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UPDATED: Lane Restrictions on Sunrise Highway Will Last At Least Through Next Week UPDATE: Friday 5 p.m. The New York State Department of Transportation says that the westbound ... Shinnecock Hills Man Celebrates 81st Birthday, Thanks Officers Who Saved Him From Roof of Burning House Harry Fullum said that spending his 81st birthday at the Southampton Center for Rehabilitation would ... Area Veterans Day Services Are Planned MONTAUK The Montauk Playhouse Community Center Foundation will hold its annual flag ceremony in honor of veterans on Tuesday, November 11, at the Montauk Playhouse Community Center, 240 Edgemere Street. The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. at the Suzanne Koch Gosman Flagpole Garden at the center and will feature the raising of the flag and a wreath-laying ceremony by local Scout troops. Light refreshments will be served outdoors following the ceremony. Veterans, as well as the entire community, are invited to attend the ceremony, which will go on rain or shine. EAST HAMPTON | AMAGANSETT The Veterans of Foreign ... Paging Dogtor Cooper: How One Pup Brings Comfort to Hospital Patients | 27Speaks Every Tuesday, an 8-year-old poodle/golden retriever mix clocks in for his shift at Stony Brook ... Upcoming Event in Southampton Village Will Provide Valuable Information to Homeowners Interested in Septic System Upgrades Improving water quality — particularly the health of lakes and ponds — has been one ... Elizabeth Spitz, Formerly of East Hampton, Dies October 15 Elizabeth Spitz, affectionately known to her close friends and family as “Betty,” peacefully passed away ... Southampton Police Reports for the Week of October 30 HAMPTON BAYS — A local resident told Southampton Town Police on October 20 that she had been the target of an attempted fraud scheme. She said she had received a call informing her that she was among nine winners of a multimillion-dollar lottery pool, but that she needed to send in a check for $3,400 to earn her portion of the much greater winnings. She mailed the check and was then told by the fraudsters that it had not arrived and that she should send another, which she did. But after discussing the matter with a family member, she realized ... A Sneak Peek at the Election Day Ballot in Southampton Town The Election Day ballot for Southampton Town voters contains the races for Suffolk County legislator, Southampton Town supervisor and two council seats, the Southampton Town clerk, all five members of the Southampton Town Trustees, the highway superintendent and one of the four town justice seats, as well as uncontested elections for Suffolk County district attorney and Suffolk County sheriff, and two ballot propositions. Early voting polls remain open daily at Windmill Village in East Hampton, Stony Brook Southampton campus in Southampton and at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Westhampton Beach until this Sunday, November 2. On Election Day, polls will ... We Mark Our Ballots: The Propositions There are two propositions on the ballot — as always, don’t forget to flip your ballot over! — that deserve attention. The first is a state measure that would clear the way for an Olympic skiing and trail facility on preserved land upstate. We recommend a yes vote, simply because it seems like a sensible use of valuable real estate for the benefit of that region and the entire state. However, the Suffolk County proposition, the second on the ballot, is a clear no. The measure would extend county legislators’ terms from two to four years, something voters have overwhelmingly ...
