🌱 Southampton Daily: Call For More Testing Sites On East End

Hey, neighbors! It's me again, your host of the Southampton Daily.

First, today's weather:

Colder; breezy in the morning. High: 36 Low: 30.

Here are the top three stories in Southampton today:

1. On Tuesday, New York State Senator Anthony Palumbo (R-New Suffolk), Assemblyman Fred Thiele (I-Sag Harbor) and Assemblywoman Jodi Giglio (R-Riverhead) asked Gov. Kathy Hochul to open state testing sites in eastern Suffolk County, particularly on the East End, to meet the omicron-driven demand for testing. (Dan's Papers)
2. A Long Island music teacher, Jonathan Dignam, has compiled a list of the locations of the best decorated homes in Nassau and Suffolk counties on a Google map available on the LI Lights Map Facebook page. (Patch)
3. These multimillion dollar homes for sale feature "wow" factor special features. A former working windmill that is on the market in Amagansett for $11.5 million once hosted Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller. (Subscription: Newsday)

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Today in Southampton:

• East End Food Holiday Market, 139 Main Road, Riverhead, 9 a.m.
• Movie Night at the Flanders Youth Center, 655 Flanders Road, 4 p.m.

From my notebook:

• "The Polar Express" will play Saturday and Sunday at the Sag Harbor Cinema. (Dan's Papers)
• Ye Olde Bake Shoppe in Southampton serves classic German stollen for the holidays. (Dan's Papers)
• Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation introduces Peggy from Arkansas, a friendly 6-year-old cat. (Facebook)

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