What seems like perennial roadwork around Sag Harbor from the Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike to Route 114 will continue this fall, PSEG Long Island said this month. Elizabeth Flagler, a spokeswoman for the utility, said it had, in fact, stopped work on laying a new power cable from its Bridgehampton transmission site to East Hampton during the busy summer season, but had begun again in earnest earlier this month. “We recently began working on the remaining approximately 3,000 feet of trench work on Route 114 that will be completed at night by roughly the end of September, first week of October,” she said. “That will allow the crews to install conduits and pull the cable to increase reliability for customers.” Stephen J. Kotz reports on 27east.com that motorists driving between East Hampton and Sag Harbor at night have been encountering several lit-up work areas along Route 114. PSEG has also been working on the Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike north of Scuttle Hole Road in Bridgehampton and along Jermain Avenue in Sag Harbor during the daytime hours, causing delays for motorists and leaving a bumpy road in their wake. Flagler said relief will come later this year. “We expect permanent restoration to be complete before the holidays,” she said. “This will include not only repaving the work area, the road will be paved from curb to curb.”

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You are invited to: How to Survive the Change of Life: A Free Symposium on Healthy Aging for Women After 40

Later today from 5 p.m. to 8 pm, Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, is hosting a free, informative gathering for women

40 + years of age who are interested in learning how to manage perimenopause and menopause symptoms, as well as how to maintain good health and well-being. The event is sponsored by, and held, at The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Hamptons at 111 St. Andrews Road in Southampton. Leading physicians and experts from Stony Brook Medicine, Meeting House Lane Medical Practice and Stony Brook Southampton Hospital’s Wellness Institute will be joined by leaders of local organizations to address the top questions women have about navigating life after 40.

There will be two panel discussions: “What to Expect During Perimenopause and Menopause” which will examine the wide range of symptoms that can occur during this life stage, including irregular periods, vaginal dryness, hot flashes, night sweats, weight gain, sleep difficulties, mood changes, brain fog, headaches and skin breakouts, and “How to Manage Symptoms and Thrive” which will provide holistic and medical approaches to managing symptoms and supporting overall well-being, including the role of exercise, nutrition, behavioral health, pelvic floor therapy, and women’s safety.

Following the panel discussions, guests are encouraged to visit information tables featuring Stony Brook women’s health services. Spanish translators will be available onsite to assist attendees. This community event is part of Stony Brook Southampton Hospital’s ongoing commitment to empowering women with knowledge, resources, and support for every stage of life.

That’s How to Survive the Change of Life: A Free Event on Healthy Aging for Women After 40…today from 5pm to 8 pm

at The Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 111 St. Andrews Road, Southampton, NY

This evening’s symposium is Free.

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The Amagansett Life-Saving and Coast Guard Station Museum will host its 34th annual Largest Clam Contest this coming Sunday, October 5, from 12 noon to 3 p.m. at the station on Atlantic Avenue in Amagansett. Sunday’s event will feature live music, a chowder contest, a live marine species exhibit and other activities. Chowder entries must be delivered by 11:30 a.m. Sunday, and clams entered must be dug between September 29 and October 4 from waters in the Town of East Hampton. That’s the East Hampton Town Trustees Largest Clam Contest this coming...

Many voters in Long Island’s minority neighborhoods have left the Democratic Party in the last decade to become independent voters, a data analysis by Newsday found.

Ten years ago, nearly 60% of Long Island voters in "majority-minority" districts were registered Democrats. Last year, that number dropped to about 50%, with a growing number of voters declaring themselves "unaffiliated" with any party.

"This has been a yearslong crisis in the making," said Ahmad Perez, founder and executive director of Islip Forward, a group working to grow voter registration in Brentwood. "These are pockets that have historically been the bedrock of Democratic turnout … but Democrats are struggling to maintain relevance in working class and minority communities."

Meanwhile, voters in majority-white districts were loyal to their political parties. A decade ago, about a third of that population was Democrat, a third Republican and a quarter “unaffiliated.” Those percentages are almost exactly the same today.

Nationally, Democrats are hemorrhaging enrollment. The party lost about 2.1 million registrants across 30 states between 2020 and 2024, while Republicans gained about 2.4 million, according to a New York Times analysis.

Though Democrats are losing enrollment among minority neighborhoods, they still make up almost half of active voters across New York state. Independent voters are second, making up a quarter of active voters, followed by Republicans at 23%.

Bahar Ostadan reports in NEWSDAY that on Long Island, about 36% of voters are registered Democrats, 31% are registered Republicans and 29% independent. There are differences by county: Nassau is home to more Democrats and Suffolk leans slightly more Republican.

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With the start of the school year, the Southampton School District has launched its five-year “Set, Sail, Soar” strategic plan, to serve as a blueprint for improving student performance, student wellness and teacher efficacy.

Michelle Trauring reports on 27east.com that developed by district stakeholders, including administrators, teachers, parents and students, the plan comprises four main pillars of focus: student academic achievement, social-emotional learning and mental health supports, STEAM education — which stands for science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics — and culturally responsive practices, explained Superintendent of Southampton Schools Dr. Fatima Morrell at a recent Board of Education meeting.

“It is essentially going to be the engine that drives the work of our district for this entire year,” she said, “and the next four.”

The strategic plan was largely informed by an analysis of performance data, community surveys, two dozen stakeholder meetings, and administrative presentations during Board of Education meetings, Morrell explained.

“With a five-year plan, we had to decide, as an administrative team and as a collaborative, what will we focus on?” she said. “It’s a 15-page plan…So we chose strategically what areas will give us the biggest bang for our buck in our budget this year.” Dr. Morrell added, “We know that our students will achieve and soar beyond their wildest dreams…We just have to get on the same page with them, because they believe in themselves. We need to believe in them, as well, and this plan will help us to do that.”

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Southold Town Planning Director Heather Lanza told the Southold Town Board at its work session last Thursday that a draft code will not be ready in time for the town to discuss it at the Sept. 30 code committee meeting. Thus, tomorrow’s meeting was postponed. A new date has not yet been set.

Beth Young reports in EAST END BEACON that the Town of Southold currently sets a minimum stay at 14 days but that code has proven to be difficult to enforce. A task force last year recommended a permitting process to allow individual...

Two Republican super PACs paid nearly $1 million this month to quietly settle an inquiry into whether they illicitly coordinated with the campaign of former U.S. Congressman Lee Zeldin, during his 2022 run for governor of New York. Nicholas Fandos and Shane Goldmacher report in THE NY TIMES that the state’s top elections watchdog spent years investigating the matter, using subpoenas to try to show that there was illegal overlap between the Zeldin campaign and two groups that spent $20 million supporting it, Save Our State Inc. and Safe Together New York.

An agreement to settle the case, reached in recent days, ultimately does not include an admission of wrongdoing by the super PACs, a copy of the document obtained through a Freedom of Information request shows. Zeldin, a Republican from Shirley, Long Island, who is now the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, was not a party to the agreement.

But the $900,000 fine is the largest ever paid in a super PAC coordination case in New York, where the free-spending groups seeking to sway elections have grown in size and number over the last decade.

In an unsealed report of the state’s chief election enforcement counsel provided to The New York Times yesterday, an investigator wrote that he had found that “substantial evidence demonstrates that respondents knowingly and willfully coordinated with candidate Lee Zeldin, both directly and through agents, resulting in unlawful contributions.”

The current chairman of the New York Republican Party, Edward F. Cox, is also linked to the investigation and his emails are included in the documents as a leader of one of the pro-Zeldin super PACs.

Eric Amidon, who was Mr. Zeldin’s 2022 campaign manager, said the campaign had “no involvement whatsoever” in the investigation. He called it “nothing more than political extortion by New York aimed at silencing political opposition.”

In addition to Lee Zeldin, the case has touched party operatives, a pollster for President Trump and Ronald S. Lauder, a billionaire cosmetics heir who helped bankroll the groups.

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The Butterfly Effect Project is a nonprofit, community-oriented organization which seeks to empower young girls by giving them the tools to achieve emotionally stable and self confident futures, in hopes of bringing forth a generation of women who are strong, independent and knowledgeable. Alek Lewis reports on Riverheadlocal.com that volunteers with the Butterfly Effect Project have brought the historic Tuthill farmstead in Jamesport back to its roots, creating a garden club to help bring fresh food to local families and teach gardening to the next generation. The garden club was created “as a means for kids to meet safely outside and also provide supplemental nutrition for the community,” said Brienne Ahearn, the BEP’s garden club coordinator. It supports the nonprofit organization’s mission of encouraging collaboration and youth empowerment.

The garden club first launched at the First Baptist Church in Riverhead, where the Butterfly Effect was headquartered during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Butterfly Effect Project moved its headquarters to the Daniel and Henry P. Tuthill family farmstead, at 1146 Main Road in Jamesport last year…where it will host a ribbon cutting on Saturday, Oct. 4 from 12 to 2 p.m. to celebrate the new community garden. The public is invited to attend.

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On Saturday, September 27…that’s tomorrow…from 7:30 a.m. until 2 p.m., the Hamptons Marathon will run through the Village of Southampton. The Southampton Village Police Department is advising motorists that they should expect sporadic travel delays as the event takes place. The event includes a 5K (3.1-mile race), marathon (26.2 miles) and half-marathon (13.1 miles), that will be run south of Hill Street and Hampton Road in Southampton Village. Pond Lane will be closed for the duration of