There is so much going on in Sag Hampton right now, and I’m not referring to Labor Day weekend fund raisers. Since I devote a lot of space in this blog to the problems we face in our area, I thought I’d stop whining briefly, and comment instead on some recent positive developments.
Someone was quoted recently in a local paper as saying — and I paraphrase — “sure we need affordable housing in Sag Harbor, but it wouldn’t be appropriate to put it in the new condos that are going up on the waterfront or in the Bulova building.” And, this was not the developer speaking. Well, if not there, where?
A few days ago a comment was posted here by an anonymous Saghampton reader, who felt he or she was being forced to leave the area due to the high cost of living here. I was going to reply directly to the comment, but thought the issue could use a bit more exposure, so I’m putting my response here in …
Sag Harbor’s own CONPOSH (the Coalition of Neighborhoods for the Preservation of Sag Harbor), which frequently puts together excellent programs on important issues, and the Long Island Progressive Coalition, which has been advocating for more affordable housing in the Towns of East Hampton and Southampton for some time now, are jointly hosting a very important event on the affordable housing …
Sag Harbor is divided between the towns of East Hampton and Southampton by Division Street. True fact. When we first moved here we lived on Grand Street just one house east of Division, putting us in the Town of East Hampton. We lived there for nearly ten years. Then we moved to our current home, which backs onto Town Line …
Thanks to Corinne Cohen we have now have an official Sag Hampton logo gracing the top of the blog. Corinne used an image of a Bowhead whale — which was one of the types of whales hunted by Sag Harbor’s historic whaling fleet — over a stately column of trees to reflect the two main [...]
Lauren, a former Sag Hampton resident and current art-blogger over at Sketchlabc brought this charming little film by Amanda Switzer to our attention. My hat’s off to Ms. Switzer whose camera work successfully captures much of the charm of our little village. In the film, commentary is offered by a fishing guide, a gallery owner [...]
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