Sag Harbor Village Board Begins Review of $16.13 Million Budget
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The Sag Harbor Municipal Building.
The Sag Harbor Municipal Building.
Stephen J. Kotz on Feb 18, 2025
The Sag Harbor Village Board on Thursday, February 13, took its first look at a preliminary $16.13 million budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year that, if adopted as is, would... more
SAG HARBOR VILLAGE — Village Police responded to a report of construction being done on the Presidents Day holiday on Washington Avenue. An officer spoke with a foreman of the company that was doing the work, telling the foreman about the village code prohibiting such work on a holiday. The foreman explained that they were putting in a metal retaining wall, and that it would be hazardous to stop work before the wall was in place. The foreman told the police that it would take about 60 to 90 minutes to finish, and that at that point all work with ...
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Esly Escobar found a passion for the visual arts quite by accident, he says. The LTV studios technician and Westhampton Beach resident describes one winter when he literally threw colorful paints on cardboard, and he fell in love. Before long, he had cleaned up a spot in his basement to serve as a studio and “got lost in it” for years. “I’d forget about everything. I would just go to work, come back, go buy materials,” he said. The driving passion resulted in him producing over 70 paintings. He soon found himself with a solo show at the Remsenburg Academy, ...
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Stephen J. Kotz on Feb 18, 2025