Sag Harbor News

With the first phase of a three-part plan to renovate and restore the Sag Harbor Whaling and Historical Museum nearly complete, necessary additional repairs - and fundraising efforts - are on the rise.

In response to state-mandated changes in school security regulations and increased safety awareness nationwide, the Sag Harbor School District is continuing implementation of new safety standards and measures at the Sag Harbor Elementary School and Pierson Middle/High School.

Sag Harbor Village Police released a sketch this week of a man they say is a third suspect wanted for questioning in connection to a November 19 armed robbery of The Corner Closet on Main Street in Sag Harbor.

A look back at the week's most read headlines: 1. Mass Casualties Avoided in Shinnecock Hills Fire, Town Officials Say The house at 18 Greenfield Road was cited by code enforcement for health and safety hazards, including 20 illegal tenants, some of whom lived in the basement.

Twenty-four panes to be exact - thin, spider web-like cracks weaving their way through the undulating historic glass in John Krug's Church Street home - the Captain David Hand House, one of the oldest residences still standing on the South Fork.

Questions have been swirling on the North Fork about an observatory unearthed in New Suffolk in recent years - and whether or not Albert Einstein could have spent time inside.

Anyone living in East Hampton for any length of time probably drives right past the big blue gas ball on Railroad Avenue and Fresno Place in East Hampton Village without batting an eye.

Film buffs, from the obsessive to the casual, are in for a treat this weekend when 22 documentary films will be screened in Sag Harbor.

In efforts to reduce cuts to teacher positions, school programs and supplies brought on by tight budgets, the Sag Harbor Board of Education is considering hosting a forum for East End school districts to discuss the possibility of sharing a superintendent and other services in the future.

Sag Harbor Village Police released a sketch this week of a man they say is a third suspect wanted for questioning in connection to a November 19 armed robbery of The Corner Closet on Main Street in Sag Harbor.

The Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce will host its annual tree light up on Long Wharf this Saturday, December 7 at 5 p.m. with a holiday sing-a-long led by chamber president Kelly Connaughton.

In response to state-mandated changes in school security regulations and increased safety awareness nationwide, the Sag Harbor School District is continuing implementation of new safety standards and measures at the Sag Harbor Elementary School and Pierson Middle/High School.

This year's scallop season opened November 4, and if you ask a local bayman or recreational scalloper how the season is going so far, chances are you'll here a little bit of good news and an awful lot of bad news.

As a child growing up in Little Falls, New York, Richard Buckley was eager to learn about the Native American tribes that lived nearby, but the materials he could find were minimal, ill advised and uninformed.

Sag Harbor Village Police have charged Devin K. Brevard, 17, of Sag Harbor with multiple counts of felony burglary among other charges in connection to a rash of burglaries in the village this summer.

On any given page, readers of Knopf's thrillers can expect to encounter mysterious intruders, unexplained fires or questionable alibis in a genre that keeps Knopf inspired and his characters stumbling into the most puzzling of situations.

The documentary filmmaking team of D A Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus of Sag Harbor will be honored at the Hamptons Take 2 Documentary Film Festival Gala on December 7, 7 p.m. at Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor.

A mugger in New York City apologizes to his victim via Facebook 35 years after the incident occurred on the steps of the American Museum of Natural History.

Two building in the Town of Southampton from the turn of the last century were recently recognized for their historical and architectural significance.

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