Sag Harbor News

This week the Sag Harbor School District and the teacher's association returned to contract negotiations after several months of deadlock.

With New York Governor David Paterson poised to make a total of $3.2 billion in state funding cuts, the Sag Harbor School District will likely lose $148,000 in state aid next year.

The Driver's Seat Restaurant has been a well-known Southampton staple - it's a place to grab a cold beer, nosh on a hamburger or some tasty pub fare, and catch up with friends.

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It is still unclear when the proposal for the expansion and renovation of the historic John Jermain Memorial Library on Main Street in Sag Harbor will commence, although according to library director Catherine Creedon it should begin sometime in the next two months.

Before we get to endorsements for East Hampton Town, we feel it's imperative to note that over the course of this election season, it has become clear to us that neither the Democratic nor Republican party leadership in East Hampton cares much about the voters of Sag Harbor.

Years after putting the idea of a Sag Harbor Village Justice Court on the backburner, amid lawsuits and promises by Southampton Town to improve its court system with an additional judge and video arraignments, trustees are once more moving towards the creation of a Sag Harbor Village Justice Court.

The judge overseeing Southampton Town Supervisor Linda Kabot's DWI case has ordered the Suffolk County district attorney's office to investigate a claim by Ms.

Colson Whitehead so impressed readers with his first two books, "The Intuitionist" and "John Henry Days," that in 2002, only a few years into his career as a published novelist, the folks at the Mac-Arthur Foundation came calling with a $500,000 "genius" grant.

As Southampton Town officials consider a $78.8 million proposed budget for next year that includes some of the largest cuts to staff and services seen in town government in recent years, the candidates for this year's Town Board race remained mostly mum on the subject this week.

On Monday, the Sag Harbor Board of Education approved a $7 million dollar bond for general facilities repairs and maintenance.

The Sag Harbor School Board is once again willing to enter into contract negotiations with the teachers union, without preconditions, after nearly a year of silence.

The luxury Sag Harbor condominium project known at 21 West Water has $1.7 million in liens filed against it by contractors and suppliers and as of press time has yet to renew its building permit with the Village of Sag Harbor, which will cost developers roughly $45,000. The waterfront condo project, which was approved over two years ago by the ...

The Sag Harbor School Board of Education released a letter to Sag Harbor residents on Thursday, October 15, saying the board plans to a oeschedule negotiation sessions in the near future.a a oeCommunication between the parties must continue in order to identify options that could address each sidea s concerns,a stated the board.

John B. Flanagan, 43, of Medford was issued a summons for aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the third degree, a misdemeanor, on October 11 after he failed to stop at a stop sign on Wharf Street and a computer check revealed that his license had been suspended for failing to pay a fine on a prior traffic infraction.

Local contractors and suppliers have filed more than $1.7 million in work liens against the dormant condominium project known as 21 West Water Street in Sag Harbor.

As the sun receded into the horizon of Sag Harbor Cove, TASH President Eileen Kochanasz climbed up a bench in front of the windmill on Long Wharf.

The Sag Harbor Village Board of Trustees will take a closer look at proposed plans to raise a historic Main Street building and add two additional retail locations during a special work session on Thursday, October 22 at 4:30 p.m. At the regular village board meeting on Tuesday night, the board was presented the plans for 125 Main Street, which is ...

The American Hotel was constructed 163 years ago, yet it remains one of the most iconic buildings in Sag Harbor Village.

Next Monday, the Teacher Association of Sag Harbor will march together with members of the New York State United Teachers union from neighboring districts on the streets of Main Street in protest of the recent teacher contract negotiations in Sag Harbor.