Pearce Takes Over Southampton PD After Wilson Departure
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The full size shower. DANA SHAW
The full size shower. DANA SHAW
on Nov 14, 2012
Although his resignation does not take effect until December 1, the Southampton Town Board this week stripped Police Chief William Wilson Jr. of his authority and bestowed command of the... more
Stony Brook Southampton Hospital’s Center for Parkinson’s Disease and Stony Brook University’s School of Health Professions will host an evening with Dr. Ray Dorsey, author of “The Parkinson’s Plan,” on Wednesday, December 3. Admission is free but registration for the limited seating is required. The lecture will be held at Duke Lecture Hall, Stony Brook Southampton Campus, 39 Tuckahoe Road in Southampton. Dr. Dorsey is an internationally renowned neurologist and leading Parkinson’s researcher. His book lays out the environmental drivers of Parkinson’s disease, the policy changes needed to shape the future of brain health, and why prevention must be part ...
10 Nov 2025 by Staff Writer
The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is offering a unique opportunity for students passionate about American history. In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the DAR America 250! Scholarship will award ten students with a one-time $25,000 scholarship in 2026. Undergraduate and graduate students majoring in American history at accredited colleges or universities are eligible to apply. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, maintain a minimum 3.5 GPA, and submit a one-page essay either on the founding of the nation or on their personal volunteer achievements for community and country. “We are so thrilled ...
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I am writing this letter to ask all of you to agree with me that the gasoline-powered leaf blower is, perhaps, one of the worst inventions of the past 75 years. It would be fitting if it was invented in Japan in 1947 as retribution for the U.S. atomic bombing of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I don’t want to diminish those horrific acts, but it was invented in Japan around 1977. I do think the time has come to do something about the noise, pollution, and to free the poor operators from the health risks imposed by ...
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Southampton Village Mayor Bill Manger and his loyalist attorney, Eileen Powers, are once again wrong, this time by blocking access to an Architectural Review Board study that could expand Southampton Village’s historic district. Their excuse? They call the report a “draft.” Under New York’s Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law § 87[2][g]), that justification doesn’t hold. FOIL explicitly prohibits an agency from withholding “statistical or factual tabulations or data,” even when those appear in a preliminary document. If a report contains maps, data tables, surveys, timelines, or other factual material, then, at a minimum, those portions must be released ...
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According to The Southampton Press, more than a dozen federal officers arrived in a caravan of what appeared to be their personal cars and mustered at the Hampton Bays Fire Department on Montauk Highway, before setting out in a fleet of unmarked minivans [“Dozens of ICE Agents Sweep Through Hampton Bays and Westhampton Beach Wednesday,” 27east.com, November 5]. Putting aside the cruelty of it all, the elephant in the room is this: Did Southampton Town Supervisor Maria Moore and the police department she oversees know about this ICE raid in advance and, if so, to what extent? The fact that ...
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A food drive for the food pantry at St. Rosalie’s Church is being organized by the Hampton Bays Action Group and will be held at the Stop & Shop in Hampton Bays on Saturday, November 15, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Among the items needed are cereal, shelf-stable milk, juice boxes, peanut butter, jelly, canned tuna, canned chicken, canned soup, crackers, boxed macaroni and cheese, dry pasta, canned sauces, rices, beans (canned or dry), canned vegetables, especially peas, corn, mixed vegetables and potatoes, bottled water, individual-size chips and pretzels and crunch bars. For more information, email pninamichelson@gmail.com.
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The Fourth of July Parade Committee extends heartfelt thanks to all of our participants, underwriters, sponsors, Elks Lodge 1574, Kathleen Miller, and the Fundraising Committee for their hard work and dedication. Over 150 guests attended our fundraiser to support one of the largest parades on Long Island. Next year marks the 250th birthday of our grateful nation, and on Saturday, July 4, 2026, we will celebrate this historic milestone together. We are deeply appreciative of our donors and volunteers. As many know, the parade is funded solely by community donations, and every contribution truly makes a difference. Our parade began ...
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Southampton Town Democratic Chairman Gordon Herr picked the wrong election cycle to sit out. His baffling decision to not run a second Democrat Town Council candidate came amid a blue wave that swept across eastern Long Island, New Jersey and Virginia — a wave that carried all five Democratic Town Trustees candidates in Southampton Town and even ousted experienced and well-liked Trustee President Scott Horowitz. Town Democrats should have been prepared for a pendulum swing like this, yet they weren’t. Against that backdrop, Herr’s refusal — which he denies was part of any backroom deal — to field a second ...
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on Nov 14, 2012