Southampton Town Councilman Chris Nuzzi announced this week he is interested in seeking the Republican nomination for Suffolk County Legislature this fall.
Nuzzi made the announcement during a screening in front of the Southampton Republican Committee Tuesday night.

With the construction of luxury condominiums in the former Bulova Watchhcase Factory slated to be completed next year, including a row of townhouses on Church and Sage streets, Sag Harbor Planning Board Chairman Neil Slevin said this week he believes the village should consider what future development will be proposed for some Main Street and [...]

A home sold in the 1960s due to the owner’s belief in its inevitable demise at the hands of Mother Nature is still standing today — but the expansive beaches that once surrounded it have disappeared entirely.
The Southampton home, which belonged to the family of lifetime resident and Southampton Town Trustee Fred Havemeyer, now juts out to the sea on a shaky promontory. Barricades built by neighbors to protect their own homes have preserved the structure, while the beaches that once made it a desirable home have been destroyed.
In the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy last October, year round residents and local officials are questioning the legality — as well as the ethics — of sacrificing public beaches in order to preserve private properties. At the Bridgehampton Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) meeting Monday night, Havemeyer addressed attendants on the duty of the Southampton Town Trustees to protect the community beaches. He stressed the importance of beach preservation for both recreational and economic reasons, as well as the ongoing threat to public beaches posed by bulkheads or man-made barricades.

Early last Thursday morning, the Sag Harbor Village Board of Trustees adopted an $8.78 million budget for 2013-2014 which includes a $519,000 budget for the village’s sewer fund. But among the items reduced for 2013-2014 is the village police department’s budget — which will now be forced to cut one officer, leaving the department with 10 officers and its chief.

After months of speculation, on Friday surrounded by family and friends, as well as some East End political heavyweights — including New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. — East Hampton Village administrator Larry Cantwell announced he would campaign for East Hampton Town supervisor as a Democratic and Independence party candidate.

The proposed expansion of the Harbor Heights Service Station in Sag Harbor will likely undergo a redesign. This is according to attorney Dennis Downes, who is representing property owner John Leonard in what has emerged as one of the most controversial applications before the Sag Harbor Village boards in recent memory.

Bruce Stafford has joined the growing field of residents who have declared candidacy for office in the June 18 elections for two seats on the Sag Harbor Village Board of Trustees.

A variance request by William Egan to allow him to construct new front steps at an existing Garden Street residence seven feet from the property line where 35 feet is normally required was formally approved by the Sag Harbor Zoning Board of Appeals at its meeting Tuesday night.

Congressman Tim Bishop has unveiled new legislation targeting billions in taxpayer subsidies given to Big Oil each year. Removing the subsidy would reduce the deficit by $9.2 billion over 10 years, according to the Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation. Bishop’s updated version of the Big Oil Welfare Repeal Act would eliminate the “Section 199” deduction [...]

The Sag Harbor Village Board of Trustees will meet on Thursday, April 18 at 8 a.m. to adopt a budget for the 2013-2014 fiscal year. At the last budget public hearing in early April, the village board proposed an $8,263,381 budget for its general fund for the 2013-2014 fiscal year, a 2.57 percent increase of [...]