Three Candidates Vying for Two Seats on Amagansett Board of Education
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Jack Motz on Apr 23, 2025
Three candidates are vying for two seats on the Amagansett Board of Education this year. Of the candidates, two — School Board President Wayne Gauger and Kristen Peterson — are... more
The East Hampton High School Parent-Teacher-Student Association will host its first annual fundraiser on Friday, May 9, from 6 to 9 p.m. at The Clubhouse in Wainscott. The event will include a silent auction and live music by the Real East End Brass (REEB) band. The money raised goes directly to support students: trips, programs, events, scholarships, and more. All over the age of 21 are welcome to attend. The association expects it will be a great night out for parents, teachers, relatives and all community members who support the students (past, present and future) of East Hampton High School. ...
30 Apr 2025 by Staff Writer
Three will be vying for two open seats on the Springs Board of Education next month. Current Board President Erik Fredrickson and Trustee Emma Field are both seeking reelection to their seats, and will be challenged by community member Gerard Picco. Fredrickson, a father of three who has lived in Springs for over two decades, is running for his second term. Fredrickson is the founder of Fredrickson Consulting Group, a leadership and employee experience consulting firm, who has also taught well-being workshops for teachers in upstate New York, ran fitness and strength training courses for students of the Eleanor Whitmore ...
23 Apr 2025 by Staff Writer
Three seats are up for grabs on the East Hampton Board of Education this May, and the race is uncontested. While incumbents J.P. Foster and Sandra Vorpahl are running again, Justine O’Mara Limonius is not, which leaves three vying for three seats with community member Belinda Bellas throwing her hat into the ring. Foster, the board president and father of two East Hampton alumni, is seeking his fifth term on the board. Foster grew up in Sag Harbor and moved to East Hampton shortly after graduating from Pierson High School in 1989. He began working for the Village of East ...
by Staff Writer
School board members up for reelection in both the Sag Harbor and Bridgehampton School Districts are unopposed in their bids to retain their seats. In Sag Harbor, board members Ron Reed and Grainne Coen are up for reelection, while in Bridgehampton, Jennifer Vinski and Carla Lillie are up for reelection as well. Coen and Reed are running for their second terms. They were both first elected to the board in 2022, defeating Janice D’Angelo and Heather Hartstein by a wide margin, after D’Angelo and Hartstein launched write-in campaigns. In fact, Coen was the only candidate who formally submitted a nominating ...
by Cailin Riley
Leigh-Ann Hess is running an uncontested race for a Montauk Board of Education seat that will be vacated by Diane Hausman at the end of her term later this year. The filing deadline for candidates was April 21 — with Hess being the only candidate who submitted paperwork — and the annual school board and budget vote will take place on May 20.
22 Apr 2025 by Jack Motz
William Babinski will run unopposed as an incumbent for the Wainscott School Board of Education — which consists of just three total members. The filing deadline for candidates was April 21, and the annual school board and budget vote will take place on May 20.
by Jack Motz
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