In a police body camera video that the Village of Westhampton Beach failed to release for more than seven months, in contravention of the New York State Freedom of Information Law, the village’s chief of police tells an off-duty police officer who had just been in a rollover accident in the village, “I smell alcohol on you from here.” The Southampton Press formally requested the video under FOIL in September 2023. The village only made ...
Eyewitness reports that a bus arrived in the parking lot at Macy’s in Hampton Bays on Tuesday evening, April 23, from which a few dozen ...
Editorials
The 2025 New York State budget approved on Saturday includes elements of the Local Journalism Sustainability Act, providing a payroll tax credit for local news...
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 was far from easy, but, Gail Miranda did it. The 63-year-old Hampton Bays resident ....
Read More Southampton SportsGabrielle Payne is proof that you can come home again. Payne, a senior, played softball ...
Read More East Hampton SportsNick Gazzolo is a sailor through and through, has been his whole life, and as ...
Read More Sag Harbor SportsGathering around the dining table for a shared meal has long been a cherished tradition in this…
