Southampton Town Board Adopts Sand Mine Amortization Law
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An aerial view of the Sand Land sand mine. DOUG KUNTZ
An aerial view of the Sand Land sand mine. DOUG KUNTZ
Stephen J. Kotz on Apr 9, 2025
A measure that will effectively force the closure of sand mines in Southampton Town over the next seven years through an amortization process was passed by the Town Board on... more
Naturopathica Coming To Topping Rose Naturopathica Spas, the experiential arm of holistic wellness, skin and bodycare brand Naturopathica, will bring its signature botanical treatments to Topping Rose House, the 19th century mansion turned luxury hotel in Bridgehampton. Having opened its original Spa and Healing Arts Center in East Hampton in 1995, this opening comes as part of the brand’s 30th anniversary celebration this season. “With our roots out east, we’re thrilled to be expanding into Bridgehampton in our 30th anniversary year,” said Cathy O’Brien, Naturopathica’s CEO. “Hotels have always provided a natural home base for our spas, and Topping Rose ...
12 Apr 2025 by Staff Writer
Share the Harvest Farm will host its Spring Market on Saturday, May 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Luke’s Church’s Hoie Hall in East Hampton. The event will showcase a lineup of local vendors, food artisans, fresh flowers, live music, and more, in support of Share the Harvest Farm’s mission to fight food insecurity on the East End. Visitors will enjoy live music by Chris Kline, raffles, and a variety of local food and drink offerings. Slow Food East End will there, and guests can sip on Spring in a Bottle nonalcoholic rosé by Wölffer Estate, served ...
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Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon Jr., along with representatives from the New York State Sheriff’s Association and autism advocacy organizations recently announced the Suffolk sheriff’s office’s participation in the nationwide Blue Envelope Program. The initiative, being sponsored by the New York State Sheriff’s Association, is intended to facilitate smoother interactions between law enforcement officers and drivers on the autism spectrum during traffic stops. The program provides drivers with an official envelope to safely store essential documents, such as a driver’s license, vehicle registration, and insurance information. In addition, the blue envelope serves as a visual cue to officers, signaling that ...
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SAG HARBOR VILLAGE — Sag Harbor Village Police, working with the New York State Police Department’s computer crimes unit, are investigating a series of false alarm 911 phone calls they have received over the past couple of months. Police dispatch received yet another one of these calls, termed “swatting,” last week. As was the case previously, the caller reported a man with a gun in the area of Main Street, who, the caller said, was holding a female hostage. While police were able to quickly conclude that this was yet another false alarm, such calls do endanger the public and ...
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Justin W. Napolillo, 27, of Amagansett was arrested by a Sag Harbor Village Police officer on foot patrol on a misdemeanor DWI charge on Sunday evening. Police said the officer was approached by a pedestrian who reported having seen Napolillo, apparently quite intoxicated, stumbling out of his vehicle, a 2019 BMW, on Wharf Street. The officer almost immediately spotted Napolillo, the police report indicates, behind the wheel of the BMW, driving on Wharf Street approaching its intersection with South Ferry Road. The officer approached the BMW, when it stopped at the intersection’s stop sign. According to police, when Napolillo tried ...
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If you poll most Americans of all political stripes, you’d find a general agreement that there’s likely waste and fraud in the massive amount of federal spending, and that identifying and eliminating it would be a worthwhile task. What’s happening, though, in the first 100 days of the second Donald Trump administration is drawing criticism, and it’s because the cuts are being made with a chainsaw — Elon Musk’s symbolism, not ours — instead of a scalpel. Surgery was needed, but the intervention appears far worse than the ailment the nation came in with. One piece of evidence to support ...
9 Apr 2025 by Editorial Board
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Stephen J. Kotz on Apr 9, 2025