Donna Conti Tapped As Grand Marshal Of Westhampton Beach St. Patrick’s Day Parade
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Donna Conti will serve as the grand marshal of the Westhampton Beach St. Patrick's Day Parade on March 15.
Donna Conti will serve as the grand marshal of the Westhampton Beach St. Patrick's Day Parade on March 15.
Carol Moran on Jan 28, 2014
The Westhampton Beach St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee is honoring one of its own this year. East Quogue native Donna Conti, who has served on the committee for close to... more
Paving is always going on somewhere. Slowly rotting in the farmyard, positioned lovingly for all passersby to see, is an antique road grader. Even before the rust set in, it was a minimalistic machine made of just one thing: steel. It would have been drawn by a steam tractor; in fact, one of the only times I saw it doing its work, it was being pulled by our 1913 Case steam engine. My brother and his friend were taking the newly restored piece to the Bridgehampton Historical Society’s annual Engine Run. And from Sagg Main to White Walls, past the ...
30 May 2023 by Marilee Foster
As the New York State Legislative Commission on the Future of the Long Island Power Authority “reset” its schedule for additional public hearings and the issuance of its final report later this year, Newsday last month revealed that “compensation packages for the top PSEG Long Island executives ranged from $442,000 to nearly $700,000.” That, noted the Newsday article by Mark Harrington, “may provide fodder for some who say the public-private relationship … needs to be scrapped.” This is what the commission is considering. The Long Island Power Authority, established by the state in the 1980s, was originally envisioned as itself ...
by Karl Grossman
Monday, June 5 Sag Harbor School District - 6:30 p.m. at Pierson High School, 200 Jermain Avenue, Sag Harbor. 631-725-5300 | sagharborschools.org Westhampton Beach School District - 7 p.m. at the high school, 49 Lilac Road, Westhampton Beach. 631-288-3800 | whbschools.org Tuesday, June 6 Southampton School District - 6:30 p.m. at the intermediate school, 70 Leland Lane, Southampton. 631-591-4500 | southamptonschools.org
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Peconic Landing has announced the winners of the 11th annual Veterans Day Wedding Giveback: Lieutenants Edward Joseph Wright IV, 28, of Orient, and Sarah Ritchie, 27, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Active-duty Coast Guard officers, they were selected by a panel of Peconic Landing members to win the annual contest, which provides a free wedding at Brecknock Hall to current or former military personnel in recognition of their service. The couple was notified during a surprise reveal at Peconic Landing on May 18 with family members present in person and via Zoom. Wright was commissioned as an officer in 2017 and is ...
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Fighting Chance, a nonprofit dedicated to providing assistance and support to individuals and families affected by cancer, will hold its 2023 summer fundraising event, the Taste of Shelter Island Garden Celebration on Saturday, June 10, at the Italianate Gardens on Ward’s Point overlooking Peconic Bay. The Taste of Shelter Island Garden Celebration will showcase the island’s vibrant culinary scene. Jamie Cogan of All Season Catering and Emily Needham, the Lettuce Lady, will provide local dishes to accompany the local wines, beers and a special craft cocktail. Attendees will have the opportunity to savor flavors, from sea to farm, while enjoying ...
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Tickets are now on sale for the annual fundraising luncheon for the East Hampton Emergency Department, which will be held at the Maidstone Club in East Hampton on Thursday, July 13. Katie Couric will be the guest speaker. For tickets and information, call 631-726-8700 ext. 8 or email shfoundation@stonybrookmedicine.edu.
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The Board of Trustees of the Bridgehampton Museum has announced that the Nathaniel Rogers House has opened its doors to the public as The Bridgehampton Museum for the very first time. The opening comes after 20 years of restoration of the 19th-century building marking it as one of the most outstanding examples of Greek Revival Architecture on Long Island and in New York State. The renovation project was a partnership between Southampton Town and the Bridgehampton Historical Society and Museum. To celebrate the opening, the museum will host a weekend of festivities, including the Bridgehampton Community Stars Cocktail Party on ...
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Carol Moran on Jan 28, 2014