QUOGUE SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPOSITIONS In addition to the budget, district residents will be asked to vote on two propositions: Proposition 2 requests permission for the board to establish a $5... more
The Lift Our Communities, Advertise Locally (LOCAL) Act would provide small businesses with up to $4,000 for marketing in community media Small businesses on the East End might soon be receiving some much-needed financial relief. Last month, State Senator Monica R. Martinez and Assembly member Jen Lunsford introduced the Lift Our Communities, Advertise Locally (LOCAL) Act, which would establish a new $10 million tax credit for small businesses advertising in local media outlets. The LOCAL Act aims to support the marketing needs of small businesses — especially those that are minority-, woman- or veteran-owned, or that have 10 employees or ...
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SOUTHAMPTON VILLAGE — Police arrested 23-year-old Amar Gardner of Southampton and charged him with criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree, a misdemeanor, on January 23 after he was pulled over on Somerset Avenue for a traffic violation and it was discovered that the license plates on his 2006 Chrysler 300 had been stolen from another vehicle, according to police. WESTHAMPTON BEACH — On January 27 at 10:25 a.m., Westhampton Beach Village Police responded to a complaint from an individual who had been scammed out of a large sum of money. The individual reported that he had received ...
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Lucia Macario-Morales, 38, of Westhampton was arrested by Southampton Town Police at about 11:15 p.m. on January 24 and charged with felony aggravated DWI after being pulled over on County Road 39 for, police said, driving erratically and failing to stop at a stop sign. A check of DMV records revealed that her driver’s license was suspended and that she was required to have an interlock device installed on her vehicle. Macario-Morales then was deemed to be intoxicated after performing poorly on a field sobriety test.
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Over the past three issues, coinciding with the inauguration of President Donald J. Trump to a second term as the chief executive, The Express News Group has been exploring the potential fallout of Trump’s tough new immigration policies on the East End, in a series titled “Crackdown.” It concludes this week with a conversation about the potential impact on the businesses and economy of the region, which relies heavily on immigrant labor in so many sectors. Trump’s win in November appears to have been driven largely by his rhetoric on immigration, which was embraced by a nation that seems ready ...
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Amanda Bernocco on May 8, 2017