Westhampton Beach News

The Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center will screen "Milton Glaser: To Inform and Delight," a documentary directed by Wendy Keys, on Tuesday, July 7, Wednesday, July 8, and Thursday, July 9, at 8 p.m. as part of its "Finest in World Cinema" series.

The sun decided to shine brightly on the Eastport South Manor High School class of 2009 on Saturday, June 27.

Micha Harrison, 22, of Bangor, Pennsylvania, was arrested by Westhampton Beach Village Police on June 24 at 9:32 a.m. on Hansen Place in Westhampton Beach and charged with DWI.

A Westhampton Beach woman and two others have been charged with a hate crime after Suffolk County Police said they beat up a Mastic Beach woman on her front lawn Monday night while shouting anti-gay remarks.

Scenes from Westhampton Beach Village will soon be immortalized in virtual reality, as part of a new computer game that is affiliated with USA Network's "Royal Pains," a new television series about a Manhattan doctor who flees the city to start over in the Hamptons.

Three people - two women and a man - were arrested Monday night in a bias assault in Mastic Beach in which the suspects "made numerous anti-gay remarks about the victim's sexual orientation," police said Tuesday.

A 274-year-old home that was nearly demolished to make way for a waterfront mansion in Westhampton Beach Village is now well on its way to being listed on the state and federal registers of historic places.

The Fourth of July is this Saturday and, for most of us, that means fireworks, pool parties and backyard barbecues.

WHERE Thursday night at 10 on WLIW/21 REASON TO WATCH An incredible journey, indeed.

Images of a life cut short played across display boards at a funeral home in Centereach: A young father cradling a months-old daughter as she peeked from a hooded garment, a husband holding his smiling new bride, a Suffolk police officer in his uniform blues, a Marine in sniper's camouflage that left him virtually invisible in a field.

Sure, Westhampton is often dismissed by East Hampton's glitterati for its dearth of star-studded homes.

Robert W. Patterson, 37, of Riverhead was arrested by Westhampton Beach Village Police at 3:32 p.m. last Thursday, June 18, near the corner of Old Riverhead Road and the Rogers Avenue Extension in Westhampton Beach, and charged with DWI.

A 39-year-old Westhampton Beach man called Westhampton Beach Village Police after someone stole a GPS from his car while it was parked in the driveway of his Redfield Lane home.

The constant rain put a damper on the kindergarten class's annual field trip to the East Quogue firehouse.

Honeywell Sending 288 Teachers from 16 Countries and 47 States to Participate in Astronaut Training, Local Teachers Among the Participants By The Alternative Press Staff 6/21/2009 Honeywell recently announced that it has awarded 288 scholarships to its Honeywell Educators @ Space Academy program.

There is so much to report this week that I'm just going to jump right in. There have been all sorts of fun doings at Remsenburg/Speonk Elementary School this month, including a charity event, a talent show and lots of fantastic and educational trips.

Westhampton Beach school officials are urging district taxpayers to register their complaints with the New York State Board of Regents regarding recent changes to the tuition rate formula, modifications that could potentially costs the district hundreds of thousands of dollars a year.

Stephanie Wallace, 28, of Coram was arrested by Westhampton Beach Village Police on Saturday at 2:46 a.m. on Montauk Highway in Westhampton Beach and charged with DWI.

The social calendar is filling up quickly this week and there is truly something for everyone on it: receptions, concerts, film screenings and more.

Pierson Middle School teacher Gary Schulmana s 7th grade English students were one of only a few groups of kids their age to all pass state exams.