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Week in Review: Illegal Conduct Allegations Shot Down

Also: Montauk man faces serious prison time following indictment.

Take a look back at East Hampton's top stories for the past week, or catch the news you missed:

News

17-YEAR-OLD PULLS DROWNING MAN FROM OCEAN OFF NAPEAUGE: Jean Carlos Barrientos, a junior at East Hampton High School, is being hailed a hero after . The superintendent at Driftwood Motel started chest compressions on the man until police and advanced emergency medical technicians and revived the man.

Crime & Courts

ALLEGED SHOOTER REMAINS IN JAIL PENDING INDICTMENT: Frank A. Hanna, the man accused of shooting his friend at his East Hampton home late last month, will .

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MONTAUK MAN INDICTED ON BURGLARIES, WEAPONS CHARGES: DA's office says due to a prior felony conviction.

CONDUCTOR FILES $1M AGAINST MTA AFTER MONTAUK PARADE-GOER ASSAULTS HIM: A Long Island Rail Road on the westbound train after the 2011 Montauk Friends of Erin St. Patrick's Parade.

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Government

DA: ALLEGATIONS OF ILLEGAL CONDUCT REGARDING RONJO ARE 'BASELESS': Accusations of unfair advantage from 'friends' on town board is 'meritless,' according to the .

RESTRUCTURING OF NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE TO WAIT: Plan sparks heated debate and the resolution to with one councilman absent on Thursday night.

LEGISLATURE APPROVES RENAMING OF MONTAUK PARK: The Theodore Roosevelt County park is , as long the county executive signs off.

LAROUCHE PAC STOPS IN WAINSCOTT: Activists with an organization looking for support to impeach President Obama .

Elections

FORMER MONTAUK ASSEMBLYMAN JUMPS PARTY LINES, ENDORSES BISHOP: Former State Assemblyman John Behan, who was chairman of the East Hampton Republican Committee when Randy Altschuler first decided to run against Bishop in the 2010 race, , D-Southampton.

SMALL BIZ OWNER TO TAKE ON THIELE IN FALL: this fall, according to '27East.'

Schools

CLUB STARLIGHT BENEFIT HONORS SCHOOL FOUNDER: Courtney Sale Ross .

EAST HAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS GRADUATE BOCES: 17 at the HB Ward campus in Riverhead on Thursday.

Community

PUPPY MISSING FROM WAINSCOTT HOME: Minnie, a 6-month old Lab mix, has been missing from her owners' home in Wainscott since last week. Her family is offering a reward for her return.

PRIME RIB DINNER RAISES MONEY FOR SCHOLARSHIP FUND: About 700 .

Last Chance

SIGN-UP FOR TURBO-TRI: A local girls' triathlon training group is hosting Turbo-Tri next weekend and time is running out to register for the mini-triathlon. If you sign up by Sunday, you'll get dinner after the race and a free t-shirt from i-Tri, a fitness and wellness program for at-risk adolescent girls.

JOIN MONTAUK PLAYHOUSE BENEFIT COMMITTEE: The Montauk Playhouse Community Center Foundation's annual Diamond in the Rough gala is all set for August, but .


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