Suffolk County Sheriff Errol D. Toulon Jr. on Monday announced he intends to create a community advisory board to give residents a direct line of communication and representation to his department. Members will discuss relevant topics with the sheriff and provide input on initiatives and policies.
With the ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos serving as referee and announcer, the live-streamed match at the South Fork Country Club in Amagansett brought in more than twice what the pantries' fund-raisers normally reap in a year.
The Sag Harbor Cinema, in collaboration with the village, will screen "Grease," drive-in style, at Havens Beach on June 21, sponsored by the Sag Harbor Partnership.
Sunday's event, which drew thousands, came as protesters were continuing to gather across the East End, the country, and the world to protest racist policing.
Amid widespread worries over absentee ballots making their way in time to school districts for budget votes and board elections this year, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Sunday signed an executive order extending the deadline for districts to receive them by mail from June 9 to June 16.
A car smashed through the front doors and into East Hampton Market on Race Lane in East Hampton Village on Friday afternoon. Several people were taken by ambulance to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital with minor injuries. No one was seriously hurt.
Following a march on Saturday in East Hampton Village to protest police violence and racism that surpassed turnout expectations, a larger rally is planned for Sunday afternoon.
Floyd’s murder on Memorial Day at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer as three other officers stood by was “an assault not just on Mr. Floyd and people of color, but on the equity and trust we work so hard as a department to develop,” Chief Michael Sarlo said.
Live, in-person graduation ceremonies and professional baseball with fans in seats may happen this summer, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said on Friday, as Covid-19 infections, hospitalizations, and deaths continue to trend downward in the county.
The mood was fiery and rebellious but also upbeat and confident on Friday as a huge crowd convened in Sag Harbor to protest police killings of African-Americans and decry the ingrained and structural racism that perpetuates injustice and denies equal opportunity to all Americans.
