Recently, one of Emily O’Reilly’s many projects has kicked into action for eighth graders at Springs School. Mrs. O’Reilly is the eighth-grade English teacher, and she is revered for her creative project ideas. All eighth grade students composed a speech about a topic they were passionate about, tackling things like book banning, economic inequality, and teen mental health.
From tales of underwater archaeology off Montauk to a $2.5 million drug bust at the Tanger Outlet, it happened here.
The Emergency Services Building was crowded with Blue at Friday’s East Hampton Village Board meeting, which featured Police Chief Jeff Erickson handing out awards and a promotion. Mayor Jerry Larsen also took part, handing out a new Top Cop award, which he said will be an annual event.
Police and firefighters responded to Apaquogue Road following a call of a gas leak on the morning of March 18. They arrived to find a landscaper who told them he’d struck a gas line in the road while digging a hole.
