Town Board Approves $80.3 Million 2012 Budget
By Claire Walla Last week, the town of Southampton unanimously approved a 2012 Adopted Budget that would represent a tax levy of approximately $63.8 million. According to the supervisor’s office, the...
View ArticleSimilar Issues, Different Tacks
By Bryan Boyhan Southampton Town Supervisor Anna Throne-Holst and East Hampton Town Supervisor Bill Wilkinson may have more in common than most think. Aside from being the heads of governments in the...
View ArticleNew Southampton Town Board Member Focuses on Environment
By Claire Walla Last Friday marked the four-week point for new Southampton Town Councilwoman Christine Preston Scalera. The Republican from Water Mill defeated Independent Party member Brad Bender in...
View ArticleBack to the Drawing Board For Noyac Road
By Claire Walla “I think this is the largest community meeting of this kind that I have been to in my four-plus years in office,” exclaimed Southampton Town Supervisor Anna Throne-Holst as she looked...
View ArticleTown Considers Banning Trucks on Noyac Road
By Claire Walla It’s not a panacea, but it’s a start. When Noyac residents gathered two weeks ago at the Bridgehampton Nutrition Center to discuss their distaste for the 2011 plan to calm traffic on...
View ArticleTruck Stop
There are few who would argue with the fact that there is a problem on Noyac Road. A sliver of roadway once created for commuters to get between Southampton and Sag Harbor, the road has become much...
View ArticleThiele Proposes New Zone for Higher Ed. in Southampton
By Claire Walla According to New York State Assemblyman Fred Thiele, the fate of the college campus in Southampton has been put into question more than once in the last decade, which, in his opinion,...
View ArticleTown Considers Limiting Truck Size On Noyac Rd.
By Claire Walla When it comes down to it, 10,000 pounds isn’t really that much. Sedans, SUVs and light-duty pick-up trucks would make the cut. But, according to Southampton Town Traffic Coordinator...
View ArticleTown Supervisors Release Tentative 2013 Budgets
The tentative 2013 budgets for both East Hampton and Southampton towns are in. And both East Hampton Town Supervisor Bill Wilkinson and Southampton Town Supervisor Anna Throne-Holst are discussing...
View ArticleCaptain Robert Pearce Named Southampton Town Police Chief
By Kathryn G. Menu The Southampton Town Board voted to promote Captain Robert Pearce into the position of Chief of Police of the Southampton Town Police Department at its Tuesday night meeting. Captain...
View ArticleSouthampton Town Supervisor Candidates Argument Focuses on Finances
By Tessa Raebeck; photography by Michael Heller Southampton Town Supervisor candidates Anna Throne-Holst and Linda Kabot have faced off in numerous debate and forums throughout town in recent weeks....
View ArticleAnna Throne-Holst Wins Southampton Town Supervisor Race; Town Council Still...
Incumbent Supervisor Anna Throne-Holst watches the election results with, from left to right, sons Sebastian and Max and daughter Karess on November 5. By Tessa Raebeck; photography by Michael Heller...
View ArticleSouthampton Town Council Race Still Too Close to Call
By Tessa Raebeck Over a week after the election, the Southampton Town Council race remains too close to call, with 879 absentee ballots left to be counted, officials said Wednesday morning. According...
View ArticleWith “Painful Awareness” of Federal Inefficiency, Southampton Town Leaders...
Southampton Town Councilwoman Bridget Fleming, new Councilman Stan Glinka, Supervisor Anna Throne-Holst, new Councilman Brad Bender and Councilwoman Christine Scalera at the first organizational...
View ArticleSouthampton Board Members Offer Dueling Proposals to Rein in Political Influence
Southampton Town Councilwoman Bridget Fleming, left, discusses a proposed ban on political committee members serving on land-use boards as Superivisor Anna Throne-Holst and Councilwoman Christine...
View ArticleSouthampton Town Board Says Yes to Political Limits but No to Fleming’s...
By Stephen J. Kotz The Southampton Town Board on Tuesday unanimously adopted an amendment to its ethics code that seeks to balance the number of political party members who can serve at any one time on...
View ArticleSagaponack Offers to Share Bridge Renovation Costs
By Stephen J. Kotz It might not look like much to most people, but the low-slung bridge across Sagg Pond that connects Sagaponack and Bridgehampton is apparently worth a lot to the Sagaponack Village...
View ArticleSouthampton Town Pays Off Retirement Debt
The Southampton Town Board on March 11 unanimously adopted a resolution that authorized the payment of nearly $2.55 million of the town’s outstanding debt to the New York State pension system. In...
View ArticleEast End Women’s Network Celebrates Women’s History Month
The East End Women’s Network celebrated women’s history month last Wednesday, hosting a panel discussion with local women leaders. The event entitled “Women Making Policy: A Women & Politics Panel...
View ArticleGregor Offers Noyac Road Update to Civic Council
By Stephen J. Kotz Southampton Town Highway Superintendent Alex Gregor on Tuesday said he was optimistic a long awaited construction project on Noyac Road at Cromer’s Market should be completed by...
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