John Marshall Elementary School The International Fair Poster Contest winners were selected last week. Mrs. Rudolph’s fifth grade class won for most informative; most original, Mrs. Bach’s third grade class; and... more
Amagansett School District Budget Proposal Proposed Budget: $14,048,403 Spending Increase: $608,138, or 4.52 percent Proposed Tax Levy: $12,343,346 Tax Levy Increase: $512,891, or 4.01 percent Piercing Tax Cap?: No Projected Tax Rate: $383 per $1,000 of assessed value Tax Rate Change: $14.50 per $1,000 of assessed value
13 May 2025 by Staff Writer
Amagansett residents will be able to weigh in on approving the Amagansett School’s $14,048,403 budget at a vote on Tuesday, May 20. The expenditure is an increase of $608,138 — or 4.52 percent — from the previous year. The tax rate will increase by $14.5 per $1,000 assessed value, if passed. Outside the budget vote, Amagansett voters will be able to decide on three propositions. The first would approve a renewed tuition agreement with East Hampton School District, which would run until 2030. The next would allow the district to purchase a new school bus for $162,887 from the capital ...
by Jack Motz
Up for vote Tuesday is approval of an $88,140,847 East Hampton School District budget for the 2025-26 school year. The spending plan is a 6.34 percent, or $5,254,855, increase from this year’s budget, and carries a tax cap-compliant $65,677,860 tax levy, which is a 5.34 percent, or $3,331,386, increase over the current spending plan’s levy. While the increase in the budget may seem large, Assistant Superintendent for Business Sam Schneider explained last week that part of that jump is due to a $1,642,500 transfer to other funds to pay for new boilers at John M. Marshall Elementary School, which date ...
by Desirée Keegan
The East Hampton High School Parent-Teacher-Student Association will host its first annual fundraiser on Friday, May 9, from 6 to 9 p.m. at The Clubhouse in Wainscott. The event will include a silent auction and live music by the Real East End Brass (REEB) band. The money raised goes directly to support students: trips, programs, events, scholarships, and more. All over the age of 21 are welcome to attend. The association expects it will be a great night out for parents, teachers, relatives and all community members who support the students (past, present and future) of East Hampton High School. ...
30 Apr 2025 by Staff Writer
Three will be vying for two open seats on the Springs Board of Education next month. Current Board President Erik Fredrickson and Trustee Emma Field are both seeking reelection to their seats, and will be challenged by community member Gerard Picco. Fredrickson, a father of three who has lived in Springs for over two decades, is running for his second term. Fredrickson is the founder of Fredrickson Consulting Group, a leadership and employee experience consulting firm, who has also taught well-being workshops for teachers in upstate New York, ran fitness and strength training courses for students of the Eleanor Whitmore ...
23 Apr 2025 by Staff Writer
Three seats are up for grabs on the East Hampton Board of Education this May, and the race is uncontested. While incumbents J.P. Foster and Sandra Vorpahl are running again, Justine O’Mara Limonius is not, which leaves three vying for three seats with community member Belinda Bellas throwing her hat into the ring. Foster, the board president and father of two East Hampton alumni, is seeking his fifth term on the board. Foster grew up in Sag Harbor and moved to East Hampton shortly after graduating from Pierson High School in 1989. He began working for the Village of East ...
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