East Hampton

After months of debate and voting, East Hampton has a school budget. Voters approved the budget in a second referendum after money was restored saving teacher positions in the district.

After months of debate and voting, East Hampton has a school budget. Voters approved the budget in a second referendum after money was restored saving teacher positions in the district. “We felt like our voices were actually heard and we made like a movement,” Noelle Lavender, a recent graduate of East Hampton High School, said. A movement that helped several…

An East Hampton dog is at home recovering after a rattlesnake bit him last week. Leo, a three-year-old rescue hound mix, received an emergency anti-venom treatment for a snake bite wound on his face.

An East Hampton dog is at home recovering after a rattlesnake bit him last week. Leo, a three-year-old rescue hound mix, received an emergency anti-venom treatment for a snake bite wound on his face. Bryan Trudell said he was in his backyard with both of his dogs, Leo and Ellie, last Wednesday. “All of a sudden, I heard a loud…

A man is in the hospital recovering after crashing the car he was driving into a utility pole in East Hampton Saturday. It happened around 2:15 in the afternoon on the 300 block of West High Street. Police say the driver was found unresponsive and without a pulse. A Middlesex Hospital paramedic was able to perform CPR on the driver,…

Voters in East Hampton have rejected both the town’s budget and the school district budget. This comes after a passionate push by local parents to protest cuts to education in the town.

Sending it back for changes. Voters in East Hampton have rejected both the town’s budget and the school district budget. This comes after a passionate push by local parents to protest cuts to education in the town. “I think this is indicative of what we’ve been saying all along,” Tania Sones, a voter, said. The voters in East Hampton...

A controversial vote on proposed cuts to the school budget in East Hampton pushed taxpayers to the polls Tuesday. On the ballot were almost $800,000 in cuts to the school district’s budget. If voters approve the cuts, the superintendent, Paul Smith, said five teaching positions would need to be eliminated including two elementary teachers, one high school English teacher and…

Residents in East Hampton are voting Tuesday on the town’s budget as well as the school district’s budget.

A group of East Hampton High School students are spreading the word about the town’s budget referendum.

A group of East Hampton High School students are spreading the word about the town’s budget referendum. It comes after cuts to education were included in the proposed budget. “They bring so much to the school and every teacher matters, here especially,” Enja Barry, a junior, said. That’s how students at East Hampton high school feel about their teachers....

The East Hampton education budget will now go to the people for a vote. The town council moved that budget forward today in a tight 4-3 vote.

The East Hampton education budget will now go to the people for a vote. The town council moved that budget forward today in a tight 4-3 vote. This coming as dozens of people opposed that move. “We’ve kind of united to support our teachers, and our students and our community,” said high school senior Noelle Lavender. She spoke about...

Anger over proposed cuts to education in East Hampton. Teachers, parents and students packed the town council chambers Tuesday evening, demanding the councilors to send the town’s budget back to the Board of Finance.

There is anger over proposed cuts to education in East Hampton. Teachers, parents and students packed the town council chambers Tuesday evening, demanding that the councilors send the town’s budget back to the Board of Finance. They’re afraid the cuts would mean losing teachers and other support staff. “They are our protectors and it’s our job to protect them,”...

Crews are battling a large brush fire that’s spanned approximately 10 acres in East Hampton. The East Hampton Fire Department is in the area of Peach Farm Road battling the blaze. People are being asked to avoid the area. Colchester firefighters are providing mutual aid, as well as several other town fire departments. The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental…

East Hampton Public Schools says they’ve suspended their high school girl’s basketball coach, who also serves as the district’s athletic director, after an incident at a game last month. A video of a game between East Hampton High School and Valley Regional High School appears to show coach Shaun Russell shoving one of his players in the middle of...

East Hampton police have arrested a 12-year-old for allegedly making a threatening video and sending it to another minor. The child made a video of himself holding what appeared to be a gun and saying “I’m going to get you pow, pow, pow,” according to police. He then sent the video to another child, police said. The gun turned...

East Hampton is moving ahead with adding armed security to all of its schools.

East Hampton is moving ahead with adding armed security to all of its schools. “I am absolutely in support of it,” said Kim Fentress of East Hampton. Right now, there’s just an armed guard at the high school. But covering the cost of the expanded program still needs to be worked out. “I would love to see somebody that...