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BY MICHAEL WRIGHT Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. said this week that he is “ashamed of our state government” in the wake of Governor Kathy Hochul again vetoing legislation that would have restored the state’s official recognition of the Montaukett In
A Familiar Refrain This editorial may sound familiar. It seems like every spring, these pages contain a dire warning about the harmful effects that synthetic fertilizers and toxic pesticides sprayed on lawns in an effort to achieve the greenest lawn
New York State lawmakers passed a $229 billion 2024 budget on May 2 — over a month after deadline — that includes myriad policy changes impacting the East End.
On Deaf Ears In recent weeks, The Southampton Press, in articles, editorials and on the 27Speaks podcast, has hammered away on the importance of transparency in government and how the Southampton Village Board of Trustees needs to be less opaque. Th
On the Cusp It appears that Governor Kathy Hochul’s ambitious New York Housing Compact is being sent back to the sidelines while state budget negotiations try to wrap up several weeks late. Her plan, to create hundreds of thousands of new homes state