The 2024 Express News Group Person of the Year: Fred W. Thiele Jr.
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Fred Thiele Jr. in his office in Noyac in December. DANA SHAW
Fred Thiele Jr. in his office in Noyac in December. DANA SHAW
Michelle Trauring on Dec 31, 2024
With two weeks left in the calendar year, Fred W. Thiele Jr. found himself driving up the Eastern Seaboard on a recent Wednesday in the pouring rain toward a packed... more
For the League of Women Voters, controversy is anathema. It’s an avowedly nonpartisan organization that takes great pains not to take sides in the political world, even as it helps provide lots of information to voters, and to encourage “everyone to fully participate in our democracy,” as its website outlines its mission. Even in this time of mudslinging, there’s no way anyone can besmirch the objective bona fides of the League. Which makes this week’s “Viewpoint,” from Judi Roth of Southampton, all the more startling, and impactful. Roth chairs the Unite & Rise Committee for the League of Women Voters ...
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There’s just something special about the junior lifeguard programs in both East Hampton and Southampton towns. The two towns have lifeguard programs that involve friendly competition but a lot more cooperation, and that’s also true of the junior lifeguard programs, which have had the spotlight in recent weeks. The two towns come together in the Hampton Lifeguard Association to send a team of both adults and youths to Huntington Beach, California, for the United States Lifesaving Association’s National Lifeguard Championship. That was held last week — and the U19 lifeguards crushed it, despite 10-foot waves at times, and were the ...
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Riverhead Hospital Gets Gold Plus Stroke Care Award Peconic Bay Medical Center has received the American Heart Association’s 2025 “Get With the Guidelines — Stroke Gold Plus Award,” with additional honors on the “Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite” and “Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll.” “This award is a testament to the exceptional skill and commitment of our stroke team and to our broader mission to deliver top-tier, accessible health care to the East End community,” said Amy Loeb, president of PBMC. “With the Bill and Ruth Ann Harnisch Neurosciences Center developing, and with national accolades like this, we are ...
by Staff Writer
Bar Association Renews Partnership With Bank The Suffolk County Bar Association has announced the renewal of its business partnership with Chase Bank for a second consecutive year. Following a successful first year, Chase Bank will continue to support SCBA and its members by offering a full range of personal and business banking solutions, from checking and savings accounts to IOLA, Client Funds, business lines of credit and loans, 401K plans, and more. “We’re excited to extend our partnership with the Suffolk County Bar Association,” says Nicole Maldonado, vice president and senior business relationship manager of business banking at JPMorgan Chase ...
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Michelle Trauring on Dec 31, 2024