🌱 Westhampton-Hampton Bays Daily: Business Reboot + COVID Tests

Rise and shine, Westhampton-Hampton Bays! It's Tuesday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going in your corner of the world today.

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First, today's weather:

Clouds breaking for some sun. High: 44 Low: 16. That temperature is starting to creep up a little.

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Here are the top stories today in Westhampton-Hampton Bays:

1. Officials To Weigh Hunting At Parcel After Deer Shot Near Rescue (Westhampton-Hampton Bays Patch) After animal activists turned out at the Suffolk County legislature Monday to ask that an agreement allowing hunters on land near a wildlife rescue be terminated, lawmakers have agreed to meet and consider the possibility.
2. COVID-19: Drive-Through Rapid Testing Sites Consolidated On Long Island (Daily Voice) A Hampton Bays site remains open.
3. Shop Pivots Online In Pandemic: 'One Door Closes, Another Opens' (Westhampton-Hampton Bays Patch) A story of one Westhampton Beach business owner who took the challenges of the pandemic and turned her shop's closure into the chance for a new beginning.
4. Thomas John Tully Of Hampton Bays Dies January 16 (27east.com; subscription required) Family and friends are saying good-bye to a familiar face in Hampton Bays.

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Today in Westhampton-Hampton Bays:

• Military Appreciation Tuesdays (9:00 AM)

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From my notebook:

• Westhampton Beach School District: "To culminate a unit of study on the topic, eighth grade Earth Science students at Westhampton Beach Middle School created public service announcements to educate community members about the effects of climate change."(Facebook)
• Hampton Bays Public Schools: "Hampton Bays Middle School fifth graders recently participated in an environmental program offered by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation." (Facebook)
• Westhampton Free Library: "Welcome to Picture Book Mondays with Ms. Marie. Chinese New Year is coming up next week. To prepare for the year of the Tiger we are sharing some of our books we have in our collection." (Facebook)

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— Lisa Finn

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