Amagansett News

Members of the Springs School Natural Helpers, a peer counseling group, help set up the beds at Maureen's Haven.

Stella McCormack and Tali Friedman check out the plants at the Seedlings Project greenhouse at the Springs School on Saturday.

Today is Karen Golden's birthday, and she really deserves to enjoy it. Today is also the first day of parent-teacher conferences at the Amagansett School.

We are a week away from Thanksgiving and closing in on the season of generosity.

South O' the Highway Amagansett's Alec Baldwin will host the 82nd Academy Awards with fellow funnyman Steve Martin in February.

It looks like Puck will cook for the Oscara s host Alec Baldwin, before Baldwina s new Amagansett neighbor, Bobby Flay, gets a chance.

Not only is today Veterans Day, but it would also be Dick Kane's birthday. Take this day to honor not only our veterans past and present but family members as well.

The first graders used their new school laptops recently, getting a tutorial in how to use them and then playing a game called Kid Pix.

Police arrested Kenneth Freeman, 64, of East Hampton on October 26 at 10:35 a.m. at Gerard Drive and Old Fireplace Road in Springs and charged him with DWI and aggravated DWI, both misdemeanors.

Republican Bill Wilkinson has defeated Democrat Ben Zwirn in the race for East Hampton Town supervisor.

A group of eight students sits around a table in the Amagansett School library. They chitchat as they pull out after-school snacks, buckle down and get serious.

The American Legion of Amagansett has Christmas stockings to fill, but luckily, more than one night to do it, and hopefully a little help.

SAG HARBOR, NY, October 30, 2009 /Cambridge Who's Who/ -- Leonard W. Bernard, Jr., Business Manager for the Sag Harbor Union Free School District, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in public finance and management.

The children met author/illustrator Frank Sofo. author /illustrator of the book Vincent and Veronica.

Lisa Jarrett Weitz and Frederick "Rocky" Notel Jr. of Amagansett were married in Montego Bay, Jamaica, on October 6. The bride is the daughter of Michael and Linda Weitz, both Long Island natives, and the bridegroom is the son of Patricia and Frederick Notel Sr.

Today is the Amagansett School PTA's first Hot Lunch of the school year. This is one of the many great things the PTA does for our students and teachers.

The first Author & Illustrator Night will be held Thursday, October 22 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the East Hampton Middle School gym.

Police arrested John McHugh, 40, of East Hampton on October 4 at 1:17 a.m. at Main Street and Atlantic Avenue in Amagansett and charged him with aggravated DWI with a prior conviction in 10 years, a misdemeanor.

The Peconic Land Trust has been awarded two grants totaling $37,000 from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the Land Trust Alliance through the Conservation Partnership Program of the Environmental Protection Fund.

It was the return of the prodigal cat to BookHampton on Sunday when James, the large orange tabby that lives in the store on Main Street in East Hampton Village, returned home after being missing for more than a week.