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Good morning, friends in Westhampton and Hampton Bays. It's Martin Luther King Jr. Day; take time to reflect and maybe perform an act of service. Also, stay warm and safe today as the stormy weather heads through, with possible flooding. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in town today.

First, today's weather:

Rain tapering off. High: 46 Low: 27.

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

  1. Man Charged With DWI, Menacing People With Airsoft Rifle: Police (Westhampton-Hampton Bays Patch) A man was arrested and charged with DWI and menacing after a 911 call from those who believed he had pointed a gun in a Hampton Bays restaurant early Sunday; he actually had an airsoft rifle, police said.
  2. Woman Crashes Into Ambulance On Call, Charged With DWI: Police (Westhampton-Hampton Bays Patch) A Freeport woman was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after she crashed into an ambulance early Saturday, police said. According to Southampton Town Police, at 1:58 a.m., Kayla Curtis-Jackson, 21, was arrested and charged with misdemeanor DWI, as well as unsafe passing on the left, and failure to yield right of way to an emergency vehicle, both infractions. Curtis-Jackson was driving in the area of Ponquogue Ave. and Good Ground Rd. in Hampton Bays when she crashed into an ambulance from Hampton Bays Volunteer Ambulance Corps as they were responding to an aided case, police said.
  3. Westhampton Beach Elementary School Students Light Up The Stage (Westhampton-Hampton Bays Patch) Westhampton Beach Elementary School students recently wowed with a performance based on winter family fun.
  4. Westhampton Beach, Hampton Bays Student-Athletes Bring Home Fall Postseason Awards (27east / Subscription required) The Westhampton Beach boys cross country team placed second at the New York State Championships, and therefore have a long list of postseason awards to show for it.
  5. Priciest home sales in Hampton Bays (Long Island Business News) Take a look at some of the most expensive home sales in the Hampton Bays area.
  6. Man Charged With Burglarizing Speonk Business: Police (Patch) A Middle Island man was arrested early Sunday and charged with burglarizing a Speonk business, police said. According to Southold Town Police, a 911 call came in at 2:01 a.m. from the owner of Speonk-Riverhead business who told them he saw two men on his security cameras in the midst of a burglary.

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Today in Westhampton-Hampton Bays:

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  • Westhampton Beach Volunteer Fire Department: "Members of our neighboring department are going through a rough time. Please feel free to check out their GoFundMe and see if there's anyway you or someone you know can help. (Facebook)

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