Sand May Be Running Out of Mines' Hourglass as Southampton Town Eyes Amortization Proposal
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The Sand Land sand mine in Noyac.
The Sand Land sand mine in Noyac.
Stephen J. Kotz on Nov 6, 2024
A plan to amortize sand mines in Southampton Town, first aired seven years ago, has been revived. On Thursday, October 31, the Town Board discussed a proposal brought forth by... more
Since his swearing-in in January 2023, U.S. Representative Nick LaLota hasn’t faced a series of votes that rivaled the recent domestic spending package, which he played a significant role in pushing through Congress and onto President Donald Trump’s desk. It gave him a notable win: He proudly says he delivered on his promise to 1st District voters that he would get a reprieve on the federal government’s cap on the state and local tax deduction, or SALT. Ultimately, that’s true, with an asterisk. But it’s fair for voters to ask: At what price? Did a single-minded focus on this goal ...
9 Jul 2025 by Editorial Board
Stony Brook Medicine and UnitedHealthcare have inked a new three-year contract that will maintain coverage of visits to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital and Meetinghouse Lane Medical physicians for those with UnitedHealthcare or Oxford insurance plans. The agreement was announced just a day before the expiration of a temporary extension of the previous agreements announced in June, when the state’s largest insurer began notifying its customers that Stony Brook’s hospitals and doctors would be out of network coverage soon. “There will be no interruption in coverage for any of our United/Oxford patients,” Stony Brook announced in a statement this week. “We ...
by Michael Wright
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Stephen J. Kotz on Nov 6, 2024