🌱 Southampton Daily: Meet Parker, Polly & Pixar + Who's Hiring?

Up and at 'em, Southampton! Diane Witek here with everything you need to know to get this Tuesday started off right.

First, today's weather:

Times of clouds and sun. High: 54, low: 48.

Here are the top stories in Southampton today:

1. Southampton area pets up for adoption: Meet Parker, Polly, Pixar the cat and more. These are very sweet, loving cats who are looking for their furrever home. Offering a needy animal a safe, comforting and supportive environment while she waits to be adopted, helps socialize a shelter pet to enhance her adoption potential. (Southampton Patch)
2. Who's hiring in the Southampton area? This week, the listings for openings are very diversified, from child care to personal assistants. You will never know unless you take a look and see what might be right for you. Check out ZipRecruiter, to help in your job hunt. (Southampton Patch)
3. Sunday night, police arrested Dixon Contreras Garcia, 37, a Riverside man for driving while intoxicated after he rear-ended a vehicle along Flanders Road. Contreras Garcia was charged with aggravated DWI, police said. (Southampton Patch)
4. Long Island’s Turtle Rescue of the Hamptons, based in Jamesport, is celebrating 10 years of rehabilitation and the release of thousands of turtles. Over the 10 years, the foundation has saved more than 1,500 turtles. Now that is something the celebrate about! (News 12)

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Today in Southampton:

• Chess Club — Town of Southampton Youth Bureau. (5 p.m.)
• BOE Regular Meeting/Budget Hearing/Tenure Recognition. (6:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Long Island Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence: "Fiscal Policy Institute: The Staggering Cost of Long Island's Opioid Crisis. #LICADD, #FiscalPolicyInstitute, #LongIsland, #opioidepidemic, #awareness." (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, North Sea: "Private tennis lessons Hamptons — We are a team of two tennis pros former college players and have 5+ years of coaching experience. If you are looking for a tennis coach now for the spring and summer, we are the best fit." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Conscience Point: "Southampton rental in private beach available for short term or summer months. Three bedrooms/ two baths. Newly renovated and beautifully decorated throughout. Lovely pea stone patio facing a nature preserve." (Nextdoor)

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• National Football Foundation Honors Suffolk County Players. (Details)
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You're all caught up for today! See you all tomorrow for your next update.

— Diane Witek

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

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