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Southampton’s local weed laws just went up in smoke as state cannabis officials blasted the town’s overly stringent rules as illegal and designed to intentionally block legal dispensaries from ever opening. The unanimous decision by the state’s Cannabis Control Board on Monday effectively torched Southampton’s local permitting scheme — a system that state-licensed cannabis business […]

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 […]

A pot shop in tony Southampton is refusing to shut down even after being hit with a cease-and-desist order from the town. The dispensary, named Charlie Fox, opened Tuesday in Tuckahoe — and was immediately cited by local code-enforcement officers for allegedly not securing the zoning and renovation-work approvals it needed from the town to […]