All five East End towns have recently adopted a uniform set of rules and regulations that will guide the future allocation of money generated by their respective community preservation funds,... more
Edwin Astudillo-Vazquez, 37, of Shirley was arrested by Quogue Village Police on March 10 at 12:11 a.m. and charged with misdemeanor DWI. Astudillo-Vazquez was driving on Montauk Highway in Quogue when he was observed failing to stay in his lane, according to police, who said he was pulled over and an investigation revealed he was driving drunk. He was processed at Quogue Village Police Department and released the next morning. Molly Clifton, 49, of Speonk, was arrested by Westhampton Beach Village Police on March 9 at 1:08 a.m. and charged with DWI, a misdemeanor. Clifton was pulled over on Rogers ...
by Staff Writer
WESTHAMPTON — A U.S. Coast Guard staffer reported to Southampton Town Police on March 6 that they had discovered someone had broken into a vacant building owned by the Coast Guard and spray painted on the walls and damaged a water main that caused 5 feet of flooding in the building’s basement. The Westhampton Fire Department responded because it appeared that oil storage tanks in the basement were leaking. The Suffolk County Water Authority shut off the water main. Police are investigating. HAMPTON BAYS — A Stop & Shop employee reported to police on March 7 that he had seen ...
by Staff Writer
March 18 is such an odd date for a Southampton Town vote, and timing could be everything as voters go to the polls to temporarily fill a vacant seat on the Town Council, created by Tommy John Schiavoni’s election to the State Assembly in the fall. Snowbirds are away, people are heavily distracted by so many other things going on in the world, and the race could just as easily pass many town residents’ notice. But it would be unfair to both Republican Rick Martel and Democrat John Leonard not to pay attention and, more importantly, not to show up ...
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Rohma Abbas on May 3, 2011