Durell Godfrey, The East Hampton Star’s longtime staff photographer and a fixture at community events from Montauk to Southampton, has once again been named one of New York State’s top photographers. At the New York Press Association’s annual conference last week in Saratoga Springs, The Star’s newsletter also repeated in winning first place in the Best Newsletter category, capping a successful awards season for the paper.
East Hampton High School hosted its annual career fair Tuesday morning, introducing students to businesses looking for help as the summer season swiftly approaches, and giving students headed into the world of work after graduation a chance to find an opportunity locally.
At a meeting last week, Joshua Odom, the school principal and superintendent, talked about what the district hopes to accomplish with the project, fielded questions about the high price tag, and explained the need, noting that the school has “not had a significant investment since 2000.”
SCOPE Education Services honored three people connected to the Amagansett School at its annual school district awards dinner on Monday at Villa Lombardi’s in Holbrook. Russell Schaefer, a bus driver, was recognized with a support staff award, Maureen Cooper, a teacher’s assistant, got an award for teacher service, and Kristen Peterson, a school board member, was honored with a school board service award.
