Sag Harbor Teachers Laud Cellphone Pouch Program
According to the faculty at Pierson Middle and High School in Sag Harbor, the Yondr pouch program for cellphones has been a success. The school board is also largely in favor of it.
Sewershed Bids Are All High
Sag Harbor Village is reviewing bids for work to connect two sewersheds to the village’s wastewater treatment system, all of which came in higher than expected.
Library Budget Vote in Sag Harbor
Voters will gather next Thursday at the John Jermain Memorial Library in Sag Harbor to vote on the annual budget, elect three library board members, and weigh in on propositions to provide funding for the Sag Harbor Whaling and Historical Museum and the Eastville Community Historical Society.
Minke Whale Dies Off Montauk
A minke whale touched down briefly, alive, just west of Montauk’s Kirk Park Beach on Monday. It later moved off the beach, died, and has since been drifting about a mile offshore, according to Timothy Treadwell, East Hampton Town’s senior harbormaster. Marine Patrol had been monitoring the animal but lost sight of it by yesterday.