With more and more working families on the East End unable to buy homes, and with land for affordable housing growing scarce in the region, Diana Weir, the executive vice president of the Long Island Housing Partnership, is a busy woman. On the South Fork alone, Ms. Weir has worked to create affordable and workforce housing and served as an advisor to the towns of East Hampton and Southampton, the villages of Sag Harbor, Westhampton and Sagaponack, and the hamlet of Bridgehampton, as well as assisting individuals and families.
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The Southampton baseball team had a two-week layoff heading into its series against Mattituck on April 30. In the first game of the series in Mattituck, the Mariners (5-7 League VII, 5-9 overall) were rusty and ran into some good pitching and a potent offense as they lost 14-5. The second game was a much different affair as Southampton came back to win 3-2 at home. In the final game of the series back in Mattituck, the Mariners fell 5-1. The first game was tied after the first three innings. But three runs in the fourth inning and consecutive walks and an error in the fifth inning blew open the game. Brandon Alvarado started the game for Southampton and went five innings and took the loss. Dan Fitzgerald pitched the final two innings. Chris Pike went 3 for 4 with two doubles and a single.
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Potter Bob Bachler has always had a serious practical streak when it comes to his ceramics. For decades, he’s created bowls, platters, plates, teapots, cups and more. He even developed his own chopstick bowls that are fitted for an inverted plate on top featuring notches to hold the eating utensils. He formed a company and traveled the tri-state area presenting his work at craft fairs. For 40 weekends a year, from spring to Christmas, he’d exhibit at events like the Lincoln Center Craft Fair in Manhattan, the Annual Art & Craft Show in Norwich, Connecticut, and juried craft shows in New Jersey. When he lost the lease on his New York studio, he decided to take a hiatus.
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