By day, the John Jermain Memorial library is a bright and bustling place. But when the sun goes down, it’s a different story. That’s when, some people say, the ghosts come out. The basement in particular has been a focus of suspicion when it comes to activity. It is also the only way out for [...]

Sag Harbor’s history as a port that has welcomed sailing vessels of all stripes  — from clippers and schooners to brigs and barques — is a good reason, some believe, for the village to host a tall ship or two (or more) next year. Thad Koza of the American Sail Training Association (ASTA) spoke to a [...]

Two weeks ago, the town of Southampton was able to use the Community Preservation Fund (CPF) to protect 22 acres near Bullshead Bay in Southampton owned by the Corwin family. At a public hearing on Friday afternoon, the CPF was discussed at the same meeting in which the town board talked about their tentative budget [...]

Some of the 44 people who attended Saturday morning’s forum on the future of the John Jermain Memorial Library may have initially felt they were experiencing déjà vu, as they were urged, once more, to discuss the state of services at Sag Harbor’s public library, rather than where and how big any expansion to the [...]

After months of consideration, the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) decided last Thursday that it will charge many Southampton Town residents and businesses a usage-based fee to pay the roughly $10 million cost for the burial of high voltage power lines that the utility installed this summer between Southampton and Bridgehampton. The decision came after [...]

The Sag Harbor Village attorney had sharp words for a proposed condo project at 1, 3 and 5 Ferry Road at a Tuesday planning board work session, the night after the developers of the plan presented new architectural renderings for the 18-unit project. On Monday night, East End Ventures, the firm proposing the luxury condo [...]

Although the Town of Southampton is busy with budgetary issues, with the November 20 deadline looming for the tentative town budget, board members had time to hear the opinions of residents, experts and neighbors talk about the Sag Harbor Gateway Study. At Tuesday’s public hearing, members of the community as well as home and business [...]

 Finding a parking space at East Hampton Town Hall on Tuesday morning was difficult at best as dozens of residents crowded a hearing on the proposed 2009 budget, many calling for the board to reinstate funding for youth recreation and cultural programs. A number of programs have seen severe cuts in grant assistance from the [...]

The Southampton Town board started their Tuesday night board meeting by giving what supervisor Linda Kabot described as “belated awards” to honor three local citizens for their work in transportation improvement. The awards were given to Rich Warren, Ann LaWall and Buzz Schwenk in honor of their hard work along County Road 39 in Southampton. [...]

In an effort to save money, the Sag Harbor School district, backed by superintendent Dr. John Gratto, has pushed other districts on the East End to band together to get cheaper rates for major high priority items within the school districts. The Sag Harbor School District approved a resolution at their last board of education [...]