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🌱 Patch AM: East Hampton Council To Consider $593,400 Capital Reserve Transfer, Ambulance Equipment Funding

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Hi East Hampton! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • East Hampton weighs big surplus transfer and new CPR device funding
  • How a Route 16 crash is rallying support across East Hampton
  • What we know about East Hampton teen's tragic paddleboard death

Also on today's calendar: Tim Eriksen & Peter Irvine and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Where do math teachers go on vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Partly sunny, a shower or two, with a high of 78 and low of 59 degrees.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 74, low: 52.
  • Monday: Sunny and nice, with a high of 77 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• East Hampton Council To Consider $593,400 Capital Reserve Transfer, Ambulance Equipment Funding (patch.com) — East Hampton residents can weigh in as the Town Council considers moving $593,400 in surplus revenue into the capital reserve fund and using opioid settlement money to replace a failed mechanical CPR device for local ambulances. The council will also review a draft of the updated Plan of Conservation and Development, discuss an Eversource easement in Lakewood Estates, and talk about how to structure the town's Water Pollution Control Authority.
   

• GoFundMe launched for son of Griswold woman killed in East Hampton motorcycle crash (ctpost.com) — A Griswold woman was killed and another person seriously injured in a motorcycle crash on Route 16 in East Hampton near the Colchester line, drawing a major response from local police, fire, and Life Star crews. As East Hampton police continue investigating, a GoFundMe has been launched to help her son cover cremation costs and a celebration of life.
   

• Cause of death for Vernon resident at Cape Cod pond pending, officials say (nhregister.com) — A recent Cape Cod drowning has renewed attention on water safety after 15-year-old East Hampton resident Cassandra Munson died in July while paddleboarding at Crystal Pond in Eastford. Officials say causes of death in both incidents remain under investigation, highlighting ongoing concerns about medical emergencies and recreation on local ponds for Connecticut families.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Obituary: John T. Baracchi, Sr. (Porto Funeral Homes) —Porto Funeral Homes Read on Patch
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    Does anyone have a large dog cage or know someone with one? Thank you in advance. (Nextdoor Brookhaven and More)
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🗞 Nearby News

Portland

  • Fast-Growing Chain Coming Soon To Portland (patch.com)
  • Connecticut-born Huskies players reflect on team's recent success (wfsb.com)

Haddam

  • 8 Things to Do in Connecticut (wtnh.com)

Middletown

  • Brad Pitt Sighted In Middletown ... Dog With Famous Name Home Safe After Wandering Adventure (patch.com)
  • New Middletown Superintendent Of Schools Outlines 1st 100-Day Plan (patch.com)

Ok East Hampton! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Times Square (Thank you Jean K. for sending it in!)
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