Quogue News

On August 13, 1919, the legendary racehorse Man O' War suffered the only defeat of his illustrious career, shocking the crowd at Saratoga racetrack that had made him the huge favorite.

The Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center recently announced the election of two new board members: new member Doug Lobel, President Len Conway, and new member Howard Kelberg.

As welcome as it is for the day off it provides many people - absent any discussion of the death knell the explorer's arrival sounded for Native American culture - Columbus Day is more on the order of a warning shot across our bows in regards to the imminent onset of that time of year most commonly referred to as the holiday season.

The weekend is over and I am still congratulating myself for not eating any candy this Halloween.

Starring in William Inge 's "Picnic," Rachael McOwen and Justin Sease, with Diana Marbury in the background, Hampton Theatre Company, Quogue, through November 8, 2009.

Robert Paul Jeffries, who died last week at age 63, had wanted to use his Navy firefighting training to volunteer in his hometown of Quogue after returning from service in Vietnam .

Westhampton Beach Village Police officers should check with the operators of mobile food vendors to see if they have the proper permits to sell food in the village, according to Village Board Member Jim Kametler.

Mother Nature, with her broad paint brush, has, seemingly overnight, transformed my garden into a golden wonderland filled with warm hues of orange, burgundy and rust.

The fourth annual Long Island Restaurant Week runs this year from Sunday, November 1, through Sunday, November 8. The eight-day promotion features a $24.95 prix fixe dinner offered by all participating restaurants for eight days, Sunday to Sunday, all night, except Saturday when the special will be offered only until 7 p.m. Each restaurant offers ...

A Southampton man was arrested over the weekend when police said he broke into his ex-girlfriend's Hampton Bays home, attacked her and then later attempted to hide from police in a closet.

There's no mistaking the fact that Halloween is bearing down on us: the signs - and spirits - are everywhere, and sweet tooths are anticipating their annual orgy of overindulgence Of course, if Halloween is on the horizon, it must be time to head over to the Quogue Wildlife Refuge for the 16th annual Spooky Walks, offered this year on Friday, ...

Quogue Village Mayor George Motz resigned on Friday, three days after he pleaded guilty in federal court to felony securities fraud for his role in a "cherry picking" scheme that illegally pocketed some $2.2 million for his Manhattan investment firm.

George Motz has resigned as mayor of Quogue, three days after pleading guilty to a securities fraud charge, PIX News has learned.

My dear readers ... you constantly amaze me! Thanks to your generosity, the East Quogue Adopt-a-Family Committee now has participants from all of our hamlet's organizations! Volunteers and donations are still needed though to implement holiday plans for our neighbors-in-need. For more details or to make a donation, please call Lois or Bob Holley, ...

Southampton Town Supervisor Linda Kabot is due back in court on Thursday, October 29, and her lawyer is hoping to take her drunken driving case to trial that same day.

The BBC will be bringing the '60s experience to the Performing Arts Center in Westhampton Beach on Saturday, October 17.

George Motz walks into the federal courthouse in Central Islip on Tuesday where he pleaded guilty to securities fraud.

Now that the Hamptons International Film Festival has wrapped for another year, it falls to the Quogue Library to offer movie buffs in the village its customary celestial cinematic enrichment in the form of the traditional monthly Film Feast program.

East End village of Quogue pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge of securities fraud , even after a judge warned him that he could face up to 25 years in prison when sentenced.

A Hampton Bays man, who was wanted for murder in California and who was featured on an episode of "America's Most Wanted" last year, was arrested by New York State Police last week after police said he was stopped on suspicion of driving drunk in Hampton Bays.