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27Speaks

27Speaks

Written by: The Express News Group
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 The editors of The Express News Group talk about what news on the East End.All rights reserved Politics & Government
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  • Into the Cold: Helping the Homeless on the East End

    Into the Cold: Helping the Homeless on the East End
    Feb 19 2026
    On January 26, as residents hunkered down in their warm homes to watch snow from a massive storm pile up outside, Sag Harbor’s Marit Molin and several volunteers from Hamptons Community Outreach headed out into the elements. With temperatures well below freezing, the group trudged through the South Fork’s wooded areas in search of the homeless who ride out winter in rudimentary shelters. The goal of Molin and her team is to encourage these individuals to accept help and a few nights shelter at motels paid for by her nonprofit. Similarly, at Maureen’s Haven, an advocacy group with community partners across the East End that provide temporary shelter for these individuals in the coldest months of the year, executive director Dan O’Shea has seen great need for services this year. This week Arts & Living Editor Annette Hinkle and news reporter Cailin Riley are joined by Molin and O’Shea, who discuss the challenges of serving this population in light of both the current weather conditions and the political environment.
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    44 mins
  • Record Prices, Shifting Markets: What’s Driving East End Real Estate in 2026

    Record Prices, Shifting Markets: What’s Driving East End Real Estate in 2026
    Feb 12 2026
    ​The Hamptons real estate market saw its median home sales price breach $2 million for the first time in 2025, and for the first time in history, 70% of transactions were above $1 million. To make sense of the numbers, ​Jonathan Miller​,​ the president and CEO of real estate appraisal and consulting firm​ Miller Samuel Inc., ​joins the editors for a discussion of what influenced sales in 2025 and his outlook for the market in 2026.
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    33 mins
  • What Will Sag Harbor Become? | The Sessions Report

    What Will Sag Harbor Become? | The Sessions Report
    Feb 6 2026
    More than 100 community members came together at The Church in Sag Harbor on another frigid winter night to discuss the future of Sag Harbor’s downtown, everything that’s at stake, and how to protect it at an Express Sessions event titled “The Evolution and Preservation of Downtown Sag Harbor.” The panel for the conversation, which was moderated by Express News Group Consulting Editor Joseph Shaw, included Sag Harbor Village Mayor Tom Gardella; Sag Harbor Village Trustee Jeanne Kane; former New York State Assemblyman Fred Thiele, a lifelong Sag Harbor resident and current board member of the Sag Harbor Partnership; community advocate Shawn Sachs; Sag Harbor Planning Board member Grainne Coen, who is the co-owner of Kidd Squid Brewing Co. in Sag Harbor and also serves on the Sag Harbor Board of Education; and Sag Harbor Variety Store owner Lisa Field. Co-Publisher Gavin Menu, Consulting Editor Joseph Shaw, multimedia content creator Lee Meyer and reporter Cailin Riley analyze the points raised at the event and share highlights.
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    29 mins
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