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🌱 Patch AM: Man Faces Felony Charge After Stealing Money From Vehicle In Hamptons: PD

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Hello Southampton! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Bridgehampton man charged with felony after cash theft from parked car
  • How will Southampton's upgraded command van change local emergency response?
  • Heading to the 80th Shinnecock Powwow in Southampton this weekend?

Also on today's calendar: 35th Annual Rotary 8K & 3 Miler and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the bartender say to the jumper cables when they walked in? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Cloudy, a shower; humid, with a high of 72 and low of 66 degrees.
  • Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 75, low: 66.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 81 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Man Faces Felony Charge After Stealing Money From Vehicle In Hamptons: PD (patch.com) — Southampton Town police arrested a Bridgehampton man accused of stealing cash from a parked car in July after canvassing the area for video and witnesses. He faces a felony third-degree grand larceny charge and was processed at Southampton Town police headquarters before being held overnight for arraignment, underscoring an active local response to property crime.
   

2. Rep. LaLota Secures Nearly $1M To Benefit Law Enforcement Agencies On South Fork (patch.com) — Southampton Town police are getting more than $782,000 in federal funding to modernize their 25-year-old mobile command van, boosting emergency communications, drone detection, and crisis response without raising local taxes. Additional funds will upgrade Sag Harbor's police vehicles, with officials stressing that the money eases the burden on year-round East End residents while strengthening public safety across the South Fork.
   

3. #YDL: Lobster roll is the new powwow food (ictnews.org) — If you're in Southampton this Labor Day weekend, the Shinnecock Nation's 80th Annual Powwow is set to bring crowds, dancers, and plenty of seafood favorites like lobster rolls. The writer describes traveling to Southampton to experience Shinnecock territory and cuisine, highlighting how the community's island setting shapes its food traditions and why this long-running powwow is such a draw.
   

4. Dormition Cathedral in Southampton, NY welcomes Archbishop of America (orthodoxtimes.com) — A major visit from Archbishop Elpidophoros brought regional Orthodox leaders and parishioners together at Dormition of the Virgin Mary Cathedral in Southampton on August 30. The service highlighted both the cathedral's importance to local faithful and a strong message about environmental responsibility and spiritual stewardship shared from the Ecumenical Patriarch.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Don't you 2 start anything (Thank you Mary L. for sending it in!)
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