🌱 Southampton Daily: Fatal Home Invasion In North Sea

Happy Sunday, people of Southampton! Here's everything going on around Southampton today.

First, today's weather:

Breezy with clouds and sun. High: 46 Low: 32.

Here are the top four stories today in Southampton:

1. A person was shot and killed in a home invasion in North Sea on Christmas morning. Around 8:46 a.m., a 911 call came in and responding officers found a person deceased with a gunshot wound. (Patch)
2. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Christmas Eve that health care workers who test positive for COVID-19 can return to work in seven days with a negative test instead of 10. (Patch)
3. Heath Freeman, managing director of New York-based Alden Global Capital, purchased Harbor Bistro in East Hampton for $4 million. (The Real Deal)
4. Charles Killian Retires After Over 40 Years with 106th at the Air National Guard Base in Westhampton. Col .Charles T. Killian is the Commander of the 106th Mission Support Group.(Subscription: 27east.com)

Today in Southampton:

• Southampton Trails Preservation Society Hike: SYS to Long Springs County Park, 10 a.m.

From my notebook:

• Peconic Land Trust conserved an acre in Eastport and sold the development rights to Southampton. The parcel will put back into agricultural production. (Facebook)
• Suffolk County's seven-day average positivity rate hit 13.2 percent on Saturday. (New York State Department of Health)
• Looking for New Year's Eve plans? Southampton Social Club will host a New Year's Eve party to kick off 2022 with three packages. (CityGuideNY)

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— Jackie