Stop & Shop will open its doors Friday in Hampton Bays
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Bryan Finlayson on Apr 15, 2009
Linda Anno says she does her grocery shopping at the King Kullen supermarket in Hampton Bays for one simple reason. “It’s the only one,” the part-time Hampton Bays resident said... more
Dylan Flores, 25, of Hampton Bays was arrested at about 10:30 p.m. on April 17 and charged with misdemeanor DWI after Southampton Town Police responded to the scene of a multi-car accident at the intersection of Tuckahoe Road and County Road 39 in Southampton and a breath alcohol test indicated he had been drinking more than the legal limit. Flores was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital for evaluation, and once released, taken to Southampton Town Police headquarters in Hampton Bays for further processing. Luis Patzan Ajvix, 24, of Flanders was arrested at about 7:30 p.m. on April 20 and ...
23 Apr 2025 by Staff Writer
SOUTHAMPTON VILLAGE — A resident reported to Southampton Village Police this week that he had recently noticed that someone cashed a check from his Suffolk Credit Union account for $5,700 that he had not written or authorized. He told police that when notified of the fraud, the bank refunded the money to his account but wanted a police report to be filed. SOUTHAMPTON VILLAGE — An employee of the 7-Eleven convenience store on North Sea Road reported to Southampton Village Police on April 22 that he observed a man take a Red Bull energy drink and a toothbrush off the ...
by Staff Writer
A glimpse back in time to the 19th century would reveal, in most of the East End’s hamlets and villages, small general stores, often containing a local post office, where people living in the neighborhood could purchase groceries and necessary supplies — and, later on, gasoline for a growing number of automobiles. Over the years, many of those general stores disappeared, making way for larger business districts and developments, especially as the South Fork grew into a flourishing tourist destination. Big-box stores eventually arrived, challenging even those downtown shopping destinations. But it was those general stores, mixed with a thriving ...
by Editorial Board
And, in the same vein, Sag Harbor Village’s holiday weekend “Keep It Local” shopping event was a success, and it’s a model that should be repeated more frequently in the village — and in every other village and hamlet shopping district on the South Fork. It was the Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce that undertook the very simple campaign to encourage people not just to walk the streets of Sag Harbor but to cross the threshold and actually spend some money. Because the village has no issue with foot traffic these days, but its merchants are struggling. That’s the theme ...
by Editorial Board
Two incumbent members of the Riverhead School Board are running unopposed in the May 20 election. Board President James Scudder, who was elected in 2023 to complete an unfinished term, is seeking his first full three-year term. He will be joined on the ballot by Matthew Wallace, the board’s former vice president, who was first elected in 2019 and is seeking his third term.
by Staff Writer
The Town of Southampton is still actively seeking employees to staff its many beaches, particularly the bays and oceans in the eastern portion of the town, and is offering new locations for lifeguard training courses to help make the process run more smoothly and, hopefully, attract new candidates. Positions for beach manager, assistant beach manager, and beach attendants are still open at Foster Memorial Long Beach in Sag Harbor, and at the town’s ocean beaches east of the Shinnecock Canal, including Sagg Main, Mecox, Scott Cameron and Flying Point. In past years, the lifeguard certification courses — a necessary prerequisite ...
by Cailin Riley
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Bryan Finlayson on Apr 15, 2009