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Amagansett Village Improvement Society Turns 100

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Members of the Amagansett Village Improvement Society, from left, Kim Slater, Shari Thompson, Victor Gelb, Cam Gelb, Joan Tulp, Susan Jaxheimer and Marguerite Gualtieri, are celebrating the group's centennial this fall.

For 100 years, the Amagansett Village Improvement Society has been quietly sprucing up the hamlet in ways that can often go unnoticed to the casual passersby or harried local. Geraniums... more

Panel Discussion On Domestic Violence Set For Sunday At Sag Harbor Cinema

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East Hampton District Searching For Solutions To Hire, Retain Staff

East Hampton Superintendent of Schools Adam Fine said for every 100 resumes that most districts up-island get for a teaching position, his district receives about half. With compounding issues surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, that difference has only intensified. “We’re not even at a quarter of that now,” he said during the Express News Group Express Sessions on the topic of retaining staff held virtually last week. “With the pandemic, people wanted to be closer to home.” The school district is hosting a forum Tuesday, October 26, at the high school at 6:30 p.m. The main topic is affordable housing, but ... by Desirée Keegan