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Happy Thursday, Southampton! Diane Witek here with everything you need to know going on in town today.

First, today's weather:

Fog with rain and drizzle. High: 47, low: 45.

Here are the top stories today in Southampton:

1. The Town of Southampton is now accepting applications for water quality projects under the Community Preservation Fund. Apply by April 15. (Press Release Desk)
2. Someone tried to send an Amazon package with a meat cleaver inside to an inmate at the Suffolk County Correctional facility in Riverhead last week, Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon said. Suffolk County Sheriff's Office correction officers intercepted the package and, upon inspection, found that the meat cleaver was among the contents of the package, Toulon said. The meat cleaver was confiscated, and any other allowable items were delivered to the inmate, Toulon said. (Riverhead Patch)
3. A Riverhead man was charged with driving while ability impaired by drugs after a crash on Flanders Road Tuesday afternoon, police said. According to Southampton Town Police, a call came in about a crash at 3:15 p.m.; Daniel Schilpp, 34, was arrested and charged with driving while ability impaired by drugs, a felony, due to a prior conviction, police said. (RiverheadLOCAL)

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Today in Southampton:

• Grade 5 & 6 SIS Winter Concert — Southampton UFSD. (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation:🚨"Found female cat at Deli Delight in East Quogue. Safe at SASF. Please call with any info: 631-728-7387." (Facebook) (Website)
• Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation: "🚨𝗪𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽 - 𝗙𝗢𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗗𝗘𝗗🚨 💔 SASF recently rescued 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘂𝘀 from a local shelter. 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘂𝘀 is really down on his luck — his owner passed away, resulting in him being separated." (Facebook) (Website)
• Southampton School District Information: "To empower students to thwart bullying, Southampton Intermediate School has teamed up with the Beau Biden Foundation, a nonprofit organization that provides a wide array of abuse prevention workshops." (Facebook) (Website)
• Southampton Youth Bureau: "The Town of Southampton Youth Bureau is now accepting submissions for their Creative Arts Contest! This year’s theme is 'New Beginnings.' Artists are encouraged to share their interpretation through art of what a new beginning could look like." (Instagram) (Website)
• Southampton Town - Government: "Ola's NY Project Hope is here: We are here to help you cope during COVID-19. Emotional support HELPLINE 631-500-0837, 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Sunday call/text #Southamptontownny, #GGPonstage." (Facebook)(Website)

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