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Barbara Borsack

Village trustee hosts blog about village life

Barbara Borsack is an East Hampton Village trustee, a member of the East Hampton Historical Society, and an EMT with the East Hampton Fire Department. Now she has a new, if self-appointed, job: blogger.

“It’s like therapy for me,” she said of the three-month-old blog she calls “I Love East Hampton.” full story

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 The new $3.9 million fire department substation in Hampton Bays.        VERA CHINESE

Hampton Bays celebrates opening of new fire station

Hamlet residents joined members of the fire department and Southampton Town Board in celebrating Saturday the official opening of the Hampton Bays Fire Department’s new $3.9 million substation, located on Ponquogue Avenue.

The new facility, which was completed earlier this year and became operational in July, has so far been a success, according to Fire Chief Richard Durand. “So far, so good,” he said following Saturday’s ribbon-cutting ceremony, which coincided with the department’s annual open house. “It’s actually shortened response times,” he said. full story

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Jim Turner with one of his guitars.

At Home with Jim Turner

Jim Turner is the first to admit it.

“My house is a mess right now,” said one of the East End’s favorite musicians. “It’s either feast or famine out here and I’m just coming off a really full summer of gigs.” full story

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Jordan Duban returns the ball to a Mercy player.   DREW BUDD

Hurricanes maintain position in League VII Southampton falls to undefeated Mercy

Both the Westhampton Beach and East Hampton girls tennis teams remained in the top two spots in League VII with wins in their respective matches this week. The Lady Hurricanes (7-0 in league play, 10-0 overall) shut out Shoreham/Wading River 7-0 at home last Thursday before beating Ross in East Hampton on Friday. Meanwhile, the Lady Bonackers shut out Mattituck 7-0 at home last Thursday to improve to 5-1 in the league (9-2 overall).

Southampton fell to 6-3 in League VIII (6-4 overall) with a 6-1 loss at undefeated Mercy last Thursday. The Lady Mariners are in second place in their league. full story

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Jimmy Ewing, Peter Stewart and Sandra Cummings in a scene from William Inge's

Love is in the air at this 'Bus Stop'

Take four characters and a driver on a bus trip, strand them in a dingy diner with some locals when a freak snowstorm hits, and you’d be surprised how much can happen on an emotional level in just a few hours.

“Each character has an opportunity to tell a piece of his story,” says George Loizides, whose enthusiasm for William Inge’s “Bus Stop” is such that he has either directed or played a role in it five times before. Retired now after 27 years as director of theater arts for Ward Melville High School, Mr. Loizides urged the Hampton Theatre Company (HTC) to schedule a production and now “Bus Stop” is set to open under his direction this Thursday at Quogue Community Hall. full story

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