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With the exterior renovation work on East Hampton Village Hall as a backdrop, on Friday morning New York State Assemblyman Fred Thiele presented a "Legislative Resolution" celebrating the Village's Centennial. The Resolution was co-sponsored by Senator Kenneth LaValle. Special guests included East Hampton Village former Mayor Paul Rickenbach, Jr. and East Hampton Historical Society Executive Director Maria Vann....

Ellen Floegel, Joshua Kaplan, Jane Paulson and John Shannon have been recognized as Commended Students in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program. The Westhampton Beach High School seniors are among 34,000 students throughout the nation that have earned this distinction and are being lauded for their “exceptional academic promise.” To achieve this feat, students must place among the...

Following a week of virtual learning, Southampton School District welcomed back students for in-person instruction on September 21. “We would like to extend our thanks to all who assisted in planning for this school year despite the many challenges we faced,” said Superintendent of Schools Dr. Nicholas Dyno. “We are thrilled to have our students back in our...

Audrey Gruss, President of Hope Fragrances, introduced the new Hope Night Parfum at a small dinner in the cross breezes of the pool pavilion at her Southampton home, maintaining social distancing guidelines. 100 percent of net profits from Hope Fragrances goes directly to support depression research at Hope for Depression Research Foundation. “I was inspired to create Hope...

The East Hampton Village voters decided. On Friday afternoon, the NewTown Party candidates were officially sworn in at the Emergency Service Building Meeting Room. Jerry Larsen was sworn in as Village Mayor, and Chris Minardi and Sandra Melendez were sworn in as Village Trustee.

Sag Harbor Elementary School and Pierson Middle and High School reopened with both an in-person and hybrid learning model. “This is certainly a unique time in education, but the past few days have illustrated the resilience of our amazing students and staff,” Laura Westhoff, dean of Pierson Middle School, said. “Even though we are smiling behind masks these...

On Friday afternoon, the East Hampton Town Chiefs Association held its annual 9/11 Memorial Service at the Hook Mill Memorial in East Hampton. Executive orders and local regulations limited the number of attendees to three per Fire and Police Department, including from the East Hampton Village P.D., Ambulance, Village Fire Department, and Town P.D., Sag Harbor Fire Department,...

Although it looked quite different than previous years, students were eager to get back to a new year of learning during Westhampton Beach Union Free School District's first day of school. “The many months of planning for the reopening of school proved successful,” said Superintendent of Schools Michael Radday. “We are thrilled to have our students back for...

Following weeks of planning for the reopening of schools, the Hampton Bays School District welcomed students back during the week of September 8. “We worked hard to ensure that our students’ first day back was as seamless as possible,” said Superintendent of Schools Lars Clemensen. “With the collaboration of the community, administration, teachers, staff and board of education,...

A special, socially distant screening of P. David Ebersole and Todd Hughes’ "House of Cardin," which is being released On-Demand September 15th, was held at Southampton Arts Center in Southampton. Hosted by Fern Mallis, the evening kicked off with a Tamara Mellon Truck Show. A Q&A with Jeffrey Banks, Rebecca Moses, Stan Herman and Joanna Coles, moderated by...