🌱 Southampton Daily: Police Canine Rescues Lost Woman + DWI

Morning, Southampton! Let's get you started this Monday with everything you need to know going on in Southampton today.

A woman was speeding while intoxicated in Northampton. Another man was airlifted from a crash on the same road. And a police canine found a woman who was lost in the woods.

First, today's weather:

Couple of thunderstorms. High: 57 Low: 35.

Here are the top stories in Southampton today:

1. Lisa Finn reports that a man was airlifted after a crash in Northampton on Saturday. A driver lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a tree. The car caught on fire and he was trapped inside. (Patch)
2. Don't want to cook on Christmas Day or Eve? Almond Restaurant in Bridgehampton will stay open, along with Centro Trattoria in Hampton Bays, Baron's Cove in Sag Harbor, and Union Steak and Sushi in Southampton. (Subscription: Newsday)
3. Dan's Papers profiles Citizens 4 Humanity, a group working to feed East End families this Christmas. Cofounders Marco and Sheila Barrila are cooking the meals at his new restaurant Insatiable Eats Creative Kitchen in Riverhead. (Dan's Papers)
4. Patch writes that a Patchogue resident was charged with driving while intoxicated and speeding in Northampton. Christie Defeo, 53, was seen speeding on Country Road 51 while intoxicated. (Patch)
5. Greater Moriches has the story of how a Suffolk County Police dog helped rescue an East Moriches dementia sufferer who was missing. Jax the dog found the 62-year-old woman at 1 a.m. Thursday in the woods after she was missing for 17 hours. She was cold, shivering and wet. (Greater Long Island)

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Today in Southampton:

• PTO Meeting, Tuckahoe Common School District, 6 p.m.

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