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Hamptons police report a predictable summer surge in activity, including noise complaints, traffic violations, and minor property damage. While no major crimes have occurred, police urge vigilance. The challenge lies in balancing law enforcement with the community’s emphasis on privacy. Police departments prioritize discretion and follow legal guidelines when releasing information. Local news outlets tread […]
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The free ride is over. A state program that allowed drivers of electric vehicles and hybrid cars to ride solo on the HOV lanes of the Long Island Expressway has come to a screeching halt — leaving EV drivers to fend for themselves. The federally mandated Clean Pass program expired on Wednesday, which means the […]
Cocktail parties, fund-raisers, indecipherable polo exhibitions (what’s a chukka anyway?), seated dinners among fragile fine art . . . the Hamptons can be one long (boring) adult conversation. Too often, kids are banished to the great lawn or shackled to their nannies. So what’s in an East End weekend for the brood? As it turns out, more […]
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 […]
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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 […]