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East End Notebook: Dogs on Beach, Beached Whale & More

Also this week, a man was sentenced for his role in a fatal crash, and a victim of a fatal house fire was identified by police one month after the blaze.


SOUTHAMPTON

Southampton Schools Launch Web Video Channel

The Southampton School District is highlighting its students' original works and clips about their students in a new way, with an online video channel.

Hosted by U.S. Education TV, "Mariner Television" features PSAs, commercials and other content that students created in class. It also has recordings of student performances, and there is more to come as new content is uploaded.

The channel has student-made commercials for Vans sneakers and a soft drink, and an anti-bullying public service announcement. There are clips of choir performances, and more.

WESTHAMPTON-HAMPTON BAYS

Researchers: Dead Whale Was 'Fertility Goddess'

A 30-ton, 48-foot long female humpback whale that washed up in East Quogue last week was the mother of all whales.

After some research, Kim Durham a senior biologist with the Riverhead Foundation, said researchers have learned that she has been tracked since the 1970s by the The Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies.

According to Durham, the whale adorns the name, "Istar," a name shared with the Babylonian goddess of fertility. 

EAST HAMPTON

Orr Says His Attorney 'Begged' Him To Turn Himself In After Fatal Accident
At his sentencing on Wednesday morning, Edward L. Orr, who hit and killed a pedestrian in Amagansett in October, said he wished he had listened to the advice of his attorney and his parents. 

Suffolk County Criminal Court Judge William Condon sentenced him to 2 to 6 years in state prison, as expected. The 31-year-old man expects to serve about 5 of those years due to his prior felony conviction. 

"He begged me repeatedly to turn myself in," Orr said of his attorney, Gordon Ryan, who represented him at the proceeding in Suffolk County Criminal Court. 

RIVERHEAD

Woman in Fatal Manorville Fire ID'd

After weeks of uncertainty, the woman who died in a tragic Manorville fire on March 13 has been positively identified as Georgianna Woolsey, 62.

Woolsey, who died along with her dog, found draped protectively over her body, was married to the owner of the home, Charles Woolsey.

Since the fire, friends have been seeking answers, hoping to find closure and hold a memorial service for Woolsey.

NORTH FORK

Residents Speak Out About Dogs On Southold Town Beaches
Southold Town residents turned out in force on Thursday for a community discussion regarding the contentious issue of dogs on town beaches.

Southold Town Supervisor Scott Russell initially suggested the community forum after a heated public hearing in March had residents divided over the issue.


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