Tuesday Sep 30 | The Southampton Press
Glitz of the Hamptons captures the beauty of the East End
The wealth and glamour of the South Fork are often showcased in books, magazines and newspapers, but it can take a special kind of perspective to find the real heart and soul of the East End.
Legislators back $50 ticket hike
All but one of Suffolk's 18 legislators signed Presiding Officer William Lindsay's letter to Gov.
Levy's move raises sheriff's profile
When County Executive Steve Levy first raised the idea of doing away with the entire county police highway patrol, Sheriff Vincent DeMarco says he told Levy he "didn't think it was a good idea." Portraying ...
Bank held up in Center Moriches
CENTER MORICHES Suffolk County Police are investigating a bank robbery that occurred Wednesday at a Hudson City Savings Bank branch in Center Moriches.
Proposed budget freezes county property taxes
Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy last week proposed a county operating budget for 2009 of $2.64 billion that provides for no increase in county property taxes - unlike the proposed budget in neighboring ...
Levy pulls county patrols from state highways
Suffolk County Police officers will no longer be patrolling state highways in the county, according to an order issued on Monday by County Executive Steve Levy.
Can't drive 55 on William Floyd
Speed limit was changed 16 years ago, signs are finally updated. By Grant Parpan Rocky Point resident Drew Martin couldn't believe his eyes last week as he drove down William Floyd Parkway.
A temporary repowering of the fields of Sagaponack
As the sun rose over Sunrise Highway on Saturday morning, sunlight glinted off the green-and-yellow John Deere tractors that were harnessed to flatbed trucks and on their way to be ogled by farmers in ...
Commemorating the second anniversary of Sept. 11, BAM Rose Cinemas is hosting a decidedly more upbeat alternative to candlelight vigils.
Dining Out Visits Sakura House
Owner and sushi chef Ken Tang and his daughter, Yulan, at Sakura House in East Quogue.
Alexandra Greenblatt, 44, of Westhampton Beach was arrested by Westhampton Beach Village Police at 12:30 a.m. last Thursday, August 28, on Bridal Path and charged with DWI.
I spent part of the Labor Day weekend in New Hampshire, where leaves are already starting to change color, believe it or not.
Hunting season will bring more geese; fewer divers
First off, congratulations to Richie Rade and Perry Mastrangelo for their win in the Montauk Grand Slam, and to John Haley and his crew for top honors in the Shinnecock Marlin and Tuna Club Hamptons Offshore ...
We decided to have a contest at the beach last weekend. Whoever found the best piece of beach glass would choose the video we would watch that night.
'Before Diane Kenna rose to the top, she took a fall. The New York City woman was running Saturday in East Moriches, where she has a house, preparing for the following day's 10th annual Sound to Bay 10K road ...
Focus on projects that will give back
In tough economic times, the theory goes, government spending on needed roads and other infrastructure projects can help stimulate the economy better than, say, a flurry of rebate checks.
Southampton Town Police DWI Reports
Amanda K. Giuliano, 23, of Ridge was arrested by Southampton Town Police on Sunday at 7:26 p.m., at the corner of Shinnecock and Wakeman roads in Hampton Bays, and charged with DWI.
More opposition to Quiogue subdivision
A group of Westhampton Beach homeowners who live next door to Oakland Farms, a proposed 33-lot subdivision that could be built just outside the village in Quiogue, raised concerns about potential traffic and ...
Suffolk lawmakers raise application fees
The 17,000 businesses that require occupational licenses from Suffolk County will see an 700 percent increase in their application fees in 2009 after lawmakers approved a fee hike Tuesday.
East Hampton gets $1.1 million it failed to ask for
The Suffolk Legislature yesterday voted to give East Hampton Town $1.1 million for police or "public safety" purposes - funds that the financially-pressed town otherwise would have lost because of its failure ...