Second District Suffolk County Legislator Ann Welker of Southampton is seeking her second term representing the South Fork. Welker, 62, served for six years as a Southampton Town Trustee before... more
SOUTHAMPTON — Tashawn Holland, 26, of Mastic Beach was arrested by Southampton Town Police on October 13 and charged with two counts of felony possession of narcotics with intent to sell after he was pulled over on County Road 39 and a search of his vehicle turned up a large quantity of marijuana, cocaine, a scale and spoon and several clear baggies, police said. TUCKAHOE — A convenience store manager reported to Southampton Town Police on October 14 that a man and a woman who visit the store frequently had entered the store wearing motorcycle riding gear and the man ...
by Staff Writer
The Golden Pear Café in Bridgehampton will close its doors on Monday, October 27. After 30 years of faithful service, meaningful relationships and contributions to the heart of this community, we are forced to say goodbye. We have been disappointed — by a landlord who prospered alongside us for three decades, only to sever the relationship without cause or justification. It is a heartbreaking end to a remarkable chapter in The Golden Pear’s history. For 30 years, my team and I upheld every term of a triple-net lease — paying millions in rent, insurance and taxes. Through summer seasons and ...
22 Oct 2025 by Staff Writer
There’s something crooked happening in the Southampton Town Council elections. In our polarized times, we’ve gotten used to the idea that there are candidates on the far left and the far right, usually represented in New York elections by the Working Families Party and the Conservative Party. Sometimes we see cross-endorsements between Democrats and Conservatives, just as in the past there were occasional cross-endorsements between Republicans and the Independence Party, usually to indicate more moderate candidates. But you never see Republicans and the Working Families Party working together. That’s because their principles are diametrically opposed. That’s what seems to be ...
by Staff Writer
There’s a certain irony to the fact that local elections have the biggest direct impact on people’s lives — yet they regularly have the lowest turnout, much lower than, say, a presidential election, where every single vote is a tiny drop in an ocean of democratic decision-making. Your vote in the November 4 town elections — early voting begins October 25, which makes it even more convenient to get to the polls, compared to scrambling to cast a ballot on a single Tuesday — will determine how your property tax bill is spent, how your town will develop (or not), ...
by Editorial Board
Nothing happens in a vacuum, and the timing of Southampton Town’s proposed purchase of a $400,000 Lenco BearCat armored truck, coming as federal troops are on the streets in some cities and masked ICE officers appear to operate outside normal law enforcement norms, was bound to raise some concerns about the ongoing militarization of local police forces. But Southampton Town Police Chief James Kiernan has made a compelling case for the purchase: It’s a piece of equipment that might appear excessive — until the moment it’s needed. And at that moment it’s not just necessary, it likely will save lives. ...
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Stephen J. Kotz on Oct 24, 2025