Dec. 13: Tuckahoe Referendum Session and Police Reports Day

There are several important meetings today and things to read at Southampton Patch, and there will be opportunities this afternoon and evening to pay last respects to a local fallen police officer.

1. There will be an information session tonight on the District on spending $95,000 to renovate a house next to the school grounds that the district bought last year. The school board wants to rent the house to the superintendent once it is restored. Check out to learn more and find out the reaction of the Tuckahoe Citizens Advisory Committee to the referendum. (Spoiler: It was negative.) The public information session will follow the school board's

2. Local architecture critic Sally Spanburgh is back with the second edition of her Southampton Patch column, "." Check back at noon for Spanburgh's take on local for sale signs, and what should be done about what she sees as eyesores

3. Today, and every Monday, you can find the  reports for the east of the canal, including misdemeanor and felony arrests and suspicious incidents, here at Southampton Patch. Check our Police & Fire section this afternoon to find out what's happening around your neighborhood.

4.  meets  at the . The committee reports to the Southampton Town Board with Water Mill's take on town initiatives and makes suggestions of how the town government can best serve the hamlet of Water Mill. The meetings are open to the public, and a great way for residents to become civically engaged in the community.

5. Viewings will be held Monday from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. at Brockett's Funeral Home for , a Southampton Town Police officer from Noyac who died Friday. If you can't make it today, there is a second chance on Tuesday, same hours.