Robert L. Knotoff of Remsenburg died on July 4 at Peconic Bay Medical Center following a long illness. He was 82. Mr. Knotoff was born January 5, 1938 to Lillian... more
The special master appointed by a Steuben County judge to redraw New York’s State Senate and congressional district maps after the courts tossed out maps drawn by Democratic legislators has completed his work. The new district boundaries, which are expected to be finalized on Friday, take back many of the partisan advantages Democrats had baked into the process when they took over the redistricting task after a nonpartisan commission, made up of equal numbers of Democrats and Republicans, failed to come to a consensus last fall. Locally, the biggest change will be in the 1st Congressional District. Democrats had proposed ...
by Stephen J. Kotz
Schools on the South Fork were supported by voters Tuesday night, with budgets approved by wide margins across the board. Sagaponack The Sagaponack School District, which sought to pierce the state tax cap this year with its $1.87 million budget for the 2022-23 school year, was supported unanimously 24-0. Cathy Hatgistavrou was reelected to the School Board with 24 votes. Bridgehampton In Bridgehampton, the district’s $20.95 million budget for 2022-23 was supported by voters, 103-37. A proposition to renew leases on two parcels next to the school for up to three years, for use as part of the district’s agricultural ...
by Kathryn G. Menu
Schools on the South Fork were supported by voters Tuesday night, with budgets approved by wide margins across the board. East Hampton East Hampton residents voted, 186-21, in favor of the school district’s $76.5 million budget for the 2022-23 school year. Community members also approved a proposition to establish a repair reserve fund that would enable the district to save for future repairs, 189 to 19. The creation comes at no additional cost to taxpayers. The repair reserve fund is for emergency use only, and money would only be pulled from it to do things like fix a broken boiler ...
by Kathryn G. Menu And Desiree Keegan
on Jul 10, 2020