Local school districts collectively ordered hundreds of Spanish-language ballots for last week’s budget vote and school board elections, and manned the polls with translators, in response to federal election mandates requiring schools to expand access for voters who predominantly speak Spanish. For most districts, it was the first time they had done so.
The East Hampton School District plans to offer a dual-language program in English and Spanish to native speakers of either language starting in kindergarten in the 2019-20 school year.
Justine Barch Marco, who had a career in the fashion industry in New York City and Florida and later an antiques and interior design business in Bridgehampton, died on March 26 at Rosary Hill Home in Hawthorne, N.Y., at the age of 73. She was diagnosed with cancer three years ago.
The East Hampton Library’s grandfather clock, with its imposing presence and beautiful bell-like tones, takes us back to another time, but not much seems to have been known about it until just a few years ago.
