Rhonda Winokur of Hampton Bays, an elementary school bus driver for the East Hampton School District for many years, died on Jan. 24. She was 65. The cause of death was not known.
Known as Rhonnie, Ms. Winokur also served as a lunch monitor at the school and was recognized by her colleagues this week for having a heart of gold and championing wellness. The school district will be organizing a celebration of her life in the spring.
The antifungal pesticide Broadform, previously banned by the D.E.C., has been found to be effective against beech leaf disease in a far lower dose. Arbortech, a fungicide that is injected rather than sprayed, has also shown some effectiveness with less of an environmental impact.
Hamptons Whodunit, the festival that brings mystery and thriller fiction authors as well as true crime experts to East Hampton Village each spring, is expanding from its local origins with the first true crime weekend in Savannah, Ga.
ChangeHampton will host a Bio-Blitz, a citizen-scientist training initiative at the Community Pollinator Garden and Native Grassland Meadows on the East Hampton Town Hall campus.
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