Week in Review: School Board Ballots Set; $50K for Shinnecock Clinic

In Sag Harbor, 'Legs' Brought to Heel
The Sag Harbor Village Zoning Board of Appeals says Larry Rivers sculpture must come down, The Sag Harbor Express reports.

The Shinnecock Health Clinic, a satellite of located on the , will have a new electronic medical and dental records management system thanks to a $50,000 grant from the Long Island Community Foundation.

East End baymen say they are an endangered species, and they want protection before they go extinct.

New York State Assemblyman has drafted state legislation to allow municipalities with rich histories such as Southampton to keep chain stores and fast-food restaurants out of town, and he presented it Friday to the .

's Master of Fine Arts in Writing & Literature program on Wednesday borrowed the director of Brooklyn College's own MFA program in Fiction Writing — acclaimed novelist Joshua Henkin — for the latest installment of its Writers Speak series.

Shinnecock Inlet to Receive $11.3 Million Dredging
The Shinnecock Inlet — which first connected Shinnecock Bay and the Atlantic Ocean when the Great Hurricane of 1938 cut through Dune Road — is slated to be dredged at a cost of $11.3 million, thanks to state funding as part of the governor's initiative to stimulate employment and accelerate projects across New York State.

The race is on in Southampton, Tuckahoe, Bridgehampton and Sag Harbor school districts, while only one candidate is running in Sagaponack.

The Shinnecock Health Clinic, a satellite of located on the , will have a new electronic medical and dental records management system thanks to a $50,000 grant from the Long Island Community Foundation.

Among this year's creators of unique and sometimes wacky bras are artists, cancer survivors — and celebrity designers Leanne Marshall and Michael Costello of "Project Runway" and Carson Kressley of "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy."

An aerial view of the work being done on the library in Sag Harbor.

Richard Cummings discusses his life and career and what led him to write "Prayers of an Igbo Rabbi."

Rescue boat crew retrieves 37-foot vessel.

Trata Hamptons hung an "open" sign on the door April 12 and has been serving dinner seven nights a week since.

The register at one lucky business in Sag Harbor won't stop ringing on May 6 when Cash Mob East End shows up.

Bring broken, obsolete and unwanted computers, printers, cell phones and more to Bridgehampton to be recycled.

Proposed Southampton Village budget includes 5.34 percent tax levy increase — the biggest hike allowed under state tax cap.

Moody's Investors Service, a prominent credit rating agency, upheld Southampton Village's Aa2 rating on its $8.5 million of outstanding general obligation bonds on Tuesday.

It's one of the oldest buildings still standing in Southampton Village, but now, — after having undergone additions and experiencing years of neglect — the Rhodes house is an eyesore that needs to be dealt with, according to members of the Village Board.

Mayor says it is time for Southampton Village to take action on building bought with Community Preservation Fund money, or take it down to remove a health hazard and find a new use for the property.

Wrapping up her sixth year on the Southampton Village Board, Trustee Bonnie Cannon said Wednesday that it is time for her to move on to something new.

In lieu of jail, Coakley gets 840 hours plus probation for role in mortgage stacking scheme.

Also in the week's police log, 54 ornamental trees reported stolen in Bridgehampton, a street lamp reportedly destroyed with a shotgun in Hampton Bays, and $4,000 worth of chairs reported stolen in East Quogue.

Three charged with driving while intoxicated in eastern Southampton Town in three days.

Helicopter and police dogs fail to locate DWI-suspected driver.

Also in the East End police logs recently, a sex offender is charged with failure to notify authorities he moved.

Nestled in Water Mill farm fields at 1062 Deerfield Road is a new 7,300-square-foot home for $3,695,000.

Southampton Village estate comes with a home theater, gym and heated pool.

The vines are starting to bloom and local winemakers are feeling the pressure to prepare early for a fast harvest.

When Harvest East End, a food and wine charitable celebration put on by Long Island Merlot Alliance and Long Island Wine Council, returns for its third year, changes will be in store.

Buttonow enjoyed traveling, gardening, needlework and weekend casino trips.