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Southampton Youth Launch Online Petition Supporting Racial Equality

A group of alumni and current students of Southampton High School has launched a petition on the website Change.org urging the Southampton School District administration, school board, faculty, and staff to make changes to the curriculum and policies in light of what they believe are "overt and covert forms of racism" in the district.

Southampton Supervisor Fires Back at Governor

On Monday evening, Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman released a letter sent to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo in response his concerns that public safety requirements were not being enforced in the Hamptons.

Suffolk Virus Numbers Show Continued Positive Trend

Despite seven deaths from Covid-19 over the 24-hour period ending June 13, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said on Monday that other metrics continue trending in the right direction as Long Island moves toward the third of a four-phase resumption of activity.

Project Most Teams Up With LTV for New Show

"Did You Know?" is Project Most's first-ever television show, with lessons, activities, entertainment, and children sharing their knowledge. 

Early Voting Begins as Absentee Ballot Deadlines Near

Early voting in the Democratic primary election that will determine party’s candidates for president, New York’s First Congressional District, and the State Senate’s First District. Absentee ballot applications must be postmarked by Tuesday.

Governor to Sign Additional Policing Reforms

New measures will mandate tracking of race and ethnicity in all arrest data, and require "officers to report any weapons discharge within six hours" and to "provide mental and medical help for any person under arrest or any person in custody when they require it."

Cuomo Threatens Rollbacks in Response to Violations, Many in Hamptons, Manhattan

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said on Sunday that the state received 25,000 complaints about social distancing violations at businesses, mostly at bars and restaurants, with Manhattan and the Hamptons leading the way.

East Hampton Town Taking Applications for Outdoor Dining

East Hampton Town is now accepting applications from restaurants and food stores to use public and private property for temporary outdoor dining.

A Milestone: Zero Covid Deaths in Suffolk in Past 24 Hours

It was the first time since March 16 that no one in the county had died of the virus. Hospitalizations were also down, and given positive trends, the county executive said he has been lobbying the state to allow cultural institutions to open sooner.

If Budgets Fail, School Districts Can Try Again

Rather than be forced to operate on a contingency budget if their spending plans fail to pass a first vote next week, school districts in New York will now have a second chance to put their budgets before voters.

New York Governor Signs Policing Reforms Into Law

The governor's signature on the reforms means New York is among the first states in the country to take formal action in light of the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, in Minneapolis by a white police officer on May 25.

Virtual Tour of the Summer Night Sky

The Accabonac Protection Committee and the Hamptons Observatory will host a virtual sky-watching event on Monday evening.

‘Artemis Fowl’ Screening, All for the East End

All for the East End's Feed the Need Campaign will be the beneficiary of a two-night drive-in screening of the new Disney movie "Artemis Fowl" on Friday and Saturday at the grounds of the Hampton Classic in Bridgehampton.

Gerald Stanley, 95

Gerald Thomas Stanley, who owned and operated Stanley and Son residential refuse service and G.T. Stanley cesspool service in East Hampton, died on May 26 in Canandaigua, N.Y. He was 95.

Isabel M. Spear, 96

Isabel Margaret Rickard Spear died at home in East Hampton on May 30, with her daughters, Min Spear Hefner and Kay Spear Gibson, at her bedside. She was 96.

Born on March 1, 1924, in Sherborne in the county of Dorset, England, to Mabel and Reginald Rickard, she was one of six children. As a young girl she attended Lord Digby's School.

Beverly B. Smith, 86

Beverly B. Smith of Amagansett and Manhattan died at Lenox Hill Hospital there on May 23. She was 86 and had taken ill with pancreatitis two and a half weeks prior to her death.

Johanna E. Veiga, 88

Johanna E. Veiga of East Hampton died at home of respiratory failure on May 24, surrounded by her extended family and her companion of 45 years, Carol Ann Crasson.

Wind Farm Soil Work a Go

The town board voted to allow surveying for the transmission cable landing site in Wainscott.

Route 114 to Be Repaved in 2021 From East Hampton to North Haven

The New York State Department of Transportation will repave approximately eight miles of Route 114 between Stephen Hand’s Path in East Hampton and the South Ferry on North Haven, Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. and State Senator Kenneth P. LaValle announced Tuesday.

Five Dems Vie for State Senate Nod

Five Democrats vying to represent District 1 in the New York State Senate faced off Monday night in a debate sponsored by the League of Women Voters of the Hamptons, Shelter Island, and the North Fork. The incumbent, Kenneth P. LaValle, a Republican, announced his retirement in January after 44 years in office.