Week in Review: Bay Street Petitioned; No Plans to Sell Stony Brook Southampton Campus

Review the past week's top news and some headlines you might have missed:

urges the Bay Street Theatre Board of Trustees to resolve the theater's need for an affordable home while also fixing Southampton Village's pending vacancy problem.

The Rev. Dr. Katrina Foster interviews Hampton Bays resident Sylvia Baruch, the founder of the Neighbors In Support of Immigrants organization, in

A Southampton man has started a campaign to urge the State University of New York to sell off the campus in Shinnecock Hills in an effort to save SUNY money and put the land on the Southampton Town tax rolls, but the university says there are no plans to abandon the campus — rather, .

Southampton Town police are looking for a man who reportedly in Noyac under the pretense of asking her for directions.

Southampton Town police arrested a Flanders woman Tuesday night, in Water Mill that injured two others, including one who was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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To show their appreciation, 35 members of the Eastern Long Island Police Pipe & Drums band headed to Washington, D.C., to .

The 30-year-old Southampton Town police station in Hampton Bays is getting , called SLAP.

Despite a Jan. 31 deadline to move out of its spot in the Shopping Cove in the heart of Sag Harbor village, café and coffee roaster , Feb. 1. According to manager Carolina Perez, Java Nation is “squatting” at the moment, but the café owners are in talks to move to the building on Washington Steet.

McCall's Farm's “Ben’s Blend” at the Merlot Focus, a tasting organized by the Long Island Merlot Alliance on Jan. 26 at Jewel, North Fork chef Tom Schaudel’s new restaurant. Christian’s Cuvee from Wölffer Estate Vineyard, merlot from T’Jara (the alliance’s newest member) and Merliance, the alliance’s own cooperative blend of merlot, were also ranked in the top ten.

Though no contract remains signed as of Thursday,  owner Keith Kouris confirmed on Thursday that he's planning on , right next to Ralph's Italian Ices.

AT&T is seeking the Southampton Town Planning Board's on Foster Avenue in Bridgehampton near the train tracks, according to .

The third annual "Visual Heritage" exhibition, in celebration of Black History Month, at the with an opening reception plus a poetry reading and book signing by artist Danny Simmons, introducing his third book of poetry, "Deep in Your Best Reflection." In addition to Simmons, "Visual Heritage III: 4 Contemporary Artists" includes Sheila Batiste, Nanette Carter and Frank Wimberly.

The festival, now in its fifth year, has teamed up with six area bars to provide venues for , and even Connecticut, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. Brendon Henry, one of the event's organizers, says the acts are all unsigned and it is the goal of Cabin Fever to both spotlight "talented artists, independent merchants, and local restaurant/bars."

This week, Patch asked readers what they think about a new bill, co-sponsored by New York State Assemblyman Fred Thiele Jr., I-Sag Harbor, that would bump the state minimum wage up to $8.50 an hour, the third-highest rate in the U.S. Readers and most were in support of the legislation.

The Southampton Village Board is considering legislation to allow a new supermarket in the highway business zone, but some critics say the pursuit of a new store is misguided, as Southampton has enough shopping options already. Patch asked readers where they stand on the issue, and drew .