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Westhampton Beach Middle School Mourns Beloved Monitor Whose 'Smile Filled a Room'

Judge Tosses Lawsuit Challenging Westhampton Beach Lease for Solar Project

Hampton Bays American Legion Fundraiser Concert Slated at Westhampton Brewery

Brown Budda Wants To Be the 'Amazon' of Weed for Hamptons, With Higher Future in Mind

Maidstone Gun Club Still Under Fire as East Hampton Town Considers Extending Lease

Fort Pond Drainage Project Vexes CCOM

East Hampton’s 2025 Budget Moves Toward Public Hearing

Proposed East Hampton Senior Center’s Environmental Assessment Indicates Minor Impacts

Sag Harbor Partnership Will Raise Funds To Restore Fire Museum

As Kmart Bows Out of Bridgehampton Commons, All Eyes Are on Target as a Rumored Replacement

At Home Baker in Noyac Finds a Niche in the World of Sourdough Bread

Harbor Committee Blinks, Ending Standoff Over Proposed House Close to Wetlands in Sag Harbor

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Meeting in the Middle

Language is a great divider, and as the East End’s demographics have steadily evolved over the past two decades, finding ways to bridge that divide...

An Impassioned Crowd

If nothing else, one thing can be said about the Hampton Bays residents who attended the first Express Sessions forum of the year, “Hampton Bays...

Safety First

East Hampton Town officials appear near ready to ink a new lease of parkland to the Maidstone Gun Club, and Town Attorney Robert Connelly has...

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I am a former member of Congress from the 1st District of New York who had the privilege of serving three terms and was on the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee. Many know me as a local graduate of Westhampton Beach High School and some as an employee of Gloria’s and the local pharmacy in Westhampton Beach. We cannot fool around. We need John Avlon to make sure Brookhaven Lab gets its fair share, that we have clean water and...

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I was disappointed to read Bill Manger’s letter in The Southampton Press attacking a resident, specifically for defending village employees and their right to organize under New York State’s Taylor Law [“False and Malicious,” Letters, October 3]. Manger’s decision to publicly attack a private citizen is not only unbecoming but shows how rattled he is by this resident’s accurate observations. His letter, titled “False and Malicious,” is, ironically, just that, for several reasons. First, he denies there have been “multiple”...

Fourth Annual Heart of the Hamptons Pickleball Tournament Raises More Than $10,000

Buchen, Borruso Come Back To Win Division IV Girls Tennis Doubles Title

Youth could have ruled the day in the doubles final of the Division IV Tennis ....

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Rigby, Menu Qualify for County Individual Girls Tennis Tournament, Cap an Overall Solid Showing at Divisions for Bonac

Progress. It’s something every program wants to see every year, and the East Hampton girls ...

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Tintle's Goal Gives East Hampton Field Hockey Much Needed Victory Over Pierson/Bridgehampton

Ava Tintle’s goal just a few minutes into the fourth quarter gave the East Hampton ...

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Hampton Theatre Company’s 40th Season Begins With 'Now and Then'

Boots on the Ground Theater Launches Its New Season with Terrence McNally's 'It's Only a Play'

Kicking off its fall season at the Southampton Cultural Center on October 18, Boots on the Ground…

New Show at The Church Looks at the Revolutionary Push Pin Studio

Back in 1954, something of a creative revolution began in New York City in the world of art and…

HIFF: In the Mockumentary 'The Premiere', the Community Is the Star

There are probably more people in the world than you imagine who have dreamed of producing their own…