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Keep Up on What Your Neighbors Are Doing

A selection of stories from Southampton, Hampton Bays, and Riverhead from the past week.

As you may or may not know, Patch also has hyperlocal news sites elsewhere on the East End. If you'd like to know what's going on in neighboring towns, here is a roundup of some recent stories.

In Southampton:

Local leaders came together outside of on Friday morning to mourn the victims of the shooting in Arizona and to vow to be civil and respectful. Southampton Patch has a video of the event titled "."

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However, the event was cut short when .

The on Thursday. She was picked up after a court appearance on an unrelated charge.

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In Hampton Bays and Westhampton:

Starting Sunday, at the. The shelter is assisting several shelters in Georgia find homes for the puppies.

The East End Eruv Association announced that it has , including Southampton Town, over the eruv controversey. The association claims its constitutional and civil rights have been violated.

New plans are in the works for Gabreski Airport. There is a 40-year lease in place for the site to create a technology park, including over 430,000 square feet of construction that's planned to start this year. Check out some to the project.

In Riverhead:

A homeless woman, who allegedly beat and robbed an 84-year-old woman in the Glenwood Springs Mobile Home Park on New Year's Day, . 

The Riverhead School District Board of Education . While its not clear exactly why he has been terminated, Michael Ivanoff has said he would sue the school district under a civil rights violation. He is alleging that Superintendent Nancy Carney dismissed him based on his age.

Following a public outcry after a dog was euthanized at the Riverhead Town Shelter, the .


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