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In today's newsletter:

  • How Southampton's supervisor is fighting Albany over rising property taxes
  • See how a Southampton attic became a dreamy primary suite

Also on today's calendar: 8th Annual Chowdah Chowdown 🍲 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 71 and low of 52 degrees.
  • Friday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 68, low: 49.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 67 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Suffolk Supervisors Call For Albany To Address Unfunded Mandates And Property Tax Pressures (patch.com) — Southampton residents are represented in a new bipartisan push by Suffolk town supervisors urging Albany to ease unfunded mandates and rethink the 2 percent property tax cap. Southampton Supervisor Maria Moore joined colleagues warning that rising pension, benefit, and infrastructure costs are straining town budgets and could threaten local services without more flexibility from the state.
   

• How They Pulled It Off: A Cramped Attic Becomes a Curvy, Pastel-Toned Primary Suite (dwell.com) — A Southampton homeowner and painter reimagined her old house by turning the light-filled primary bedroom into an art studio and transforming a cramped attic into a curvy, pastel-toned primary suite. Working with architects, she carved out a more livable, private retreat while also creating dedicated spaces for painting and archiving her work on the property.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Water Mill

  • Woman Caught With Stun Gun In Water Mill: Police (patch.com)

Hampton Bays

  • Many immigrants who help run Long Island's East End, including the Hamptons, are a prime target for ICE (newsday.com)
  • Hampton Bays Fire Department Fire Prevention Open House (1strespondernews.com)
  • HEALTH Yeah! Episode 36: Think Midwives Are Just for Birth? Think Again! (stonybrookmedicine.edu)

Bridgehampton

  • The Bridge X Celebrates 10 Years of Automotive Culture in Bridgehampton (hamptons.com)
  • JAY-Z's MarcyPen Moves Closer to Fenty Beauty Deal (eurweb.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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