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Aiden Genender, third from left, was the recipient of the Sag Harbor American Legion, Post 388 scholarship. With Aiden are, left to right, his parents, Nicholas and Ginta, his sister, Leila, grandmother Violeta Lopatiene and Rob Doty of American Legion Post 388. Aiden plans to attend Wheaton College in Massachusetts. DANA SHAW

Aiden Genender, third from left, was the recipient of the Sag Harbor American Legion, Post 388 scholarship. With Aiden are, left to right, his parents, Nicholas and Ginta, his sister, Leila, grandmother Violeta Lopatiene and Rob Doty of American Legion Post 388. Aiden plans to attend Wheaton College in Massachusetts. DANA SHAW

The Hampton Bays Little League celebrated Softball Day on Saturday Almost 60 players on five teams played at Red Creek Park. The league doubled in size this year and their Majors team is currently undefeated. DANA SHAW

The Hampton Bays Little League celebrated Softball Day on Saturday Almost 60 players on five teams played at Red Creek Park. The league doubled in size this year and their Majors team is currently undefeated. DANA SHAW

Bobbie Braun, Mitchell Myrin and Executive Director, Loreta Davis at the Retreat's All Against Abuse summer gala on Saturday night at The Church in Sag Harbor. LISA TAMBURINI

Bobbie Braun, Mitchell Myrin and Executive Director, Loreta Davis at the Retreat's All Against Abuse summer gala on Saturday night at The Church in Sag Harbor. LISA TAMBURINI

Guest speaker Kim Jones and Tamron Hall at the Retreat's All Against Abuse summer gala on Saturday night at The Church in Sag Harbor. LISA TAMBURINI

Guest speaker Kim Jones and Tamron Hall at the Retreat's All Against Abuse summer gala on Saturday night at The Church in Sag Harbor. LISA TAMBURINI

Ryland Hilbert and Nikki Shomer at the Retreat's All Against Abuse summer gala on Saturday night at The Church in Sag Harbor. LISA TAMBURINI

Ryland Hilbert and Nikki Shomer at the Retreat's All Against Abuse summer gala on Saturday night at The Church in Sag Harbor. LISA TAMBURINI

Lily Greenwald with Luna, Jolie Schoeffer with Charley, Alison Seiffer with as yet unnamed, Emily and Ryan Dunn and Elena Grasmann with Callie at the Montauk Artists' Association's annual

Lily Greenwald with Luna, Jolie Schoeffer with Charley, Alison Seiffer with as yet unnamed, Emily and Ryan Dunn and Elena Grasmann with Callie at the Montauk Artists' Association's annual "2022 Show On the Green this weekend. Painters, photographers, jewelers, accessory designers and more proudly displayed and sold their creations. RICHARD LEWIN

On May 21, 2022 members of the Montauk Fire Department, East Hampton Town Police Department, East Hampton Town Marine Patrol and a Montauk community member were presented a CPR Lifesaving Award by Suffolk Regional Medical Services Council (REMSCO). These individuals were honored for their successful pre-hospital cardiac arrest resuscitation of a man on July 27, 2021. The man had fallen victim of a sudden cardiac arrest in public. In addition to the multi-agency teamwork displayed in this successful cardiac arrest save, a bystander had recognized the cardiac arrest and had begun CPR. Left to right: Charles

On May 21, 2022 members of the Montauk Fire Department, East Hampton Town Police Department, East Hampton Town Marine Patrol and a Montauk community member were presented a CPR Lifesaving Award by Suffolk Regional Medical Services Council (REMSCO). These individuals were honored for their successful pre-hospital cardiac arrest resuscitation of a man on July 27, 2021. The man had fallen victim of a sudden cardiac arrest in public. In addition to the multi-agency teamwork displayed in this successful cardiac arrest save, a bystander had recognized the cardiac arrest and had begun CPR. Left to right: Charles "Chip" McLean-Commissioner Montauk Fire District and EMT-B;Thomas Flight-EMT-CC, Jason Winslow, MD-Suffolk County System Medical Director; Donna M. Hitscherich-Paramedic; Erika Uribe-EMT-B; Michael J. Mirras-East Hampton Marine Patrol and Ex-Chief of Montauk Fire Department; Robert J. Lucas-East Hampton Police and Scott Geery-bystander CPR. Not pictured and part of crew: Juan Buitrago-East Hampton Town Police; Christopher Boccabella-EMT-CC; Lauren Chakraborty-EMT-B and William Hoffmann-EMT-B. DEBORAH O’BRIEN

authorStaff Writer on Jun 6, 2022
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