Eleni Prieston, a Sag Harbor jewelry maker and artist, was visiting the south of France last spring when she came across a sight that caught her eye. It was a... more
The future of journalism is in good hands, if the members of the Springs School Journalism Club are any indication. The Express News Group was happy to welcome a handful of members of the club to our Southampton office on Friday to show them what we do and encourage them in their collective journey into the field. They needed little encouragement. The middle school kids were enthusiastic, engaged, and ready to soak up whatever bits of wisdom the Express staff shared with them. And we put them to work — the club members came to the office with a series ...
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Smart government includes the development of new sources of revenue to avoid lofty tax increases and cover growing bottom lines, while still trying to improve services and infrastructure across the board. And in Sag Harbor, the Village Board of Trustees has been trying to do just that — increase funding, including, most recently, implementing a paid parking program that may be unpopular, but has the potential to raise a significant amount of revenue on an annual basis for years to come. Another proposal, introduced during a Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce meeting earlier this month, would increase fees for organizers ...
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U.S. Representative Nick LaLota finds himself with a long runway as of this week. After he was first elected to represent the 1st Congressional District in 2022, the Republican served during a Democratic administration and a split Congress. After his reelection in November and Donald Trump’s second inauguration on Monday, he is now a Republican serving during a Republican administration, with the added benefit of a newly minted Republican Senate as well as continued GOP control of the House of Representatives. He is better positioned than he ever has been to deliver big for Suffolk County. He has had some ...
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Stephen J. Kotz on Jan 22, 2025