🌱 East Hampton Daily: Hamptons Film Festival + To-Go Drinks

Happy Thursday, East Hampton! Diane Witek here with everything you need to know going on today.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and breezy. High: 40, low: 17.

Here are the top stories today in East Hampton:

1. The 30th anniversary of the Hamptons International Film Festival will take place Oct. 7 – 16, HamptonsFilm announced. The festival will be extended to a 10-day event with additional film programming across the Hamptons. “To commemorate our 30th anniversary, we are thrilled to look at all that we have accomplished to stand out as a premier film institution,” said HamptonsFilm Executive Director Anne Chaisson. The festival is now accepting submissions through FilmFreeway at filmfreeway.com/HamptonsFilm. (East Hampton Star)
2. The New York State Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the public use of ‘Truck Beach’ in Napeague. East Hampton Town will ask the court to give it title to three stretches of dunelands in Napeague that were supposed to have been deeded to the town decades ago. (Subscription: 27east.com)
3. A popular pandemic remedy may become permanent: Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a plan to support the recovery of the hotels, restaurants and bars in New York, including a proposal to permanently legalize to-go drinks. "'This is what kept people afloat during those dark months and years of the pandemic,' Hochul said." (Patch)
4. The next meeting of the Suffolk County Substance Use Disorders Subcommittee will be on March 3. The meetings are open to the public. Please call the MH Division at 631-853-8500, to get the numbers to participate in this Zoom call. (Press Release Desk)
5. The East Hampton Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday in favor of appointing Sam Schneider to assistant superintendent of business in East Hampton which fills the role of Keith Rugen, who resigned Jan. 18. Schneider, assistant superintendent in the Riverhead School District, was placed on administrative reassignment in October. (RiverheadLOCAL)

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Today in East Hampton:

• Totally Tots — East Hampton Library. (9:30 a.m.)
• Chair Yoga with Kate Alesio — East Hampton Library. (11 a.m.)
• Pom Pom Bookmarks — East Hampton Library. (4 p.m.)
• Page Turners — East Hampton Library. (4 p.m.)
• Chess Club — East Hampton Library. (4 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• I LOVE MONTAUK: "Thoughts and prayers for the people of Ukraine." (Facebook)
• Guild Hall of East Hampton: "We’re very proud to be honoring Board Chairman Marty Cohen and his wife Michele Cohen in recognition of their long-standing commitment and generosity to Guild Hall at the 36th annual Academy of the Arts Dinner at Cipriani 42nd Street on March 14." (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Clearwater Beach: "Install siding. Do you have the knowledge and tools to install Hardie Plank siding on a house? My 2,000 square foot home is new and needs siding which is already ordered. Call 631-267-6078 if you can get this job done. Thank you." (Nextdoor)

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— Diane Witek

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