Last year while working for his parents’ pool company, Egan Barzilay noticed that there were vegetables and fruit hanging from branches in the gardens at the houses where he worked, seemingly abandoned or forgotten by homeowners who had left for the season.
Calling Long Island “the test case for the greatest environmental challenges in the state,” Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, along with a host of New York State and Suffolk County officials, visited Southampton last Thursday to announce a pilot project aimed at extracting harmful algal blooms from water bodies.
With the retirement of its superintendent about three months away, the Sag Harbor School Board agreed Monday, on the recommendation of the recruitment firm leading the search process, that it would seek an interim superintendent until a permanent successor can be found.
The Amagansett Fire Department celebrated its members, both the seasoned veterans and the newer volunteers, at its annual dinner at the Devon Yacht Club on Friday night.
