🌱 Westhampton-Hampton Bays Daily: Laptop Walmart Thief + HB DWI

Good day, neighbors! It's me again, your host of the Westhampton-Hampton Bays Daily.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 58 Low: 34.

Here are the top five stories today in Westhampton-Hampton Bays:

1. A Southampton man was charged with felony driving while intoxicated in Hampton Bays Wednesday night. Luis PerezMiguel, 24, was seen driving on Montauk Highway without headlights after dark. (Patch)
2. Riverhead's annual holiday parade and bonfire has been postponed again due to weather. The new date is Sunday, Dec. 19. (Patch)
3. A Coram man, Derrick Dixon, was arrested after he tried to steal a laptop from a woman sitting in her vehicle in the Riverhead Walmart parking lot on Old Country Road. (Patch)
4. Riverhead Police identified a man killed in Wednesday's crash at the intersection of Reeves and Horton avenues in Riverhead: 85-year-old Patrick Welby of Calverton. (RiverheadLOCAL)
5. The Hampton Bays School District will create a new hospitality academy, funded by a $55,000 grant from the Suffolk County Department of Labor. (27east.com)

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Today in Westhampton-Hampton Bays:

• Estate Sale, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 11 Tuthill Lane, Remsenberg.

From my notebook:

• The Long Island Science Center won a $1.12 million grant from New York State to help construct a new center in Riverhead, with a rooftop planetarium, functional agritech and wind/solar exhibit, facade enhancements and a space for students to work with mentors. (RiverheadLOCAL)
• Westhampton Beach Historical Society is selling engraved bricks with a personalized message to be placed in the walkway. (Facebook)
• The real estate show, "Selling the Hamptons" is coming to Discovery Plus on Jan. 20. The eight-episode series follows six East End-based real estate agents from Nest Seekers International. (Dan's Papers)

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— Jackie