Eastern Southampton School District Budgets Pass; Sag Harbor Shuffles Its Board

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The results are tallied in Sag Harbor on Tuesday night. BY COLLEEN REYNOLDS

The results are tallied in Sag Harbor on Tuesday night. BY COLLEEN REYNOLDS

Newly elected Sag Harbor School Board Member David Diskin celebrates his win on Tuesday night with his wife, Faith, and daughter, Zoe, 15. BY COLLEEN REYNOLDS

Newly elected Sag Harbor School Board Member David Diskin celebrates his win on Tuesday night with his wife, Faith, and daughter, Zoe, 15. BY COLLEEN REYNOLDS

Chris Tice, second from right, celebrates winning two more years on the Sag Harbor School Board on Tuesday night with her daughters, Lindsay Cox and Samantha Cox and husband, Steve Cox. BY COLLEEN REYNOLDS

Chris Tice, second from right, celebrates winning two more years on the Sag Harbor School Board on Tuesday night with her daughters, Lindsay Cox and Samantha Cox and husband, Steve Cox. BY COLLEEN REYNOLDS

The four winners in Sag Harbor's School Board election this year, from left to right: Chris Tice, Susan Kinsella, Daniel Hartnett and David Diskin. BY COLLEEN REYNOLDS

The four winners in Sag Harbor's School Board election this year, from left to right: Chris Tice, Susan Kinsella, Daniel Hartnett and David Diskin. BY COLLEEN REYNOLDS

Chris Tice, left, Daniel Hartnett and Susan Kinsella--three of the four winners in Sag Harbor's School Board election on Tuesday--chat after the results were announced. BY COLLEEN REYNOLDS

Chris Tice, left, Daniel Hartnett and Susan Kinsella--three of the four winners in Sag Harbor's School Board election on Tuesday--chat after the results were announced. BY COLLEEN REYNOLDS

Sag Harbor Interim Superintendent of Schools Dr. Carl Bonuso speaks with freshly elected School Board member Daniel Hartnett following Tuesday's vote. Mr. Hartnet

Sag Harbor Interim Superintendent of Schools Dr. Carl Bonuso speaks with freshly elected School Board member Daniel Hartnett following Tuesday's vote. Mr. Hartnet

author on May 24, 2013
By Colleen Reynolds
and Shaye WeaverAll five school district budgets in eastern Southampton Town—none of which tried to pierce the state cap on tax levy increases—passed with ease on Tuesday night.... more

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