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But they also elected a Democratic highway superintendent. Meanwhile, voters in Southampton - which is facing a similar budget problem - replaced Republican town Supervisor Linda Kabot with Anna Throne-Holst, who ran on the Democratic line.

Unmarked graves and sacred sites will receive new protections under legislation currently moving through Southampton Town government.

Done up in a breezy spring colorway, Reebok's Miami Vice Ventilator is a fitting prequel to the warmer months.

Several residents objected to proposed cuts to the Southampton Town Youth Bureau at a special Town Board meeting on Friday.

Southampton Town Councilwoman Anna Throne-Holst handily defeated one-term Republican incumbent Town Supervisor Linda Kabot on Tuesday and will take over the town's top post, though the GOP retained a majority control of the Town Board.

John R. Rist Jr., 27, of Southampton was arrested and charged with criminal contempt in the second degree, a misdemeanor, on October 30 at 5:12 p.m. for allegedly violating a court order of protection.

A Native American name for Long Island, Sewanhacky, meant "Island of Shells." It referred to the vast numbers of clam, oyster and other shells deposited on its shores.

The annual Southampton "Rag-A-Muffin" parade and party was held on Saturday morning starting at Agawam Park.

After years of faithful and loyal service to the Southampton Village Police Department, Spirit, an 8-year-old German shepherd police dog, died suddenly at a veterinary hospital in West Islip during the early morning hours of October 25.

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

A Water Mill man was charged with DWI on Halloween night after Southampton Town Police said he lost control of his car and hit a tree in Southampton.

As the November 3 election approaches, Southampton Town, facing a toxic mix of multimillion-dollar debt and a weakened local economy, is in financial turmoil.

A waiter who worked at the Southampton bar where bouncer Andrew Reister was choked last year testified Friday that he tried with all his might to pull off the man who he said had his right arm around Reister's neck.

Lately, official life in the Town of Southampton resembles nothing so much as a soap opera.

Despite the threatening night sky, nearly a dozen Southampton town civil service employees stood in the dark outside town hall on Tuesday evening, protesting 44 potential lay offs in the 2010 budget.

Republican Town Councilman Christopher Nuzzi and Democratic Councilwoman Sally Pope, who were elected to office in 2005 and 2008, respectively, are running for reelection this yeara 'but they are faced with two challengers.

Police mug shot of Anthony Oddone, 25, of Farmingville . A trial for Oddone started Oct.

Southampton Village officials have decided to close a portion of Elm Street on Halloween night so that little ghouls and goblins can trick-or-treat with ease and safety.

Dr. Barbara Edelstein of Southampton, a renowned women's imaging specialist, manages to save lives through early cancer prevention while wearing stilettos and looking gorgeous every day, said one of the women she has helped.

Carl T. Morgan, 43, of Southampton was arrested by Southampton Village Police on Monday at 12:22 p.m. in Southampton Village Justice Court on Windmill Lane and charged with second-degree assault, a felony.