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In spite of all efforts to get Gov. Kathy Hochel to reopen the Hamptons Subway after she shut it down Thursday, it has not happened and it remains closed.

Talk It Through East Hampton Village Mayor Jerry Larsen pledges to keep an open mind and to tweak a proposal he unveiled last week to create a 10 p.m. curfew for restaurants in the village’s historic district — which is good, because while the measur

Investing in News The 2025 New York State budget approved on Saturday includes elements of the Local Journalism Sustainability Act, providing a payroll tax credit for local news outlets — a lifeline for a vital but struggling industry that benefits e

Positive Path Forward State lawmakers and Governor Kathy Hochul delivered for residents of the South Fork and Stony Brook University in the state budget formulated last week. As part of the massive spending plan, the governor agreed to a measure tha

The Future Is Wet Montauk was closest to mind at last week’s Express Sessions event focusing on beach nourishment: The results of a recent federal effort to bolster the sandy beaches and protect the hamlet’s business district were visible through the

Going Down There are 14 school districts spread along the 40-mile stretch from Montauk to Westhampton Beach. There may have been a time when enrollment data, and the finances of operating a school district, made that number inconsequential, or at lea

Charging Ahead Not ones to rest on their laurels, Westhampton Beach Village officials, still fresh off the very successful Main Street revitalization project and the equally beneficial sewer district project, have their sights set on the next phase o

BY MICHAEL WRIGHT New York State will direct $1.7 million in capital funding to the Montauk Playhouse to help fund the creation of new multi-use and cultural spaces as part of the second phase of the expansion project that is due to kick off early ne

By Stephen J. Kotz State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. and 12 other state, county, town, and village leaders have written to the Long Island Rail Road to request that it follow through on a capital plan that would include a number of projects to inc

The Village of Westhampton Beach unveiled its new sewer connection that will protect water quality and boost local business growth.