Sag Harbor Building Inspector Timothy Platt has weighed in on the proposed luxury waterfront condominiums known as Ferry Road deeming them “not compliant” with the new village code, effectively ending the planning board’s review of the most recent proposal for the project. Michael Maidan, Emil Telal and a group of investors under the limited liability [...]

The Suffolk County Police Department Homicide Squad is investigating the stabbing death of an East Hampton woman. East Hampton Town Police were called to 105-62 Oakview Highway in East Hampton last night after a child called 911 and said that his mother had been stabbed. Blanca Soto, 29, was taken to Southampton Hospital where she [...]

Last week Sag Harbor Mayor Brian Gilbride penned the last in a succession of letters to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) seeking to acquire a parcel of land next to beachfront owned by the village – a parcel of land East End Ventures, the developers who have proposed 18 waterfront condos on an adjacent property, [...]

For the past ten years, Dr. Stephen Petruccelli fondly eyed the federal-style brick building at the intersection of Division and Cross Street. The house harkens back to the village’s historic past with its wrought iron fence and wide glass windows, but over time the private home fell into disrepair and stayed on the market for [...]

From Main Street to  Long Beach, Sag Harbor was dripping in red, white and blue on Saturday, as cyclists and walkers participated in the Soldier Ride, the Hamptons, to honor Lance Corporal Jordan Haerter. JoAnn Lyles, Haerter’s mother, said it was poignant to watch as several disabled soldiers and marines rode on adaptive bikes over [...]

Nearly two weeks ago, the Southampton Town Board debated whether to make the superintendent of highways position an appointed office rather than an elected one. The discussion stemmed from a resolution presented Councilwoman Nancy Graboski, which would place the decision in the hands of the people in the form of a referendum. However, following an [...]

The first year John Gratto served as a principal, in 1984 at an Upstate New York school, a young teaching assistant told him she had made a grave mistake by going into education. The woman was a senior in college, on the verge of graduation, when she discovered teaching didn’t suit her. “What a terrible [...]

As the architect for Sag Harbor commercial property owner James Giorgio, Chuck Thomas has changed the face of Bridge Street, taking the once infamous Havens bar and nightclub, and turning the one-story building into a brand new two-story retail and apartment space that draws women with yoga mats rather than late night revelers. On Monday, [...]

Dorothy Grace Casey Lester Dorothy Grace Casey Lester, 96, died June 26, 2009, of natural causes at Sterling House Assisted Living in Anchorage, Alaska. Mrs. Lester was born January 26, 1913, to the late Frederick and Jesse Richardson in Bayside, Queens, N.Y. She was raised in New York City, and was a resident of Sag [...]

The Bridgehampton School Board’s recent questions about executive sessions presents a great teaching opportunity for publicly elected boards throughout the area. The standards of executive session should be upheld and new board members, and old ones, should be fully aware of their responsibilities to the public. In essence, the board works for the public. They [...]