A former Montauk businessman was sentenced Monday to serve three to nine years in prison after pleading guilty to three counts of second-degree and two counts of third-degree grand larceny for a scheme that defrauded businesses of $400,000 over three years.
Sag Harbor Redevelopment Plans Get First Airing
The real estate developer Jeremy Morton discussed his plans for the commercial buildings at 2 Main Street and 22 Long Island Avenue in Sag Harbor at a village planning board hearing on Nov. 26.
December 3, 2024
Police & Courts
The Southampton Town Police Department will run a Civilian Police Academy, which will teach residents about department operations, starting on Jan. 16 at 6 p.m.
Nov 27, 2024
Three men were taken to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Saturday night after a collision on Abraham’s Path, south of Springs-Fireplace Road.
Nov 27, 2024
An Egypt Lane woman reported a deer stuck in vines on the afternoon of Nov. 18. Village police arrived, but the deer was no longer there. It “must have escaped,” they reported.
Nov 27, 2024
Immigration Advocates on Alert
With the Republican Party winning the White House and both houses of Congress, local immigration attorneys and the nonprofit OLA of Eastern Long Island are preparing for major changes to immigration policy.
Nov 27, 2024
Improving Prefab House Deliveries in East Hampton
The town board tackled a quirky piece of legislation at last week’s work session, involving the temporary storage of prefabricated homes. The problem arises when trucks arrive with their oversize loads. They often sit idling, sometimes for hours, while they wait for a local builder to arrive to pick up the goods.
Nov 27, 2024
Government
Construction work at a long-controversial nightclub on Three Mile Harbor Road was set to begin three months ago, at which point it became strikingly apparent that the building had no basement at all, as had been assumed during the planning process. Rather than being retained, it would have to be built. This created an issue: Is excavating a new basement an expansion of a nonconforming building?
Nov 27, 2024
A bill that would designate Plum Island as a national monument has been passed by the House Natural Resources Committee, paving the way for a congressional vote.
Nov 27, 2024
The town board awarded about $120,000 in community development block grants to four organizations last week, Maureen’s Haven and OLA among them.
Nov 27, 2024
The owner of the Huntting Inn, spurned by an October decision of the East Hampton Village Zoning Board of Appeals that a pool and other improvements it had planned for its historic property could not be considered, filed papers last week to sue the board and the village.
Nov 27, 2024
Arts
Exhibition Tour at The Church
Myrna Davis and April Gornik, co-curators of the exhibition “Yes, No, WOW: The Push Pin Studios Revolution,” will lead a tour of the show at The Church.
Dec 5, 2024
With three short-story collections and a dystopian novel to his credit, John McCaffrey is bringing "Scrooge . . . The Relapse" to LTV.
Dec 5, 2024
Boots on the Ground Theater recreates a 1940s radio studio, complete with props, costumes, and sound effects, for "A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play."
Dec 5, 2024
"Ian Swordy: Direct Carving at Duck Creek" brings three monumental sculptures and a pedestal piece to the Springs arts center.
Dec 5, 2024
Villages
An Upside to the Drought? A Downturn in Ticks
Want something nice to talk about on Thanksgiving? Allow yourself to indulge in a little schadenfreude and take joy in the struggles of the hated, the feared, the disgusting, and yes, the misunderstood tick.
PSEG Cable Will Bypass Greenbelt
PSEG Long Island unveiled its final plan last week for a 69-kilovolt underground transmission circuit that will pass through Sag Harbor, and not the Long Pond Greenbelt.
The South Fork's Rising Property Insurance Rates, Explained
“Market hardening” is the insurance industry buzzword of the day. It refers to insurance companies taking steps to preserve their profitability, often by hiking premiums and imposing stricter terms for customers. And when it comes to home insurance, it’s happening right here and right now.
Sports
Nov 27, 2024
