🌱 East Hampton Daily: $90,000 In Handbags Stolen + Scholarship

Hello, neighbors! It's me again, Diane Witek, your host of the East Hampton Daily.

First, today's weather:

Variably cloudy; not as cold. High: 43, low: 39.

Here are the top stories today in East Hampton:

1. More than $90,000 worth of handbags were stolen from Balenciaga retail store in East Hampton on Thursday, police said. East Hampton Village police said three males and two females entered the store and grabbed the expensive handbags off the shelves; no one was armed, and all left the store within 30 seconds, police said. After a pursuit, all were charged with one count of second-degree grand larceny, a felony, and one count of third-degree criminal possession of stolen property, a felony, police said. (East Hampton Patch)
2. Hamptons event and activities: March 4–8: See what's happening in and around the Hamptons this weekend. (Dan's Papers)
3. Senior Aidan Kamp, who has been employed as a caddie at the Shinnecock Hills Golf Club for the past four years, earned the Chick Evans (Full) Scholarship for Caddies for his "outstanding academics, character and strong caddie record." (Westhampton-Hampton Bays Patch).
4. Christian Guardino, a legally blind, Patchogue-Medford High School graduate, will once again be on a national stage. Guardino made it to the quarterfinals of "America's Got Talent" in 2017, and this Sunday, will appear on season 20 of "American Idol." Viewers can tune in to see his audition on the season preview of the new "American Idol" season at 8 p.m. Sunday on ABC. (Patch)

Today in East Hampton:

• Community Service: Teen Tech — East Hampton Library. (10 a.m.)
• Kids for Kids — East Hampton Library. (10 a.m.)
• Teen Tech Time: Teens help adults with computer questions: One on One Tech. (10 a.m.)
• Montauk Hike with EHTPS. (10 a.m.)
• Tales and Tunes with Miss Marisa — East Hampton Library. (2:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• I LOVE MONTAUK: "The sunflower is Ukraine’s national flower. They are one of the biggest producers of sunflower oil and seeds. Flood social media with sunflowers 🌻for Ukraine. #PrayersForUkraine." (Facebook)
• East Hampton Library: "The East Hampton Library will be reopening its Seed Library on Tuesday, March 22. The Seed Library will house a selection of organic seeds for patrons to take and grow in their garden." (Facebook) (Website)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Springs: "Mobile 3D mammography coming to Amagansett. Schedule your appointment today. Low or no cost mammograms are available. Saturday, April 9, Scoville Hall, Amagansett. Call for an appointment today before all the slots are gone! 631-638-4135." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Barnes Landing: "Free 1 month of Simply Piano-music learning app. I was offered this app free for a month by Google Local Guides. As I am not interested in learning to play the piano, I can give this as a gift. If interested, please give me your contact." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Settlers Landing: "Recommendation for a vendor/provider to get rid of cat dander please. Amagansett location." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Springs: "Montauk Hike with EHTPS Saturday March 5 at 10 a.m. — Amsterdam Beach State Park (3 miles) Enjoy a late winter loop hike through Montauk’s moorlands to magnificent bluff top views of what we hope will be a sun-dappled Atlantic Ocean." (Nextdoor)

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