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LIRR Suspends Service on Montauk Line East of Speonk
The MTA Long Island Rail Road has suspended service on the Montauk Branch east of Speonk. According to the MTA, the line was closed at 8:30 for "safety reasons due to snow accumulation and visibility...
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Numerous Power Outages Reported in Southampton
The Long Island Power Authority is reporting at 9:20 p.m. Friday that hundreds of customers in eastern Southampton Town are without power, as a powerful blizzard takes out trees, utility poles and...
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Post-Blizzard Weekend Forecast: Feb. 9-10
The Noreaster that blew down trees and dropped a thick blanket of snow island-wide on Friday will begin to pull out of the region by midday on Saturday. The weekend is expected to begin with snow...
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East End Notebook: Alleged Hit-and-Run Driver Arrested; Fire Damages Historic...
Here is a roundup of top news from around the East End this week. Click the headlines for more on east story. NORTH FORK Fire Destroys Third Floor of Shelter Island Inn A compromised brick and mortar...
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SHARE: Blizzard of 2013 Photos, Videos
The Blizzard of 2013 hit Southampton early Friday afternoon, as earlier bands of rain changed to a thick, steady and sticky flow of snow. Patch would love to share your photos and videos. So, grab you...
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Suffolk Notebook: Health Officials Warn Residents CO Poisoning
Suffolk County Health Department officials are reminding residents to be careful of carbon monoxide poisoning and other potential hazards after the blizzard. Carbon monoxide is an odorless, toxic gas...
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Supervisor: Southampton Fared Well in Blizzard
Despite the blizzard of 2013 blanketing a whopping 18 to 25 inches of snow across Southampton Town, Anna Throne-Holst, the town's supervisor, said the area fared very well during the overnight storm....
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Blizzard Hits Southampton, Then Twitter, Instagram
Curated here are tweets, YouTube videos and Instagram photos from residents and businesses in the Southampton area. To have your tweets and photos considered, use the hashtag #SouthamptonPatch If the...
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Southampton Pet of the Week: Joy's Adoption Fee is Waived
This week, the Southampton Animal Shelter is looking to find a home for Joy, a 2-year-old petite tiger, who came in as a stray in January 2012. According to Donald Bambrick, the animal shelter...
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VIDEO: Bridgehampton, Water Mill Dig Out
A Bridgehampton Fire Department vehicle is dug out of the snow, a 4wd truck even has trouble pulling out of a parking lot, and snow plows get to work. Share your post-blizzard photos and video clips here.
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UPDATED: LIE Closure Extended Until 9 p.m.
Update, 3:50 p.m.: Suffolk County Police announced that the Long Island Expressway will be closed in both directions, between exits 57 and 73, until 9 p.m. Sunday. Original story: Suffolk County...
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Southampton Supervisor Lifts State of Emergency
At 8 p.m. Saturday, Southampton Town Supervisor Anna Throne-Holst rescinded the state of emergency declaration that she had issued Friday as a blizzard swept into town. The town's emergency operations...
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East End Business Notebook: Smoking Fish, Harvesting Hops & More
WESTHAMPTON-HAMPTON BAYS Bike Shop Video Blog Gets Recognition from YouTube With nearly 600 video blogs to date on YouTube, Westhampton Beach's Bike N' Kite was excited to learn that its YouTube...
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State Sends Extra Snow Removal Help
As central and eastern parts of Suffolk County continue to dig out from this weekend’s historic blizzard, help from New York State is on the way. Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday said 529 pieces of...
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Funeral Arrangements Announced for Kelly Doroski
Kelly A. Doroski's grief-stricken family has decided to celebrate her life, the way she would have wanted it. The 23-year-old woman from Sag Harbor was killed in a one car accident in East Hampton on...
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SUBMIT: Do You Have the Best Snowman in Southampton Town?
One of the great things about a big snowfall is going around and seeing all the snowmen that pop up on front lawns across suburbia. People can get pretty creative at times. Well, you can take a virtual...
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Southampton Town: Sit Tight, Plows Are Coming to Private Roads
Southampton Town says it is aware that a number of private roadways are still not clear of snow after Friday night's blizzard, which dropped upward of 2 feet of snow in some areas of Long Island. In a...
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What Roads Are Plowed in Southampton, Bridgehampton, Sag Harbor?
It's day two after a blizzard shrouded Southampton Town in snow, and one question continues to ring out from frustrated locals: Where are the plows? If you are in Southampton Village, North Sea,...
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World War II Vet Michael Warchola of Southampton Dies at 94
Southampton Village resident Michael Warchola died last week at the age of 94. Warchola was born in Johnstown, Penn., on Nov. 16, 1918, and came of age during the Great Depression. In a May 2011...
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Can You Identify This Historical Photo?
Each week, we will feature a local historical photo from the archives of either Sally Spanburgh, a Southampton preservation advocate, or the Hampton Bays Historical Society and ask readers to guess...
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