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🌱 Westhampton-Hampton Bays Daily: Fire + Dredging + Leaf Blowing

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Good morning, Westhampton-Hampton Bays neighbors and friends.

In the news today, the community is rallying to help a woman who lost everything in a devastating fire. Allyson Scerri, founder of New Beginnings and the Brendan House, has offered the woman, who has a traumatic brain injury, a place to stay as she struggles to face the future.

Scerri, who grew up in Westhampton, will host a fundraiser for New Beginnings and Brendan House organization, which helps patients with TBIs, at the Westhampton Country Club this June.

This is the kind of story that just epitomizes why the East End is such a special place to live. Neighbors and friends join hearts and hands to help, in times of crisis. It's the reason so many of us call this magical corner of the world home.

Until tomorrow. . . .

First, today's weather:

Breezy with periods of rain. High: 51 Low: 44.

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

  1. Woman With Life-Altering Injury 'In Shock' After House Fire: A woman with a life-altering injury was left with nothing after a fire ripped through her home. (Westhampton-Hampton Bays Patch)
  2. Peconic Bay scallops make late-season comeback: The time is now to grab those morsels of pure goodness. (Newsday)
  3. Westhampton Beach Village Board Moves Ahead With Moniebogue Canal Dredging Project: The plan is to get rid of the sediment and make the canal more navigable, according to our friends at 27east. (27east.com)
  4. Town Imposes Seasonal Restrictions On Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers: After controversy from some residents, the Southampton Town board voted Tuesday to green light a resolution that puts the brakes on gas-powered leaf blowers during the summer months. According to the legislation, sponsored by Southampton Town Councilman John Bouvier, there is a seasonal ban on the gas-powered leaf blowers from May 20 to Sept. 20. (Patch)
  5. Kweller Prep Tutoring and Educational Services, Inc. Opens Hamptons Location: "The spacious, 1,650 square foot storefront will be located at 135 Main Street, Westhampton Beach, steps from the popular Beach Bakery Cafe and the Westhampton Library." (PR Web)


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Today in Westhampton-Hampton Bays:

  • ES- SPRING PICTURE DAY - Hampton Bays High School (9:00 AM)
  • ES- SPRING PICTURE DAY - Hampton Bays UFSD (9:00 AM)
  • Link and Learn: Estate Planning For Women (12:00 PM)
  • Beginners at WHBPAC (1:00 PM)

From my notebook:

  • Hampton Bays Public Schools: "Hampton Bays Elementary School students recently practiced traffic safety and learned more about traffic signs in their physical education classes." (Facebook)
  • Westhampton Beach School District: "Westhampton Beach High School thespians, under the direction of Rosemary Cline, will present a performance of "Spamalot." (Facebook)
  • Westhampton Rotary Club: "Westhampton Rotary Spaghetti Dinner! " (Facebook)
  • Westhampton Free Library: "Save the Date for Authors Unlimited 2022! The young adult author event will be going virtual again. Earn 3 Community Service Hours for attending and filling out a survey." (Facebook)

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