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Focus On Youth Aims To Slow Opioid Abuse

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Jonathan Brandeis

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directing high school students from Southampton and Sag Harbor before shooting a PSA on the Suffolk County Social Host Law. JON WINKLER

With the nation in the throes of an opioid epidemic, more focus is being placed on preventing youth from starting down the path to addiction. A handful of groups on... more

M&T To Buy People’s United Bank

Just four years ago, People’s United Bank signs replaced Suffolk County National Bank signs on branches across the East End. Soon, those People’s United signs will be replaced, in turn, by M&T Bank signs after it was announced this week that M&T Bank Corporation of Buffalo had agreed to buy People’s United Financial, Inc., a Bridgeport, Connecticut-based company, for $7.6 billion in an all-stock deal. The acquisition is another example of the consolidation in the world of regional banking that has seen local banks like BNB Bank and North Fork Bank get gobbled up by larger companies seeking to compete ... 1 Mar 2021 by Stephen J. Kotz

Riverside redevelopment going slowly amid COVID, sewage treatment concerns

Plans to redevelop Riverside, considered one of the most economically distressed areas in Suffolk County, ... by Tim Gannon

Developer Looks To Replace Gas Station With Another Gas Station At Riverside Traffic Circle

It would be a gas station to replace an abandoned gas station, across the street ... by Kitty Merrill

Rescued Sea Turtles Sent To New Home

Eleven critically endangered Kemps ridley sea turtles, after 81 days in Atlantic Marine Conservation Society ... by Staff Writer

Joyce Ann Scontrino Of Southampton Dies February 28

Joyce Ann Scontrino of Southampton died on February 28. She was 82. She was predeceased by her husband Saverio Scontrino. She is survived by her children Joyce Ann Murphy (Robert), Theresa Inerfield (Peter), and Jeanmarie Moustafa (Ibrahim); and six grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Tuesday, March 2, at Our Lady of Poland R.C. Church. Internment followed at St. Charles Cemetery in Farmingdale. Arrangements were entrusted to O’Connell-Rothwell Funeral Home. by My27east

Marilyn Eileen Pellegrino Of Westhampton Beach Dies February 22

Marilyn Eileen Pellegrino of Westhampton Beach died on February 22. She was 81. She was ... by My27east

Joan Emily Ziegenfuss Palmer Of Hampton Bays Dies February 16

Joan Emily Ziegenfuss Palmer of Hampton Bays died on February 16. She was 80. Ms. ... by My27east

Edward D. Loud Of Hampton Bays Dies February 25

Edward D. Loud of Hampton Bays died on February 25. He was 78. Brooklyn born ... by My27east

Paul Craig Jones III Of East Hampton Dies February 26

Paul Craig Jones III of East Hampton died on February 26 in Stony Brook. He was 40. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Brockett Funeral Home in Southampton. by My27east

The Casino And The Burbling Glass

Is your historical glass feeling half empty or half full? At only about 45 days out from the Trump regime, midway into the Biden administration’s first 100 days, nearly two months after the Capitol insurrection, three weeks after the second impeachment, and over 500,000 souls and multiple vaccine approvals into the pandemic, it may be too early to tell which way the winds of history will blow. But one thing is for sure: A page is turning. For me the fierce swoosh of that page is being accompanied by the burbling sound of a glass filling. Maybe it’s because, thanks ... 26 Feb 2021 by Carlos Sandoval