Breakwater Yacht Club Commodore Buddy Rodgers and scholarship winner Tristan Sabbeth.
Breakwater Yacht Club Commodore Buddy Rodgers and scholarship winner Tristan Sabbeth.
Staff Writer on Oct 24, 2022
Breakwater Yacht Club and Sailing Center followed its last race of the season on October 12 with an awards ceremony. Awards were given to the winners of the spring, summer,... more
The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the South Fork, under the leadership of Reverend Kimberly Quinn Johnson, has announced the applications for its High Impact Community Outreach program grants are now being accepted. The High Impact Community Outreach program is designed to serve the East End and over the last three years it has granted $116,000 to 18 Long Island nonprofits. The program is awarding financial assistance to institutions residing in or servicing any of the five East End townships — East Hampton, Southampton, Shelter Island, Riverhead and Southold, and the Shinnecock Nation, and will consider applications from East End nonprofit ...
30 Jan 2023 by Staff Writer
The Church in Sag Harbor will host “All the World’s a Stage: Love Is a Verb, a Writer’s Spoken Word, and Open Mic Night” on Friday, February 17, at 6 p.m. The new series will feature a select group of writers at varying stages in their careers. Each writer will read one of their works created for or pertaining to the program’s theme. The Church will transform its space into a bohemian-style writer’s night club, with café table seating in addition to traditional lecture format. Limited tables will be available and can seat two to three guests each. Set to ...
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Suffolk County has awarded OLA of Eastern Long Island $200,000 a year for three years to work to combat substance use and abuse on Long Island’s East End. The support comes from the Opioid Settlement Fund that resulted from a lawsuit that Suffolk County filed against major drug companies and retail pharmacies in 2016. OLA is one of only 34 organizations in Suffolk County to receive a grant in this first round of funding from the $25 million that the county has received so far in settlement award money. The county received 111 applications after issuing a request for proposals ...
23 Jan 2023 by Staff Writer
OLA of Eastern Long Island will hold a free, bilingual educational workshop for local parents, “Helping Your Teenager to Thrive,” on Wednesday, January 18, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Bridgehampton Community House, 2368 Montauk Highway. The event is open to English-speaking and Spanish-speaking parents. Parents can call 631-899-3441 to register. Two-time National Book Award finalist Patricia McCormick is the featured guest speaker. She is the author of several books for young adults, including “Cut,” about a 15-year-old girl who engages in self-harm. The event is part of OLA’s new Youth Connect initiative, a project that provides local adolescents ...
16 Jan 2023 by Staff Writer
The Choral Society of the Hamptons will hold auditions in late January and early February for singers interested in joining the group prior to its next concert on Sunday, March 26. The Choral Society primarily rehearses at the Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church and the spring concert will take place at Bay Street Theater. The spring concert, titled “A Touch of Whimsy,” will be directed by David M. Brandenburg and will feature works by Samuel Barber, Irving Fine, Randall Thompson and Gilbert & Sullivan. The concert will feature members of the South Fork Chamber Orchestra and professional soloists. Prospective singers are invited ...
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A Narcan training session will be offered on Wednesday, November 30, at 11 a.m. at the Southampton Firehouse, 470 Hampton Road, in Southampton. Narcan saves lives by reversing a drug overdose. Participants will learn to recognize the signs of opiate overdose, how to reverse an overdose, and hear about the new ways overdoses are being treated. A Narcan kit will be available to all those who complete the training. The training session is being co-presented by the Village of Southampton, Suffolk County Legislator Bridget Fleming, Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon, the Southampton Village Fire Department and David Falkowski of Open ...
18 Nov 2022 by Staff Writer
The Sag Harbor Historical Society & Museum will host “Preserving Our Village Heritage,” the second session of its Preservation Forum Educational Series, at 1 p.m. on Saturday, December 3, at Christ Episcopal Church, 5 Hampton Street in Sag Harbor Village. The series focuses on the discussion of key historical preservation topics in order to increase the public’s understanding and appreciation of Sag Harbor’s history. The first session in the series addressed the village’s successful effort to become a National Historic District and featured past accomplishments in protecting Sag Harbor’s architecture and historic character. The goal of the second session is ...
14 Nov 2022 by Staff Writer
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Staff Writer on Oct 24, 2022