East End Notebook: Missing Teen Found, Jail Sued, Man Robbed & More

SOUTHAMPTON

New Vision for Former Parrish Looks to Past

To update 25 Jobs Lane — the site that housed the Parrish Art Museum in Southampton Village for a century — architects plan to turn back the clock on the building first.

Knowing for a couple years that the Parrish was headed for a new facility in Water Mill, Southampton Village has been working on a new use for the village-owned building that will keep it active year-round and serve as an attraction to downtown and the business district. 

During a public meeting of the Southampton Village Board held at 25 Jobs Lane on March 26, architect Jorge Silvetti, of the Boston-based firm Machado & Silvetti Associates, told a crowd of interested village residents that the building has been disfigured over the years, inside and out, and neglected.

WESTHAMPTON

Facing Bad Reviews, Theater Shuts Curtain On Outdoor 4th of July Concert

After several businesses owners stepped forward to voice opposition to a plan to close Main Street to motorists on the 4th of July for an evening, outdoor concert, the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center pulled the plug.

On Thursday, the center officially withdrew its application to the Village of Westhampton Beach for the closure of Main Street so an outdoor stage could be set up for the concert.

RIVERHEAD

Five Women Sue County Over Alleged Sexual Abuse At Jail

Suffolk County has been slapped with a new lawsuit involving the Suffolk County Correctional Facility.

According to a Newday report, five women have filed a federal lawsuit, alleging that they and others were "sexually assaulted, harassed and degraded by a male correction officer" at the facility.

The women, Sharon Watts, 51, Tara Lucente, 51, Michelle Atkinson, of West Babylon; 36, Jamie A. Culoso, 24, of Commack; and Catherine Andes, 29, of Nesconset -- were all awaiting trial at the Suffolk County Correctional Facility in Riverhead between April 2009 and August 2010 and are represented by Southold attorney Laura A. Solinger, according to the Newsday report.

NORTH FORK

Another Missing Southold Teen Found Safe

Once again, a girl was reported missing in Southold Town — and found safe.

Southold Town police said that on Monday at 9:08 a.m. they received report of a missing 14-year-old Mattituck girl from a parent who discovered his daughter had left the residence sometime overnight.

Police said, similar to a previous missing person investigation, a note was left by the missing teen causing family and the police concern over her safety.

EAST HAMPTON

Cops: Gun-Wielding Robber Took 'Several Thousands' From IGA Employee

Detectives are probing an armed robbery that they said took place in the parking lot behind the East Hampton IGA on Saturday.

An employee was walking to his car in the lot on Collins Avenue after closing the grocery store when he was approached by a man brandishing a handgun, Detective Lt. Chris Anderson said on Monday.

A black male with a Jamaican accent, short in stature, and believed to be in his 20s, approached him near his vehicle and demanded the money from the employee was carrying. After a brief struggle, "the suspect fled with a money bag" to a car that was parked on Accabonac Road, Anderson said, adding that the proceeds were estimated as "several thousand dollars." Police were contacted at 10:18 p.m.