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A Costly Hire Permitting public employees to collect a six-figure pension while simultaneously collecting a six-figure salary is one of the reasons why New York is such a high-tax state. Though the Village of Southampton took it a step further: It wa
Terrible Optics Westhampton Beach Village officials and Police Chief Steven McManus need a lesson in optics. The revelation last week that a body camera video recorded during the investigation of an off-duty Village Police officer who rolled his truc
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