East Quogue News

This Thanksgiving was one of those special holidays, the kind that memories are made of.

A 60-year-old homeless man was charged with arson after trying to set his brother's car on fire in Flanders on Friday afternoon.

Christie, my 8-month-old collie puppy, got the surprise of her life early Monday morning when Tommy the turkey and his two buddies strolled up to my bedroom sliding doors and peeked in! And speaking of my feathered friends, it is "feed the turkey" day this Saturday, November 21, at Sandy Toes Children's Boutique! Shop owner Kirsten Montgomery hopes ...

The chef-owner of Stone Creek in East Quogue doesn't put scallops on his menu at any other time of the year, but in November, he said, "we start looking for them, and the customers start asking for them.

A man and a woman from Bellport were arrested early Friday morning after police determined that they had stolen copper piping from an East Quogue house.

Quogue Volunteer Fire Department First Assistant Chief Christopher Osborne, who is also the village's ordinance inspector and 350th anniversary planner par excellence, wanted to express his gratitude - and the gratitude of the entire fire department - to some of the many people who helped out with services honoring and bidding farewell to former ...

Congratulations to Southampton Town Supervisor-elect Anna Throne-Holst. Congratulations also go out to Councilman Chris Nuzzi, who was re-elected to the Town Board, and to Councilman-elect Jim Malone.

On August 13, 1919, the legendary racehorse Man O' War suffered the only defeat of his illustrious career, shocking the crowd at Saratoga racetrack that had made him the huge favorite.

In a photo taken in October of last year, Robert Leo, who owns a home on Dune Road in East Quogue, is shown standing in the middle of the road and in water that reaches the middle of his calves.

The weekend is over and I am still congratulating myself for not eating any candy this Halloween.

Seven candidates are seeking seats on the five-member Southampton Town Board of Trustees this year.

Mother Nature, with her broad paint brush, has, seemingly overnight, transformed my garden into a golden wonderland filled with warm hues of orange, burgundy and rust.

The fourth annual Long Island Restaurant Week runs this year from Sunday, November 1, through Sunday, November 8. The eight-day promotion features a $24.95 prix fixe dinner offered by all participating restaurants for eight days, Sunday to Sunday, all night, except Saturday when the special will be offered only until 7 p.m. Each restaurant offers ...

Avital Oz, 67, of East Quogue was arrested by Quogue Village Police on Station Road at 2:45 p.m. on October 14 and charged with petit larceny, a misdemeanor.

My dear readers ... you constantly amaze me! Thanks to your generosity, the East Quogue Adopt-a-Family Committee now has participants from all of our hamlet's organizations! Volunteers and donations are still needed though to implement holiday plans for our neighbors-in-need. For more details or to make a donation, please call Lois or Bob Holley, ...

On Tuesday, October 20, from 3 to 8 p.m., at Friendly's Restaurant in Hampton Bays, 10 percent of the sales will be donated to the seventh grade's class trip to Washington, D.C. Sag Harbor Elementary Opening night of Partners in Print 2009, a program for kindergartners and first-graders who are not yet reading or are just beginning to read, takes ...

A Hampton Bays man, who was wanted for murder in California and who was featured on an episode of "America's Most Wanted" last year, was arrested by New York State Police last week after police said he was stopped on suspicion of driving drunk in Hampton Bays.

It was the return of the prodigal cat to BookHampton on Sunday when James, the large orange tabby that lives in the store on Main Street in East Hampton Village, returned home after being missing for more than a week.

Carlos A. Reyes, 24, of Southampton was arrested by Southampton Town Police on Saturday at 2:56 a.m. at the intersection of Sunrise Highway and County Road 104 in East Quogue and charged with DWI, first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, a felony, and second-degree criminal impersonation, a misdemeanor.

Antonio Moraes, 58, of Long Island City was stopped by Quogue Village Police on Jessup Avenue at 1:23 a.m. on Monday, October 5, and charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the third degree, a misdemeanor.