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A bill would move legal notices off newsprint and online

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State bill would allow municipalities to post the notices online, bypassing newspapers.

What do you think of this bill?

The Southampton Village Board voted unanimously on April 21 to back the paired bills. Mayor Bill Manger said residents would see a village notice the day it was posted instead of waiting for the next print edition. The open question is reach: a village website is faster, and a legal-notices page in a newspaper still lands in front of people who do not go looking for it, including residents without reliable internet.

Read the full story: Southampton Village Board Expresses Support for Bill That Would Change Legal Notice Rules — The Southampton Press, 27east, May 2026.

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