Southampton Town Supervisor Linda Kabot, who lost her bid for reelection on Tuesday, did not get her wish to hold her DWI trial before the general election. On Thursday, October... more
QUOGUE — Quogue Village Police arrested Steven Failla, 48, of Quogue on May 3 at 12:14 a.m. at Jessup Avenue and charged him with third-degree assault, a misdemeanor. The officers were responding to a physical dispute at a residence on Jessup Avenue. Officers on scene performed an investigation and subsequently arrested Failla, as the victim of the assault sustained a physical injury to a hand, police said. Failla was held for morning arraignment. RIVERSIDE — A Wood Road Trail resident reported to Southampton Town Police that $17,000 dollars in cash was taken from a safe within her home sometime between ...
7 May 2025 by Staff Writer
Gintaras Satas, 58, of Mastic was arrested at about 11:30 p.m. on May 2 and charged with misdemeanor DWI and several vehicle and traffic violations after the vehicle he was driving nearly struck a Southampton Town Police car that was on the side of Montauk Highway in Water Mill with its lights on conducting a traffic stop of another vehicle. When approached by the officer, Satas was found to be unsteady on his feet and a breath alcohol test indicated he had been drinking more than the legal limit, according to police.
by Staff Writer
SOUTHAMPTON — Elizabeth Phillips, 46, of East Quogue was arrested shortly before 9 a.m. on April 28 and charged with misdemeanor driving while ability impaired after she was involved in a car accident on Montauk Highway near West Gate Road and was found to be impaired by drugs. She was taken to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. RIVERSIDE — A Priscilla Avenue resident told Southampton Town Police that on April 22 at 10 a.m. two men had approached her at her home and identified themselves as New York State Department of Motor Vehicles investigators and that ...
by Staff Writer
Renny Lopez-Bermeo, 27, of East Hampton was arrested by Southampton Town Police at about 7 p.m. on April 27 and charged with felony DWI after he was pulled over for driving erratically on Lynncliff Road near Ponquogue Avenue in Hampton Bays. A minor — under the age of 17 — was in the car with him at the time, elevating the DWI charge to a felony under Leandra’s Law. He was also charged with endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor. Jeisson Cardozo-Ramirez, 28, of Hampton Bays was arrested at about 10 p.m. on April 27 and charged with ...
by Staff Writer
The turkey is the loudest thing in the predawn hours. A “gobble” descriptor does not come close to capturing his overture. From the distant darkness, it’s no songbird tuning-in when the turkey lets loose his call. So much like the bird itself, it’s a big and a slightly comical noise, followed then by a long silence. Saying nothing more, he flaps down from his roost to begin his day. There are ladies to court and toms to fight, grubs to be scratched from the earth. To be a turkey in Sagg is not so bad. No longer needing reintroduction, their ...
by Marilee Foster
It’s not fair to suggest that the last two weeks, when Southampton Town, with Suffolk County’s blessing, tested some various strategies for managing the flow of traffic westward in the afternoon rush hours, will be enough to “solve” anything. This is a Gordian knot, but Charlie McArdle is no Alexander the Great, sword in hand, ready to cut the snarl free. At best, the town’s highway superintendent is diligently picking at various parts of the heap, hoping to loosen it a tiny bit. Suffolk County officials were active participants this time, which is helpful, and they will be sitting down ...
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Frank S. Costanza on Nov 4, 2009