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Southampton Town Officials successfully hosted a Pet Vaccination (Rabies) & Licensing Day on September 30, 2025, launching a town-wide initiative to enhance public safety, improve community health, and reverse the recent decline in dog license registrations. The event, held at the Town Hall, kicked off with a press conference featuring Councilmember Michael Iasilli, Town Clerk […]
The East Hampton Town Community Housing Fund, approved by voters in a November, 2022, referendum, receives the revenue from a new, half-percent (0.5 %) tax on real estate transfers, paid by buyers, which went into effect in April,2023. The widespread impacts of a lack of affordable community housing are increasingly evident, and a variety of […]
The Town of East Hampton today released its 2026 Tentative Budget, a $109,910,500 spending plan that reflects the community’s shared priorities: protecting the environment and natural resources, keeping residents safe, supporting families, creating opportunities for young people, and ensuring open and transparent government. “A budget is a reflection of our values as a community. In […]
Today, in recognition of National Substance Use Prevention Month, HUGS and SAFE in Southampton teamed up with Hampton Coffee Company to launch the “Coffee Break Campaign” at Hampton Coffee Company in Hampton Bays and Westhampton Beach. Throughout the month of October, medium-sized hot coffee drinks will be served in cups with positive and uplifting messages […]
5 Gwyneth Paltrow and daughter Apple Martin star as the new faces of GapStudio in the brand’s Fall 2025 campaign. GapStudio GapStudio has released its new Fall 2025 campaign, starring none other than Gwyneth Paltrow and lookalike daughter, Apple Martin. It is the mother-daughter duo’s first-ever fashion campaign together. Unless, of course, you count the […]
Welcome to the East Hampton Town Police Department. As a proactive and community oriented police agency, we are always looking for ways to improve the service we provide the citizens and visitors to the Town of East Hampton. The web page has been designed to facilitate the community’s ability to gather information about our department […]
The Town of Southampton is a Civil Service Employer. For information on current Town jobs available immediately please scroll through the job postings listed below. You can also subscribe to job posting notifications to be automatically alerted of the latest career opportunities by clicking on the Notify Me Button. For more information on how to […]
An ultra-rare orange lobster returned to the ocean off the coast of Long Island Wednesday after the crustacean was discovered at an upstate supermarket – just a claw-length away from ending up on someone’s plate. The “1-in-30-million find” — nicknamed Jean-Clawd Van Damme — was rescued from a Tops supermarket near Rochester, New York on […]
Populations of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) have recently increased in many areas of the eastern United States to the point of causing damage to ecosystems, people, rare plants, other wildlife & the deer themselves. East Hampton Town is no exception. For more information, please read the plan entitled Management of the White-tailed Deer Population in […]
Even as they await the results of toxicology tests, Long Island cops are on the hunt for the drug peddlers they believe supplied the fatal dose that killed a stunning Irish swimwear designer earlier this month, multiple police sources revealed to The Post. Suffolk County homicide detectives suspect Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra’s Aug. 5 death was an […]
The Town of Southampton is a Civil Service Employer. For information on current Town jobs available immediately please scroll through the job postings listed below. You can also subscribe to job posting notifications to be automatically alerted of the latest career opportunities by clicking on the Notify Me Button. For more information on how to […]
The Hamptons are experiencing a surge in criminal activity, breaking the typical summer calm. Police are investigating an increase in residential burglaries across the East End, urging homeowners to secure their properties with alarms, timers, and neighborly watch. Unlocked doors and windows are frequently exploited. In a separate incident, a large brawl erupted at Coopers […]
They opened a trash can full of worms. Backpedaling Southampton town officials claimed they accidentally voted to remove trash cans from the ritzy coastal community’s downtown – a move they reversed after fed-up locals threatened to dump garbage on Town Hall. The trash cans were back on the sidewalks this week, overflowing with garbage, as […]
Approximately twenty local skaters came out for a meeting held at Red Creek Park in Hampton Bays this past Wednesday to get the first glimpse at plans for a major renovation of the skate park at the facility. Engineering firm L.K. McLean Associates and Platform Group, a firm that specializes in the design of one-of-a-kind […]
As the owner of the Upper East Side’s upscale Lowell Hotel since 1982, Lebanese-born developer Fouad Chartouni is known for his take on luxury. At the Lowell, which is gearing up to celebrate its centennial in 2027, the hotel suites far outnumber the rooms. The same is true for a luxury resort-style spec house that […]