🌱 East Hampton Daily: A Zelenskyy Cocktail + Vietnam Veterans Honored

Happy Monday, people of East Hampton! Diane Witek here to help you get this day started off right. Here's what's happening around East Hampton today.

First, today's weather:

Increasing clouds. High: 49, low: 44.

Here are the top stories in East Hampton today:

1. The Zelenskyy cocktail is the Main Prospect's version of a lemon drop Martini made with Ukrainian Heritage Homemade Rye Vodka. The tasty cocktail serves the purpose of, "honors him for his heroism amid the Ukraine-Russia war, helps feed the Ukrainian people, and quenches the thirst of imbibers," said Brian Tupper, bartender at Main Prospect. (Long Island Press)
2. Saturday in Farmingdale, the U.S. Army and state elected officials presented thirty Vietnam War veterans from Long Island with commemorative medals to honor for their service. They urged people to never forget the sacrifices they made. The veterans were awarded the medals during a ceremony held at and hosted by the American Airpower Museum. (Subscription: Newsday)
3. Mehdi Damaghi, Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology at the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University is taking a different approach to cancer, and it is catching on. Damaghi is taking the same principles of evolutionary biology, understanding how a cancer can adapt and fight to survive. Understanding this principle can possibly enable people to control and live with their cancer longer. (Subscription: Newsday)
4. Diane Juergens, 62, a bus driver from Ridge pleaded guilty to multiple counts of driving while intoxicated after she crashed twice last July while taking Cub Scouts from a Calverton camp and then fled the scene, Suffolk County prosecutors said Friday. (MSN)

Today in East Hampton:

• Women Poets of the Nineteenth, Twentieth, and Twenty-First Centuries. (11 a.m.)
• Film Screening: Gigi (1958) - East Hampton Library. (Noon)
• Junior Lifeguard Training, Evaluating, & Testing - Session 2. (1 p.m.)
• Coping With Stress for adults - East Hampton Library. (2 p.m.)
• Lego Club - East Hampton Library. (4:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The Clamshell Foundation: "Event update: The Clamshell Foundation Fireworks over 3 Mile Harbor is on! Saturday, July 16! We are proud to continue this amazing tradition, but can’t do so without your help. Donate today to give back." (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Springs: "desk and two end tables - make an offer. 917-355-0243." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Clearwater Beach: "Hi, does anyone have a medium to large dog harness? I'm willing to pay" (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Settlers Landing: "Pool filter & pool heater ready for sale. 10 years old. Selling for $250. Available for pick up immediately." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Clearwater Beach: "Looking for someone with a log-splitter to come to my home in Springs to split fresh cut hardwood in trade for half the wood. Wood is currently stacked and cut to 16"-18" logs. Call 631-329-1127." (Nextdoor)
• Jen Proudman, Neighbor: "Springfree Trampoline for sale. Like new. Square shaped, 13' square. Retails for $2,500 + shipping and tax. We're located in Sag harbor off 114. Link." (Patch)

More from our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news!

Featured businesses:

• Club Z! In-Home Tutoring Services — (Visit website)
• D&J Concepts — (Visit Website)
• White Glove Medicine — (Visit website)
• Add your business here.

Events:

• FREE WEBINAR | Renaissance Renoir. (April 19)
• Add your event.

Announcements:

• Animal Communication Sessions. (Details)
• Add your announcement.

Loving the East Hampton Daily? Here are all the ways you can get more involved:

• Send a friend or neighbor this link so they can subscribe.
• Get your local business listed in front of readers.
• Send me a news tip or suggestion at diane.witek@patch.com.

You're all caught up for today! See you all tomorrow morning for another update.

— Diane Witek

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