🌱 East Hampton Daily: $20 Million Compound + 820 Quarts Of Soup

Happy Wednesday, neighbors! Diane Witek here to get this day started. Here's everything worth knowing in East Hampton today.

First, today's weather:

Some sun, then clouds. High: 43, low: 38.

Here are the top stories today in East Hampton:

1. East Hampton compound on the bay lists for $20 million. Rebekah Baker of Sotheby’s International Realty and Douglas Elliman Real Estate’s Enzo Morabito have listed a compound on one of the largest land tracts between Louse Point and Gardiner’s Bay, in East Hampton. The sellers of the 4.35 acres are asking $20 million. (Behind The Hedges)
2. The Southampton Kiwanis Club chapter kicked off a project partnering with 50 volunteers to provide soup for the nonprofit Heart of the Hamptons. "Members of the Hampton Bays High School Key Club helped the Kiwanis Club by preparing 90 quarts of soup, in total, with all of the Key Club's help, they provided a total of 820 quarts," the district said. (Patch)
3. Alex Wolfe walked the distance across Long Island from the Verrazano Bridge to the Montauk lighthouse. Newsday wrote, "His journey covered nearly 160 miles over 9 days, stopping at iconic Long Island places along the way. Newsday's Michelle Romano tells the story." (Subscription: Newsday)

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Today in East Hampton:

• ES NYS ELA Exams (Grades 3-5) — East Hampton High School. (All Day)
• ES NYS ELA Exams (Grades 3-5) — East Hampton UFSD. (All Day)
• 2022 JV, Varsity and Men's Basketball. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• I LOVE MONTAUK: "Spring has sprung and The Montauk Sun features springtime at Montauk Second House Museum in bloom on its cover! Don’t miss all you need to know about the upcoming Montauk Music Festival in May." (Facebook)

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— Diane Witek

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