The Southampton Union Free School District made history on Tuesday night when the School Board appointed Dr. Fatima Morrell, a nationally recognized administrator with more than 30 years of educational experience, as the next superintendent of schools — the first-ever African American administrator to helm the district. Effective July 8, she will replace Dr. Nicholas Dyno, who was named superintendent in 2017, although he has worked in the district since 2005 — first as high ...
Southampton Town Police have reported a vehicle accident in front of Goldberg's Famous Bagels shop on County Road 39 in Tuckahoe on Thursday afternoon. The ...
Editorials
1994. It’s hard to imagine, but despite being a matriarchal society, that was the first year Shinnecock Nation women were permitted to vote on tribal...
Letters
Spend Some MoneyWith regard to the Bel-Aire Cove Motel, I would like to mention a few things that are either not fair or make no sense. Bel-Aire was bought about seven years ago. The supervisor at that time said, “Now that we own it, the building will come down and the property will be cleaned up.” What about the asbestos? Can’t it leach into the groundwater? Shouldn’t the new supervisor and board honor the previous supervisor’s statement? Southampton Town spent millions of...
Incorrect Resolution?It might pay to review the resolution approving the 600-acre golf course resort in East Quogue (known as the Lewis Road PRD). The property was originally governed by a 5-acre zoning standard, which means the owner of the 600 acres, Discovery Land, had the right to build 118 houses. Those houses could have been clustered on smaller-than-5-acre lots. However, the 5-acre zoning standard would not have changed; i.e., the space that opened up as a result of clustering the housing...
It’s been a long journey for Nolan Quinlan, one he hopes will continue in the ....
Read More Southampton SportsThe East Hampton baseball team cut in half its path to clinching a Suffolk County ...
Read More East Hampton SportsA strong, blustery wind, on what was otherwise a seasonable Saturday morning, helped push runners ...
Read More Sag Harbor SportsOLA of Eastern Long Island’s (Organización Latino Americana) annual Pachanga musical event…
