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Schneiderman Scores Supervisor's Seat In Southampton Town; Scalera Wins Reelection; Bouvier Earns Town Board Seat

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Jared Strecker, left, and Dommy Pensa weave eelgrass in Stephanie Forsberg's tenth grade science research class. AMANDA BERNOCCO

Jared Strecker, left, and Dommy Pensa weave eelgrass in Stephanie Forsberg's tenth grade science research class. AMANDA BERNOCCO

June 18 -- Carl Irace and Sonny Sireci play Coast Guardsmen during an annual reenactment of the 1942 Nazi landing on an Amagansett beach.

June 18 -- Carl Irace and Sonny Sireci play Coast Guardsmen during an annual reenactment of the 1942 Nazi landing on an Amagansett beach.

The mother of all lawn weeds, crabgrass, is easy to control and even eradicate. A healthy and vigorous lawn will choke it out and any rogue plants that are spotted can be hand pulled before they go to seed. This single crabgrass plant, if left to flower and seed, can produce hundreds of new plants that will germinate and establish next year. ANDREW MESSINGER

The mother of all lawn weeds, crabgrass, is easy to control and even eradicate. A healthy and vigorous lawn will choke it out and any rogue plants that are spotted can be hand pulled before they go to seed. This single crabgrass plant, if left to flower and seed, can produce hundreds of new plants that will germinate and establish next year. ANDREW MESSINGER

Westhampton Beach Superintendent Michael Radday. ERIN MCKINLEY

Westhampton Beach Superintendent Michael Radday. ERIN MCKINLEY

A plaster mask was included in the time capsule. ERIN MCKINLEY

A plaster mask was included in the time capsule. ERIN MCKINLEY

May 30: Emily Rose, 6, has a special message for veterans during the Hampton Bays Memorial Day parade.

May 30: Emily Rose, 6, has a special message for veterans during the Hampton Bays Memorial Day parade. May 30: Emily Rose, 6, has a special message for veterans during Monday’s Hampton Bays Memorial Day parade.

May 1 -- Mitchell Rechler, Suffolk County Executive Steven Bellone, Southampton Town Supervisor Anna Throne-Holst and Gregg Rechler, from left, break ground on the Hampton Business District at Francis S. Gabreski Airport in Westhampton.

May 1 -- Mitchell Rechler, Suffolk County Executive Steven Bellone, Southampton Town Supervisor Anna Throne-Holst and Gregg Rechler, from left, break ground on the Hampton Business District at Francis S. Gabreski Airport in Westhampton.

The trees were cleared from two lots in Sagaponack without the village's approval. LAURA WEIR

The trees were cleared from two lots in Sagaponack without the village's approval. LAURA WEIR

Westhampton District Superintendent Michael Radday shares the news that the budget passed shortly after the announcement. ERIN MCKINLEYH

Westhampton District Superintendent Michael Radday shares the news that the budget passed shortly after the announcement. ERIN MCKINLEYH

Members of the Quogue Fire Department at the Memorial Day service. Alexa Gorman

Members of the Quogue Fire Department at the Memorial Day service. Alexa Gorman

authorErin McKinley on Nov 4, 2015
Suffolk County Legislator Jay Schneiderman will take over the top job in Southampton Town come January, after beating his Republican opponent to the town supervisor’s seat on Tuesday. After a... more

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