Westhampton Beach News

Standardized tests are: A) Given to kindergartners entering Westhampton Beach Elementary School; B) A major factor in determining acceptance to college; C) Something that can be prepared for; Or D) All of the above.

In the latest chapter of what is fast becoming one of the area's newest and best rivalries in high school sports - WesthamptonThere was plenty of support from the Westhampton Beach students at the football game on Friday night.Photos by Tim LaubeBy Tim Laube

Manhattan Motorcars of the Hamptons, the luxury car dealership on County Road 31 in Westhampton Beach that filed for bankruptcy in May, was forced to close last weekend and reopen at a smaller showroom located across the street after its owner was unable to sign a new lease.

Volunteers with the Westhampton Beach Fire Department respond to what appears to be a gas leak on Old Riverhead Road on Tuesday morning.

October went by way too fast. The leaves went from green to orange in a matter of nanoseconds.

VERENA DOBNIK 19 indicted on Medicaid fraud, including owners of properties in Hamptons, Manhattan NEW YORK a ' Nineteen people were charged Thursday with defrauding Medicaid, including one who owns properties in Long Island's pricey Hamptons and another who owns two Manhattan buildings.

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.

Tierra Mar and Atlantica, the popular restaurant and catering venue on Dune Road in Westhampton Beach, are both closing their doors on Saturday, October 31.

Westhampton Beach Village Police officers should check with the operators of mobile food vendors to see if they have the proper permits to sell food in the village, according to Village Board Member Jim Kametler.

Don't you just love Halloween? As for myself, I love jack-o'-lanterns and I love dressing up in ridiculous costumes and cavorting about town with my costumed cohorts.

Thomas Young , 71, will not face criminal charges. A former Nielsen Media executive who said he went under his neighbors' house in Westhampton Beach in July to free a feral cat from a raccoon trap will not face criminal charges provided that he not trespass on their property between now and next month, according to the Suffolk District Attorney's ...

Shelter Island senior Katie Siller and her doubles partner made it through the first round of the Suffolk County Division IV individual championships at Shoreham-Wading River High School Tuesday but no further.

A distressed swimmer, who had apparently fallen out of a boat, was rescued off the shore of Dune Road in Westhampton Beach on Thursday afternoon, after three passersby noticed the beached boat and notified police.

Taxpayers in the Westhampton Beach School District will see a slight bump in their property tax bills after the School Board increased the district's 2009-10 budget by almost $79,000 on Monday night to cover the cost of the Metropolitan Transit Authority's payroll tax.

Twenty-six students attending Westhampton Beach High School have earned the designation of "Advanced Placement Scholar" from the College Board in recognition of their outstanding achievement on college-level AP examinations.

It is easy enough to walk into a supermarket, peruse the pumpkin selection and voila! you are now ready for Halloween.

The BBC will be bringing the '60s experience to the Performing Arts Center in Westhampton Beach on Saturday, October 17.

A rendering of proposed renovations of the North Mall on Old Riverhead Road. North Mall owners want to complete major face-lift Oct 17, 08 11:20 AM A major renovation of the North Mall will not go forward, the Westhampton Beach Village Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously decided on Thursday, October 15.

Vice President Joe Biden shakes hands with children on Jobs Lane in Southampton Village on Sunday afternoon, October 11.

When the Westhampton Beach Junior Firefighters announced they would be donating the proceeds from their annual summer car wash to the Firefighter Cancer Support Network, members of the greater Westhampton community took notice and many doled out $20 to get their cars scrubbed clean.