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🌱 Westhampton-Hampton Bays Daily: Keb' Mo' + Helcopters + Modernism

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Happy Friday, Westhampton-Hampton Bays! Let's get this day started. Here's everything you need to know today in town.

First, today's weather:

Low clouds and fog, a shower. High: 66 Low: 54.

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

  1. Keb' Mo' Releases Performance Video of "Marvelous To Me" From New Album 'Good To Be' Out Now via Rounder Records: He's including Westhampton Beach on his world tour. (Grateful Web)
  2. Helicopters vs. Homeowners: A Very Hamptons Fight: The battle rages over the newly privatized East Hampton Airport. (The New York Times)
  3. Saving Modernism in the Hamptons: "Timothy Godbold, an interior designer based in Southampton, used to just be an enthusiastic fan of the angular modernist homes perched atop dunes near his house. . . But in March 2020, after he posted an image of a home designed by the architect Norman Jaffe in 1977, known as the Lloyds House, a fellow designer responded with a comment that stunned him: "He was like, 'Oh, yeah, we knocked that one down a couple of years ago,'" said Mr. Godbold," the New York Times reports (The New York Times)
  4. Vacationers Turned the Hamptons Into a Year-Round Home. Business Followed: See what businesses have been born after the influx of residents made the Hamptons their year-round home. (The New York Times)
  5. The Westhampton Rotary Club's Rotary Rocks! Fundraiser, Featuring Popular East End Bands En Fuego and Bingo Bango: Don't miss the popular fundraiser this weekend. (Hamptons.com)



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Today in Westhampton-Hampton Bays:

From my notebook:

  • Nextdoor Neighbor, Hampton Bays: "Has anyone had their house exterior painted by One Source Management. I have seen recommendations for other work. But looking for someone who actually had them paint the exterior of a house." (Nextdoor)
  • Nextdoor Neighbor, Lynn Ave, HB: "Battert energy storage systems (BESS) collect, and store power generated from facilities, such as solar farms and wind farms." (Nextdoor)

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— Lisa Finn

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