Westhampton News

The traditions and rituals of the harvest season are upon us. Soon we will stock up our shelves, ready our kitchens and turn down our guest beds for a single day of thanks and good tidings while surrounded by family and friends.

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

For the first time in its nearly 10-year history, the Wildlife Rescue Center of the Hamptons in Hampton Bays is expected to end the year with a deficit, and the shortage could force the organization to make concessions in its treatment and rehabilitation of wild animals.

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.

But Manhattan district attorney Robert Morgenthau said 19 suspected scammers, including four from Long Island , who cheated Medicaid out of more than $350,000 in benefits either did not live in New York City, as they claimed, or had incomes too high to get the benefits.

The exhibition by Avital Oz at Art Sites in Riverhead, a powerful, rambling display of almost 50 pieces in metal, stone, wood, rubber and other materials, not only contains many fine works, it also gives us an overview of the artist's career, spanning the last 40 years.

Steven Colluci owns waterfront properties but qualified for Medicaid. Natalya Azarova was arrested at her home in Jericho, L.I. . Nineteen Medicaid cheats - including some with luxury cars and million-dollar homes - concocted wacky lies to collect insurance benefits meant for the poor, authorities said Thursday.

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.

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.

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 ...

The rain did not dampen my spirits as I hosted some friends from the city this past weekend.

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

I like to look ahead and see what days certain holidays fall on. This year Halloween falls on a Saturday, which is a good thing, especially if you are a teacher.

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.

New York State Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing bid farewell to its outgoing commander, Colonel Michael Canders, and welcomed his successor, Colonel Tom Owens, during a change of command ceremony on Sunday, October 4, at the ANG base at Gabreski Airport in Westhampton.

Clayton Mitropoulos of Southampton removes the remains of a dead dogwood tree from the back of his 1962 Ford Falcon Ranchero at the North Sea Recycling Center.

My morning commute takes about 40 minutes. That fact might make one assume that this would deter me from spending copious amounts of time traveling back and forth on weekends.

The Quogue Wildlife Refuge has remained largely unchanged in the face of rapid development during its 75-year existence, and director Michael Nelson hopes it stays that way for at least another 75 years.

Thomas Young kneels near some feral cats on his property in Westhampton. The plaintive meows of a trapped cat tipped off Thomas Young that something wasn't right under his neighbor's Westhampton summer home.

Southampton Town Supervisor Linda Kabot's DWI case has been moved to Riverhead Town Court, her lawyer William Keahon said Tuesday.