🌱 Patch AM: Could a mystery buyer reshape transit between Westhampton, Southampton and East Hampton?

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In today's newsletter:

• Could a mystery buyer reshape transit between Westhampton, Southampton and East Hampton?
• When the 2026 U.S. Open comes to Shinnecock Hills

Also on today's calendar: Environmental Internships for Teens with ReWild Long Island -- Apply by May 30 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What can you catch but not throw? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Humid with rain and drizzle, with a high of 66 and low of 55 degrees.
• Tuesday: Sun through high clouds, temps: high: 70, low: 57.
• Wednesday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, with a high of 72 and low of 59 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Buyer Seeks to Take Over Hamptons Subway (danspapers.com) — A tongue‑in‑cheek “Hamptons Subway” update imagines a multinational buyer planning new short subway lines linking Westhampton’s Citarella, an ice rink in Southampton, and Stony Brook Southampton Hospital to East Hampton’s emergency department. The subway commissioner warns locals that the would‑be buyer previously automated and gutted another city’s system, urging readers not to trust them.    

• 2026 PGA Tour Schedule: Complete Dates, Winners, Purses (wgnradio.com) — Southampton will host the 2026 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club from June 18–21, putting the town at the center of the golf world. A newly released PGA Tour schedule details every 2026 tournament, winner so far, and purse, with Shinnecock’s major one of the season’s marquee events.    

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Saturday May 30

• Environmental Internships for Teens with ReWild Long Island -- Apply by May 30 →
  East Hampton
  9:00 am
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  Southampton Fresh Air Home, 36 Barkers Island Rd, Southampton
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Other local events

Monday May 25

• Memorial Day Ceremony →
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  11:00 am
• Southampton Town Youth Court →
  Southampton, NY Calendar, 32 Jackson Avenue, Hampton Bays
  6:00 pm

Tuesday May 26

• International Snack Night →
  Hampton Library, 2478 Main St, Bridgehampton
  4:00 pm
• After School Program at Flanders Youth Center →
  Southampton, NY Calendar
  4:00 pm

Wednesday May 27

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  Hampton Library, 2478 Main St, Bridgehampton
  10:30 am
• 250 Years of Long Island History →
  Rogers Memorial Library, 91 Coopers Farm Rd, Southampton
  1:00 pm
• How to Digitize Your Family Collection →
  Quogue Library Inc, 90 Quogue St, Quogue
  5:00 pm
• Drop-In Chess →
  Rogers Memorial Library, 91 Coopers Farm Rd, Southampton
  5:30 pm

Thursday May 28

• Shannon-igans →
  Hampton Library, 2478 Main St, Bridgehampton
  10:30 am
• On The Line →
  Southampton Playhouse, 43 Hill St, Southampton
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• A Hidden Threat to Southampton’s History: Rising Waters Endanger the 1721 North End Burial Ground —Blaise L Read on Patch

• SavATree, LLC posted a job opening for Lawn Care Specialist in Southampton. Apply here.
• Cumberland Farms posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Southampton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Southampton here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Hampton Bays

• STORM WATCH: Cloudy, cold and wet for most of the Memorial Day weekend on Long Island (news12.com)

Bridgehampton

• Dave's Desk@Ditch: Aging & The Flow of Life (eastendbeacon.com)
• David A. Watson of Water Mill Has Died at 86 (danspapers.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A cold (Thank you Stanley G. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

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