U.S. Representative Lee Zeldin met with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in February.
U.S. Representative Lee Zeldin met with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in February.
Valerie Gordon on May 3, 2019
Ilir Bytyqi testified in front of the House Foreign Affairs Committee last week, demanding justice for his brothers, Ylli, Agron and Mehmet Bytyqi, Hampton Bays residents who were murdered in... 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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It goes without saying — but let’s not let it. The weekend’s sudden drama was a spectacular reminder of a couple of things: how delicate our balance with nature is, how devastating human activity can be without ill intention, how risky the new extreme weather and resulting conditions are, and, once again, how much in debt the entire region is to the men and women who run toward danger instead of away. The weekend’s wildfires near Gabreski Airport made for stunning visuals, with walls of flame and columns of smoke, and the entire situation brought back memories of past conflagrations ...
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Bertha Mae Ward of Southampton died on March 8 in North Carolina. She was 77. A viewing will be held on Saturday, March 22, from 10-11 a.m., with a home-going service at 11 a.m. at Kings Chapel Church of God in Christ in Southampton. Interment to follow at Southampton Cemetery. Arrangements by the Brockett Funeral home.
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Valerie Gordon on May 3, 2019