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Hampton Bays High School Class Of 2017 Graduates On Saturday

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Absentee ballots are voted on Tuesday night at the Southampton Intermediate School. ERIN MCKINLEY BY ERIN MCKINLEY

Absentee ballots are voted on Tuesday night at the Southampton Intermediate School. ERIN MCKINLEY BY ERIN MCKINLEY

Quogue School Board President Lauren Battista listens to parents discuss what qualities they would like to see in their new superintendent. AMANDA BERNOCCO

Quogue School Board President Lauren Battista listens to parents discuss what qualities they would like to see in their new superintendent. AMANDA BERNOCCO

Julia Dzakonski graduated with the Hampton Bays Class of 2017 on Saturday afternoon. AMANDA BERNOCCO

Julia Dzakonski graduated with the Hampton Bays Class of 2017 on Saturday afternoon. AMANDA BERNOCCO

Deonne Finkelstein's Remsenburg garden will be open on Saturday, June 11, for the "Remsenburg Area Garden Tour."

Deonne Finkelstein's Remsenburg garden will be open on Saturday, June 11, for the "Remsenburg Area Garden Tour."

Members of the Tuckahoe student council traveled to Human Resources of the Hamptons on Friday to donate food and clothes on behalf of the Tuckahoe School. BY ERIN MCKINLEY

Members of the Tuckahoe student council traveled to Human Resources of the Hamptons on Friday to donate food and clothes on behalf of the Tuckahoe School. BY ERIN MCKINLEY

Larry Jones points to the bake oven in the central chimney. DANA SHAW

Larry Jones points to the bake oven in the central chimney. DANA SHAW

From left, Bixhorn Technical Center Principal Sam McAleese, Assistant Principal Nicole Zergebel and Dr. Julie Lutz, chief operating officer of Eastern Suffolk BOCES. ALEXA GORMAN

From left, Bixhorn Technical Center Principal Sam McAleese, Assistant Principal Nicole Zergebel and Dr. Julie Lutz, chief operating officer of Eastern Suffolk BOCES. ALEXA GORMAN

Kylie Springer embraces her father, Kevin Springer, the vice president of the Board of Education, during graduation on Saturday afternoon. AMANDA BERNOCCO

Kylie Springer embraces her father, Kevin Springer, the vice president of the Board of Education, during graduation on Saturday afternoon. AMANDA BERNOCCO

Annabelle Dominguez plays her flute during the Hampton Bays Class of 2017 graduation on Saturday afternoon. AMANDA BERNOCCO

Annabelle Dominguez plays her flute during the Hampton Bays Class of 2017 graduation on Saturday afternoon. AMANDA BERNOCCO

Keep the leaves raked or blown off your lawn. If they are allowed to accumulate and mat down from rain or snow, your lawn will be a miserable mess in March.

Keep the leaves raked or blown off your lawn. If they are allowed to accumulate and mat down from rain or snow, your lawn will be a miserable mess in March.

Arianna Villella reads a book in the East Quogue reading garden. AMANDA BERNOCCO

Arianna Villella reads a book in the East Quogue reading garden. AMANDA BERNOCCO

From left: Hannah Goetz, Josh Albarino and Julia Tetrault graduated on Saturday afternoon. AMANDA BERNOCCO

From left: Hannah Goetz, Josh Albarino and Julia Tetrault graduated on Saturday afternoon. AMANDA BERNOCCO

Scenes from the Hampton Classic Horse Show. MICHELLE TRAURING

Scenes from the Hampton Classic Horse Show. MICHELLE TRAURING

From left: Tiffany Brenes, Emily Lowry, Dario Vasquez, Miguel Flores and Gabriel Guambana graduated on Saturday afternoon. AMANDA BERNOCCO

From left: Tiffany Brenes, Emily Lowry, Dario Vasquez, Miguel Flores and Gabriel Guambana graduated on Saturday afternoon. AMANDA BERNOCCO

The Montauk Bus Company is being investigated by the Department of Environmental Conservation for potentially illegally dumping dangerous chemical on the property. BY ERIN MCKINLEY

The Montauk Bus Company is being investigated by the Department of Environmental Conservation for potentially illegally dumping dangerous chemical on the property. BY ERIN MCKINLEY

Amelia Salvatore embraces Nicholas Kolb during graduation on Saturday afternoon. AMANDA BERNOCCO

Amelia Salvatore embraces Nicholas Kolb during graduation on Saturday afternoon. AMANDA BERNOCCO

Village Board member Stephen Frano, Department of Public Works Superintendent Matthew Smith and Village Clerk-Treasurer Elizabeth Lindtvit at the Village Board work session on February 20. ANISAH ABDULLAH

Village Board member Stephen Frano, Department of Public Works Superintendent Matthew Smith and Village Clerk-Treasurer Elizabeth Lindtvit at the Village Board work session on February 20. ANISAH ABDULLAH

authorAmanda Bernocco on Jun 24, 2017
Graduating seniors in the Hampton Bays Class of 2017 turned their tassels on Saturday afternoon. The class of 144 students were led by Valedictorian Erik Morastitla, Salutatorian Nicholas Kolb and... more

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