🌱 Southampton Daily: Annual Pink Pearl Gala + Quogue Crash: PD

Happy Monday, neighbors! Diane Witek here with everything worth knowing today in town.

First, today's weather:

Breezy in the afternoon. High: 53, low: 37.

Here are the top stories in Southampton today:

1. Carmine J. Monteforte III, 40, of Westhampton Beach, was charged with driving while ability impaired by drugs after a crash in Quogue Friday that left another driver with serious injuries, police said. The driver of the F-250, a man, 60, from Mastic, suffered serious physical injuries after his pickup truck was hit head-on with Montefiore's pickup truck. The crash took place just east of, where five were killed in July in a head-on crash; family members of those lost have been advocating for a traffic study to examine what can be done to mitigate what many believe is a dangerous stretch of roadway. (Patch)
2. The Annual Pink Pearl Gala, celebrating breast-cancer survivors, is planned for April 8, 2022. The cocktail reception, seated dinner, and dancing to music by Phil Schmidt of Make Some Noise DJs will be held from 6-10 p.m. at East Wind Long Island, 5720 Route 25A, Wading River. Seating for the inspiring, wear-pink or -teal event will be available for $125 per person and $95 for breast-cancer survivors through www.northforkbreasthealth.org. To reserve individual seating or reserve tables for a group, please leave a message at the coalition office in Riverhead at 631-208-8889. For information about corporate sponsorship opportunities or contributing to a gift basket, contact the event chair, Melanie McEvoy Zuhoski, at 917-699-5948 or nfbreasthealth@gmail.com. (Press Release Desk)
3. According to Suffolk County police, a man was breaking into a home on 5th Avenue in West Babylon at about 3:30 a.m. when the homeowner, an NYPD detective, shot the man. The man, who police did not name, was taken by ambulance to a local hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. Detectives are asking anyone with information to call the Homicide Squad at 631-852-6392.

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Today in Southampton:

• Women of Impressionism with Val Franco (Zoom). (11 a.m.)
• Our Fabulous Variety Show Tap 201 (Ages 6-10). (3:45 p.m.)
• F.A.S.T. Program - Fun Activities with Snacks and Time to Do Homework! (4 p.m.)
• Our Fabulous Variety Show Musical Theatre 201. (Ages 6-10) (4:45 p.m.)
• Our Fabulous Variety Show Jazzercise with Anita Boyer (Ages 18+). (5:30 p.m.)
• Youth Court - Town of Southampton Youth Bureau. (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• SAG HARBOR: "Women’s History Month: Shout out to Anastasia Casale - Owner - Sag Harbor Florist •Did you know that purple is the color for Women’s History month? Repost from @sagharborflorist • #womensmonth, #solidarity, #womenownedbusiness." (Instagram)
• Operation International: "Day after surgery is a day full of smiles when the eye cover is removed and sight is restored. Hundreds of patients received the gift of sight this week in our base in Uganda. Congratulations Operation Restore Vision Team." (Facebook)
• Operation International: "Operation Kids Team arrives to Ghana with ambitious plans a. The pediatric section of 19 members team will perform reconstructive surgery on kids with congenital anomalies and burns deformities." (Facebook)

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