🌱 Southampton Daily: DWI + Spelling Bee + 'Selling the Hamptons'

Morning, people of Southampton! Diane Witek here with the latest issue of the Southampton Daily.

First, today's weather:

Colder with some sun. High: 25, low: 19.

Here are the top stories today in Southampton:

1. Early Thursday, Raul BonillaPerez, 32, from Southampton was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, police said. BonillaPerez failed to maintain his lane of travel on Noyac Road in Southampton; further police investigation revealed that BonillaPerez was intoxicated, police said. (Southampton Patch)
2. Can you spell tradition? Students in the Southampton Intermediate School participated in a spelling bee, after a pandemic pause. Students in grades 5 to 8 competed individually in their classrooms, with the top-scoring students moving into a second, schoolwide competition. Taking first place was fifth grader Brooklyn DeVito, who will now move on to the Scripps National Spelling Bee, wrote Lisa Finn of the Patch. (Southampton Patch)
3. New series, 'Selling The Hamptons,' debuts on Discovery+. A new series spotlights luxury real estate brokers showcasing mega million-dollar listings in the Hamptons. The new, eight-episode docu-series, "Selling the Hamptons," is presented by Discovery+. "Larger-than-life personalities, a red-hot seller's market, super exclusive luxury properties and the potential for mega-dollar sales blend into a potent cocktail of real estate drama and real-world competition," a release for the series said. (Patch)

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Today in Southampton:

• TGIF It's FRI-YAY! — Town of Southampton Youth Bureau. (3 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• 27east: "Sneak peek! Here are tomorrow’s front pages from the Express News Group. On newsstands and in your mail tomorrow. @thesagharborexpress #sagharbor, #southampton, #easthampton, #shinnecocknation, #westhampton." (Instagram)
• Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation: "🐾 Meet some new friends! While other rescues are going out of state to save animals, we make it a priority to save those within our own backyard. Yesterday we were happy to rescue four dogs and a special needs kitten from local municipalities" (Facebook) (Website)
• Southampton Youth Bureau: "The Southampton Youth Bureau will be hosting their annual 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament on Friday, March 11, from 7- 10 p.m. at the SYS Recreation Center, 1370A Majors Path. Sign-in and warm up drills will be held starting at 6 p.m." (Instagram) (Website)
• Peconic Land Trust: "'I am deeply grateful to the Trust and all the committed people who joined in this effort to protect our fragile and increasingly rare, East End forests.' – Isabelle Kanz on the community conservation effort to create the Soundview Avenue Preserve in Southold." (Facebook) (Website)
• Kevin Martin, Neighbor: "Single mother of two looking for a year-round rental in Westhampton school district." (Patch)

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— Diane Witek

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