
Photos by Richard Lewin Professional Photography (soniboy@aol.com)
Good day and welcome to this month’s Montauk Fire Department Corner. I hope everyone had a safe and fun Fourth of July weekend and that you are looking forward to a beautiful summer in Montauk.
As Chief of the Montauk Fire Department, I have the opportunity to do many things, and one of my favorite duties is to award Montauk Fire Department Scholarships to Montauk students graduating from high school and moving on to college. I had the pleasure of doing this on Thursday, June 13th at the commencement ceremony at East Hampton High School.
We are very proud of our commitment to our scholarship program which started in 1970. Through the stewardship of our committee chairman Herb Herbert, we are able to give four graduating students $3,000.00 a year for their four years of their undergraduate studies.
- Sara Stuckart is the winner of the John Mulligan Scholarship
- Ruby Tyrell is the winner of the Skip Cannon Scholarship
- Scarlett Flight is the winner of the Hank Zebrowski Scholarship
- Christipher Guallpa is the winner of the Donald Truesdale Scholarship.

Another congratulations to Fireman Rick White who is retiring from teaching Montauk School fifth grade after over 30 years of dedicated service. Rick is a special person, and he has had a positive impact on many, many, many Montauk School students throughout his career. As you can see by the photograph, this year’s class gave Rick a nice surprise party on the Mustangs field. On behalf of the officers, men and women of the Montauk Fire Department, I’d like to congratulate Rick on his retirement and wish him all the best in the future.

EMS appreciation day was celebrated recently, and I’d like to thank all of the Montauk Fire Department’s Emergency Medical Service personnel for their outstanding contribution to the goals of the Montauk Fire Department and their unwavering commitment to serving the citizens of Montauk.

This wraps up this month’s edition of Montauk Fire Department Corner. Please have a safe summer and remember, when you hear the approaching sirens of emergency vehicles, please pull safely off to the shoulder of the road to let them pass.
~ Ken Glogg, Chief, Montauk Fire Departmet
https://www.montaukfiredistrict.org