraiser to raise awareness that there are hungry people in the community. BY ERIN MCKINLEY

Tuckahoe students made bowls and spoons for an upcoming fundraiser to raise awareness that there are hungry people in the community. BY ERIN MCKINLEY

Tuckahoe students made bowls and spoons for an upcoming fundraiser to raise awareness that there are hungry people in the community. BY ERIN MCKINLEY

Tuckahoe students made bowls and spoons for an upcoming fundraiser to raise awareness that there are hungry people in the community. BY ERIN MCKINLEY

authorAmanda Bernocco on Dec 6, 2016
For nearly three years, the developer behind a proposed luxury golf course resort, called “The Hills at Southampton, which targets nearly 600 acres in East Quogue—the largest swath of undeveloped... more

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