🌱 Southampton Daily: Junior Lifeguard Program + Boating Course

Happy Monday, neighbors! Diane Witek here to help you get you all caught up on what's happening locally to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

Cooler with showers around. High: 54, low: 47.

Here are the top stories in Southampton today:

1. Southampton Village Junior Lifeguard Program for kids ages 9–14 at Coopers Beach is more than just a Lifeguard program it helps youngsters build confidence and helps to shed their fear of the water. To learn more about the Southampton Village Junior Lifeguard Program, email Christine Brennan at brennan.christine@yahoo.com. (Dan's Papers)
   
2. Suffolk County Water Authority has agreed to meet this month and discuss working together with Riverhead Town Officials to bring clean water to residents in the Riverhead section of Manorville whose private wells are contaminated with toxins. (Subscription: Newsday)
3. The U.S. Power Squadrons has scheduled a boating course on June 4, at 8:30 a.m., at Port of Egypt Marine Center in Southold. The fee for the course is $60. Call Vince Mauceri at 631-725-3679 or register by emailing vamauceri@gmail.com. (Shelter Island Reporter)
4. The Waterdrinker Family Farm & Garden in Manorville is celebrating Tulip Festival with one million tulips in bloom! The team at Waterdrinker is hoping that the blossoms last until Mother's Day, but don't count on it, tulips prefer cooler weather. Waterdrinker Family Farm & Garden is located at 663 Wading River Road in Manorville. The farm and tulip fields are open daily and admission is $15 per person Monday-Friday and $20 per person on Saturdays and Sundays. Children under 2 are free. For more information and up to date information on the bloom, visit their website. (Northforker)

Today in Southampton:

• F.A.S.T. Program - Fun Activities with Snacks and Time to Do Homework! (4 p.m.)
• Our Fabulous Variety Show Open Level Lyrical Ballet (Ages 8+). (5:15 p.m.)
• Youth Court - Town of Southampton Youth Bureau. (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• SAG HARBOR: "Remember when Sag Harbor had Reggae Sunday’s? Hoping that fun element is brought back this year, it has been missing for too long. #bringbackthefun, #reggaesundays, #hotspot2022, #sagharbor." (Instagram)
• Long Island Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence: "Fiscal Policy Institute: The Staggering Cost of Long Island's Opioid Crisis. #LICADD, #FiscalPolicyInstitute." (Facebook)
• Long Island Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence: "LICADD's Weekly Newsletter!" (Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Monday. I'll see you around!

— Diane Witek

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