🌱 East Hampton Daily: Adoptable Pets + 'All Hands On Housing'

Up and at 'em, East Hampton! Diane Witek here to get you started this Tuesday with everything you need to know going on today in town.

First, today's weather:

Frigid; breezy in the morning. High: 19, low: 12.

Here are the top stories in East Hampton today:

1. Pets for adoption are available in the East Hampton area shelters. This week features a lot of sweet looking dogs and cats, there are puppies, kittens, a guinea pig, rabbits even an East Hampton hamster up for adoption! All are waiting for their furever home; please welcome them into your home. (East Hampton Patch)
2. "All Hands On Housing!" Affordable housing in the Hamptons is a real issue. The East Hampton Town board members will begin a coordinated effort to tackle the need for affordable housing, each taking the lead on various wide-ranging efforts including longer-range future planning and new construction projects. (East Hampton Patch)
3. The Wainscott Commercial Center is a 50-lot industrial park proposed by the Tintle family who are the owners of a 70.4-acre reclaimed sand and gravel mine at the western end of the Town of East Hampton. The East Hampton Town Planning Board unanimously ruled the draft environmental impact statement on the proposal was incomplete; citing that the proposal did not include parklands or low-income housing. David Eagan, an attorney for the applicant, claimed the revised environmental impact statement would be completed soon. According to the East Hampton Star, a public hearing will follow the completion of the study. (The Real Deal)
4. East Hampton area events for this week. Interested in going on a virtual tour of the Sunken Forest? Or maybe you are wondering about when Michelangelo was called to Rome in 1506 to design and carve the mother of all tombs? Whatever sparks your interest, all events are available to you for free! (East Hampton Patch)

Today in East Hampton:

• Paint the Season — East Hampton Library. (4 p.m.)
• The Benefits of Dark Skies to Long Island: A Free, Virtual Lecture. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• East Hampton Library: "Join Michele McCauley as she reads 'Silly Goose's Big Story.'" (Facebook) (Website)
• East Hampton Library: "'Recognizing Dishonest Financial SchemesL A Talk' by TJ Hatter, Long Island Director of Intergovernmental Affairs." (Facebook) (Website)
• East Hampton Library: "Join Miss Lori as she sings 'Fun Things to Do in Winter.'" (Facebook) (Website)
• East Hampton Library: "Attention parents! Join us for this important program! The difference between discipline and punishment will be discussed during this virtual parenting program." (Facebook) (Website)

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— Diane Witek

About me: Impassioned Writer, Website Designer, Social Media Marketer and newly proclaimed Baker. Lover of nature and animals of all kinds.