Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced Thursday that this year’s Down Payment Assistance Program is now open for applications. The program allows first-time homebuyers $30,000 to purchase a single family home with the agreement that the buyer will live there for at least 10 years.
A “bracket bash” party is to be held Friday evening from 6 to 9 at the Clubhouse in Wainscott to work out a schedule for the double-elimination Travis Field memorial coed softball tournament that will be contested by 17 teams and is to begin Thursday afternoon at the Terry King ball field in Amagansett.
The South Fork's own home-grown rock star Nancy Atlas will play to the crowd at the free Tuesday night concert at Main Beach this week. And the music continues every week through Sept. 5.
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday that due to heat advisories announced for Thursday through Saturday, state parks will be extending the hours of swimming facilities throughout New York City, Long Island, and the Hudson Valley.
