The local nonprofit youth organization I-Tri has teamed up with Long Island Against Domestic Violence, New York State Assemblywoman Christine Pellegrino, and Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn to bring Tarana Burke, the #MeToo founder, to Stony Brook University on Sunday. The event, which is free to the public, will be dedicated to building support for the safety and empowerment of women and girls who live and work in Suffolk and Nassau Counties. 

According to a press release from I-Tri, an East Hampton program that fosters empowerment of middle school-age girls through triathlons, a series of meetings will be held with legislators, the public, and students, to discuss how to best advocate eliminating the sexual abuse that affects women and children living and working on Long Island.

The day will begin with a student breakfast with Ms. Burke, a civil rights advocate who promotes empowerment through empathy and created the MeToo movement in 2006 to raise awareness of the pervasiveness of sexual abuse and assault. She is now a senior director at Girls for Gender Equality, a Brooklyn nonprofit. 

Following the breakfast, a closed legislators round-table with Ms. Burke will take place from 10:15 a.m. to noon. Approximately 30 local elected officials and politicians are expected to attend.

Finally, a public forum with Ms. Burke will be held in the university’s student activity center from 2 to 3:30 p.m. The discussion will focus on how young people can make lasting social and cultural changes and will be led by girls in the I-Tri program. Because the 600-seat auditorium is already sold out, the program will be broadcast live on Facebook.

Theresa Roden, the founder and executive director of I-Tri, said, “This event couldn’t be more timely. We strive to empower young women, and the three alumnae who will facilitate the conversation onstage with Ms. Burke are a testament to those efforts.”

“I hope this event is a spark that will help spread this movement throughout Long Island and take the conversation to the next level,” State Assemblywoman Pellegrino said. “I’m happy to add my voice to the chorus of courageous women and men who speak out against this predatory behavior and envision a world where sexual harassment and assault are no longer.”

In recognition of women over the age of 25 who are full-time South Fork residents and currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree, or intending to return to higher education, the Ladies Village Improvement Society of East Hampton has awarded two Madelon DeVoe Talley Scholarships for $3,000 each to Diane Carino-Rivera and Meghan Delaney Bambrick.

The awards were presented by Sarah Minardi, the chairwoman of student awards at L.V.I.S., during Monday’s member meeting at the East Hampton Presbyterian Church. 

The scholarship is named in honor of Madelon Talley, a lifelong summer resident of East Hampton and member of the L.V.I.S. Her career path was the perfect template for late starters: She completed her college degree in her late 30s and followed it with her first job as an investment analyst for the Dreyfus Corporation. She had three children at the time and became recognized as a powerhouse in the male-dominated finance world of the 1970s, eventually becoming the first female fund manager on Wall Street. Her husband, Truman M. Talley, set up the scholarship after her death in 1997.

Ms. Carino-Rivera is a medical assistant at East Hampton Urgent Care on Pantigo Road. A native of the Bronx, she graduated from high school five years ago and completed a medical assistant’s course at a two-year college. Her dream, however, is to become a registered nurse. When she saw the notice about the scholarship in the newspaper, Ms. Carino-Rivera decided to apply. She begins classes at Suffolk Community College in January but will keep her full-time job and attend classes in the evenings, as well as completing courses online. Ms. Carino-Rivera lives in East Hampton, and her two children, ages 5 and 7, attend the John M. Marshall Elementary School.

Ms. Bambrick has attended Long Island University at Riverhead for the last three years and is expected to graduate in the spring with a degree in new-media communications. A 2009 graduate of  East Hampton High School, she first attended Stony Brook University but said she felt “lost . . . as if merely a number instead of a vital part of the campus ecosystem.” Serious health issues, including a diagnosis of fibromyalgia‚ which can cause chronic muscle pain and migraines‚ created physical and financial obstacles. The scholarship, she said, will help greatly as she pursues her academic path. Currently, Ms. Bambrick is the social-media manager for the Montauk Lighthouse, a job that, she said, she loves and hopes to keep after getting her degree. 

Ms. Minardi said that the two women received the most votes from the L.V.I.S. committee, whose 10 members were struck by their essays and dogged commitment to pursuing higher education.

Holiday Puppet Show

The Goat on a Boat puppet theater will bring the puppeteer Joshua Holden and “The Joyfully Jolly Jamboree” to the Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor on Saturday at 11 a.m. The show, which is best for kids 3 and older, will include original holiday songs and some old classics. 

And for children who have not yet had an encounter with Santa, this could be their chance. St. Nick will be on hand to meet fans after the show. Admission is $15. 

Looking ahead, Gustafer Yellowgold, a multimedia production for kids, will be at Bay Street on Dec. 30, also at 11 a.m.  

Holiday Club, New Year’s Eve 

Kids might be off from school for the holidays but a special club for ages 4 to 7 at the Children’s Museum of the East End in Bridgehampton will ensure their vacation is enriching and fun. The program — from 9:30 a.m. to noon Tuesday through Friday, Dec. 29 — will be explore a different theme on each day. The mornings will include crafts and activities, a healthy snack, and playtime in the exhibits. The cost is $60 per day, $45 for members. Registration is required, as space is limited.

Looking ahead, CMEE is getting ready for the biggest family-friendly New Year’s Eve party on the East End, complete with a countdown and ball drop. Two sessions will be offered on Dec. 31 to accommodate as many revelers as possible, one from 10 a.m. to noon and another from 1 to 3 p.m. The cost is $14 per person, but members get in free. Advance registration is strongly recommended as this party often sells out. 

Film and Art 

The Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill will show the Oscar-nominated film “Into the Woods,” starring Meryl Streep, tomorrow at 6 p.m. The family screening ties into the museum’s exhibition “Into the Wood[s],” a selection of works from its permanent collection.

The museum will host a windmill-building workshop using Lego building blocks on Friday, Dec. 29, at 5:30 p.m. Both events are free for members, children, and students, and $12 each for adults who are not members. Advance registration is required.

The museum will host art workshops for kids 4 and up from Wednesday through Friday, Dec. 29. Participants will work on landscape painting on Wednesday, found-object sculpture next Thursday, and watercolor portraits on Friday, Dec. 29. Workshops run from 10 a.m. to noon for ages 4 to 8 and from 1 to 3 p.m. for children 7 and up. The cost is $40 per day, $30 for members, and advance registration is required. 

Films, Treats, Crafts at Libraries

Local libraries will keep kids busy before and after Christmas, with movie screenings, craft and treat workshops, and a dive into some new technology.

The East Hampton Library will screen “Cars 3” tomorrow at 2 p.m. On Tuesday at the same time, “Cinderella” will be shown, and on Wednesday at 2, it will be “Despicable Me 3.” High school students can stop by between 1 and 7 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday to learn all about green-screen technology and pose for selfies that can be customized with a variety of different backgrounds. 

Also in East Hampton, children 4 and up can join in a creative workshop using recycled holiday ribbons, wrapping papers, cards, and other festive materials, which will be provided by the library or can be taken from home. Finally, T.E. McMorrow, an East Hampton Star reporter and children’s book author, will read from and sign copies of his book, “The Nutcracker in Harlem,” next Thursday at the library from 3 to 3:30 p.m. The book is a retelling of the holiday classic set during the Harlem Renaissance. 

At the John Jermain Memorial Library in Sag Harbor, parents and kids of all ages can work together from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday making healthy winter-theme treats like Grinch grape kabobs and silly desserts including a melting snowman cookie.

Indoor snow is in the forecast during a craft program for ages 4 and up tomorrow at 4 p.m. at the Hampton Library in Bridgehampton. New Year’s poppers will be the project on Friday, Dec. 29, at the same time. Today and tomorrow, kids in sixth grade and above can drop by the library to make confetti mugs at any point in the day. From Tuesday through Friday, Dec. 29, New Year’s wish boxes will be the drop-in project.

Children ages 5 to 12 can create imaginative snow people, magical animals, festive decorations, and lots more with self-hardening clay, at the Montauk Library on Wednesday from 3 to 4 p.m. The library will screen “Despicable Me 3” next Thursday afternoon from 3 to 4:30. Popcorn and refreshments will be served; advance registration is not necessary.

Birds and Trivia at SoFo

Ashley Federici, a South Fork Natural History Museum nature educator, will be on hand on Saturday at 2 p.m. to teach children about the scarcity of bird food in the wintertime. Using recycled bottles and cardboard containers, kids will make feeders filled with birds’ favorite foods and then watch which ones come to feast. There is a $3 material fee.

Ms. Federici will also be there Wednesday and next Thursday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. to lead kids in a nature trivia game. 

Holiday Art Camp

The Golden Eagle art store and studio in East Hampton will offer a mini art camp for ages 6 to 14 tomorrow and Wednesday though Friday, Dec. 29, from 10 a.m. to noon. Participants will work on a variety of projects including finger puppets, ornaments, and paintings inspired by “A Winter’s Tale.” The cost is $40 per session or $150 for all four days. Advance registration is required at goldeneagleart.com.

Holiday Sport Camp

Sportime in Amagansett will get kids moving on Tuesday through Friday, Dec. 29, with a sport camp that includes dodge ball, soccer, gaga ball, basketball, and an inflatable obstacle course. 

The camp, which runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., is open to ages 4 through 11. The cost is $85 per day, including lunch, with a 5-percent discount offered for siblings. Advance registration at sportimeny.com is a must.  

Break Camp at the RECenter

For parents who have to work or kids who need a break from their break, the Y.M.C.A. East Hampton RECenter will run a day camp from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, Dec. 29. The cost is $32 per child per day. Registration is at the Y or via email to [email protected]. 

Latin and American Sign Language will be added to the Amagansett School curriculum this winter, Eleanor Tritt, the district’s superintendent, announced this week, in addition to Spanish, which is already provided from prekindergarten through sixth grade. American Sign Language will be taught to students in kindergarten through third grade and Latin will be introduced to third through sixth graders.

Celeste Tracy, a veteran educator who will teach the classes, comes to Amagansett “with multiple years of foreign language education experience in both parochial and public school settings,” Ms. Tritt said. She will begin work on Jan. 2.   According to Ms. Tritt, the decision to expand the district’s language program came about because of the strong correlation between foreign language learning and academic success. “We are committed to providing our students with the tools necessary to excel in today’s evolving world culture. The inclusion of additional foreign language programs ensures that our students enrich their linguistic skills and develop a greater appreciation for languages,” she said.

Windmills in Water Mill

Tomorrow, between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. at the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill, families can work together building a windmill with Legos. Stephen W. Schwartz, an architect from New Jersey and the founder of Building Blocks Workshops, will be on hand with 70,000 Lego blocks to recreate offshore windmills. This hands-on event is free for members and $12 for nonmembers, children, and students. Space is limited so advance registration is required.

Party and Art 

The John Jermain Memorial Library in Sag Harbor will introduce kids 6 to 10 to modern art techniques during a weekly class starting on Wednesday. Participants will take home a unique piece of art each week. The class runs from 4 to 5 p.m. on Wednesdays through Feb. 28. Space is limited to 15 students so advance registration is required.

A midday new year’s countdown party will be held Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and is open to all ages. There will be treats and healthy snacks, dancing, and games. Advance registration is required. 

For Young Performers

The Neo-Political Cowgirls, the nonprofit company dedicated to females and the arts, is offering a January Girls workshop at Guild Hall in East Hampton for ages 6 to 106. Or, as its website says, “All who identify as female are welcome.”� Through conversation, brainstorming ideas, and exploration of the world through arts such as sculpture, painting, acting, and video making, participants can find a community and the freedom of self-expression.

The free workshops will run on Sundays from Jan. 7 through Jan. 28 from 10:30 a.m. to noon, and will be led by various artists from the East End. Advance registration is a must as space is limited. Anyone interested has been asked to email Kate at [email protected].

Our Fabulous Variety Shows will offer weekly workshops for students beginning Jan. 23 and running through March 20. The goal of these Page to Stage workshops is to introduce and build upon fundamental acting and improvisational skills, promote creativity and self-esteem, and foster a sense of community among the group. Ages 12 to 18 will meet each week from 5 to 6:30 p.m. and ages 7 to 11 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The cost for the eight-week program is $295 or $275 for early bird registrations completed by Monday. Guild Hall members or Our Fabulous Variety Show players receive a special rate of $245. 

Festive Hats in East Hampton

Kids 4 and up can stop by the East Hampton Library Saturday from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. to make a fancy crown or a creative hat to celebrate the new year using sequins, ribbons, and other sparkly materials. 

On Tuesday from 4 to 5 p.m., kids 7 and up can construct circuits that will light up, sound off, and power an accessory. This Snap Circuits workshop teaches some of the basics of electronics. 

High schoolers can stop by the library Wednesday through Saturday from 4 to 5:30 p.m. to try out a virtual reality experience.

Next Thursday, from 4 to 5 p.m. middle schoolers can decorate a glass bottle with various colors of yarn.

Time Capsules in Montauk

Kids 5 and up can stop by the Montauk Library Saturday from 2 to 3 p.m. to celebrate the new year and preserve their memories of 2017 by making a time-capsule craft. 

Lean Origami at SoFo

Crystal Oakes, a South Fork Natural History Museum educator, will lead an origami workshop Saturday at 10:30 a.m. Step-by-step instruction for origami beginners will teach participants the art of folding paper into a tadpole and a variety of other animals including turtles, insects, mammals, and fish, as well as a hopping frog. There will be a materials fee of $6 per folding participant.

“Miracle Worker” Auditions

Young actors, take note. Boots on the Ground Theater is holding auditions on Monday and Tuesday at the Southampton Cultural Center for its April production of “The Miracle Worker.” The play about Helen Keller will be produced by Bonnie Grice and directed by Joan Lyons. The theater company is seeking a child 7 to 8 years old to play the young Helen Keller, someone in their teens to early 20s for the role of Annie Sullivan, and a teenager to play the role of Helen’s half brother, James Keller. Adult actors are being sought for the roles of Aunt Ev and Viney. 

Auditions both days will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Performances are scheduled for April 23 through 29 at the cultural center. 

Ms. Grice can be reached at [email protected] for more details. 

Let It Snow

Winter is still a few weeks away, but it will be in the air at the East Hampton Library next week. On Wednesday from 4 to 5 p.m., kids 4 and up can create a mini snow village. An adult must accompany children under 7. 

Next Thursday between 4 and 5 p.m., kids in middle school can learn new ways to cut out paper snowflakes, which will be displayed in the young adult room. 

. . . And Snow Some More

Snowflakes will also be the theme of an art project for children 4 and up tomorrow at 4 p.m. at the Hampton Library in Bridgehampton. 

On Saturday, the library’s annual open house and tree lighting takes place at 2 p.m. The whole family can stop by to enjoy cookies and cider with friends and neighbors, listen to winter tales, and be there to watch the Lions Club escort Santa from the North Pole. After caroling and music by the Bridgehampton School band, the tree will be lighted.

Next Thursday from 4 to 5 p.m., ages 7 to 12 can participate in the Hour of Code, an international effort celebrating computer science through a multitude of activities designed to teach children the basics of computer coding.

Stories, Trivia, and Crafts

Patricia McCormick, the author of “Sergeant Reckless,” a picture book, will visit the John Jermain Memorial Library in Sag Harbor on Saturday from 2 to 3:30 p.m. to share her story. Books will be available for purchase and signing.

A six-round trivia competition will be held on Saturday from 6 to 7 p.m. for students in 7th through 12th grade. Participants can come with a team or join one at the library. The winning team gets prizes and everyone gets free pizza.

On Sunday between 2:30 and 3:30 p.m., ages 4 to 9 have been invited to make winter wonderland crafts such as snow people, sparkling trees, and glittering snowflakes. 

Holiday Magic in Montauk

On Saturday from 2 to 3 p.m., kids of all ages can stop by the Montauk Library to decorate a wreath, make a winter snow scene, and create a reindeer photo frame — all of which make perfect gifts for family and friends.

Looking ahead, the library’s annual gingerbread house decorating session will be held on Dec. 9 from 2 to 3 p.m. Every family takes home a completed gingerbread house, but this popular event is limited to 15 families so early registration is strongly suggested.

A Winter Weekend at SoFo

Kids ages 3 to 5 can join Eleni Nikolopoulos, a South Fork Natural History Museum nature educator, on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. for an interactive winter story time. This story will be about some of the animals who live in Vineyard Field behind the museum and what they will do on the shortest day of the year. Attendees will get to draw pictures to accompany the story.

On Sunday at 1 p.m., families with children 6 and up can join Melanie Meade, another of the museum’s nature educators, for a walk by the ocean to look for treasures that the last high tide has left behind: animal skeletons, seashells, seaweeds, and egg cases.

Old-Time Ornaments Making at Farm Museum 

An “old-time” ornament-making workshop for children ages 5 to 12 will be held on Saturday between noon and 3 p.m. at the East Hampton Historical Farm Museum on the corner of North Main and Cedar Streets. Activities will also include decorating the farmhouse’s tree. Adults can tour the museum grounds and browse an exhibit of antique ornaments. 

Pizza, Pajamas, and Lights at CMEE

Tomorrow from 6 to 7:30 p.m. is December’s holiday themed Pizza and Pajama Night at the Children’s Museum of the East End in Bridgehampton. In addition to an interactive reading of Lucy Cousins’s “Maisy Makes Gingerbread,” kids will make their own gingerbread cookies to take home and bake, enjoy a pizza dinner, and join staff celebrating the annual lighting of the museum’s windmill. The cost is $12 per child; members get in free. Space is limited and advance registration is encouraged.

“The Nutcracker” Comes to Guild Hall Next Week

Tickets are on sale for the Hampton Ballet Theatre School’s annual production of Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” on Friday, Dec. 8 at 7 p.m., Dec. 9 at 1 and 7 p.m., and Dec. 10 at 2 p.m. at Guild Hall in East Hampton.

Advance tickets range from $15 to $45 and can be purchased at 888-933-4287 or online at hamptonballettheatreschool.com. Tickets start at $50 at the door.

“Nutcracker” With a Twist

Studio 3, a dance company in Bridgehampton, will present “Mixed Nuts,” an original twist on “The Nutcracker” at the Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor tomorrow and Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m. 

Offering a new spin on the classic ballet has become the company’s holiday tradition. “Mixed Nuts” is the seventh variation and is a blend of “The Nutcracker” and “Beauty and the Beast.” While the storyline changes tracks several times between the two tales, it will feature a choreographed battle scene paralleling both the original ballet and storybook thread of good versus evil. Forty-five dancers will perform in this year’s production. Tickets are $20 in advance at dancestudio3.com, or $25 at the door.

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“Holiday Spectacular”

The young dancers of the Creative Edge Dance Studio, directed by Laura Sisco, will present their annual “Holiday Spectacular” on Saturday at 11 a.m. in the East Hampton High School auditorium. This is the third year that the studio, which is based in Montauk, has presented a holiday show. It will feature dancers from ages 2 to 17 performing ballet, tap, jazz, hip-hop, and musical theater numbers. Tickets cost $10 at the door. 

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Lots of Latkes at CMEE

The Children’s Museum of the East End and Chabad of the Hamptons will host a potato latke cooking workshop on Sunday at 10:45 a.m. Kids will measure and mix the ingredients, shape their potato pancakes, watch as a staff member cooks them up, and then eat them. Open to parents and caregivers with children 3 and up, the workshop costs $20 per child, $7 for members. 

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Holiday Fun in East Hampton

High school students can enjoy hot chocolate, decorating cookies, and listening to music during the East Hampton Library’s young adult holiday party on Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. 

On Monday from 4 to 5:30 p.m., high schoolers can take unwrapped gifts and wrap them with other teens while learning some tips. Paper will be provided, if needed.

And who said gingerbread houses were just for little kids? High school students can get in on the action in a two-part gingerbread house construction and decoration workshop on Tuesday and Wednesday from 3 to 4:30 p.m.

Kids 4 and up can make three reindeer-theme cupcakes on Tuesday from 4 to 5 p.m. Children under 7 must be accompanied by an adult. 

A holiday story time and craft-making session will be held on Wednesday from 4 to 5 p.m. for kids ages 4 to 6, accompanied by an adult.

Sixth through eighth graders can stop by next Thursday from 4 to 5 p.m. to personalize a mug using a dot-painting technique. The hand-decorated mug could be great as a gift or taken home and enjoyed with a favorite warm beverage.

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Coding in Sag Harbor

Kids ages 7 to 12 can learn about coding on Saturday from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the John Jermain Memorial Library in Sag Harbor. Kids will work together using Legos to create moving models that are powered by coding on a computer. Although there is no charge to participate, registration is required.

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Frosting and Frosty

Kids 4 and up can celebrate the holidays with cookie decorating at the Montauk Library on Saturday from 2 to 3 p.m. Kids can make hot chocolate cup cookies, polar bear cookies, and reindeer cookies using frosting, candy, and treats. Registration is required as space is limited.

A screening of the holiday movie “Frosty the Snowman” for ages 4 and older will be followed by a snowman ornament craft on Tuesday from 4 to 5 p.m. 

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Harlem Comes to Canio’s 

On Saturday at 11 a.m., T.E. McMorrow, a Star reporter and children’s book author, will read from and sign copies of “The Nutcracker in Harlem” at Canio’s Books on Main Street in Sag Harbor. The book, illustrated by James Ransome, is a retelling of the holiday classic set during the Harlem Renaissance. The reading is open to all ages.

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Wintertime Story and Craft

The South Fork Natural History Museum in Bridgehampton will host a reading of “Possum’s Harvest Moon” by Anne Hunter on Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Kids ages 3 to 5 can join Xylia Serafy, a SoFo nature educator, who will teach kids how forest animals prepare for the cold winter days and nights. After the story, kids will make a craft. There is a materials fee of $3, and reservations are requested.

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Bulldogs Ball Clinics

The Bulldogs Ball Club, which runs a summer sports camp in East Hampton, will offer a winter series of sports clinics at the Springs School this month through March.

The first clinics will be on Saturday. Baseball instruction will run from 12:30 to 1:30 for ages 6 to 8 and from 1:30 to 2:30 for ages 9 to 12. A softball clinic for all ages runs from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., and an open baseball clinic will run from 4 to 5 p.m.  

The cost is $10 per clinic, which benefits the Sag Harbor and East Hampton Little Leagues. Registration information is available at 212-472-8344.

Clinics will be repeated on Jan. 6, Feb. 10, and March 4. 

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Cookies in Amagansett

A holiday cookie decorating party at the American Legion in Amagansett on Sunday will double as a coloring book and art supply drive, with the books to be donated to children who are hospitalized. 

Tory Story Time, which promotes learning, leadership, and literacy for children and teens, and Aesthetic Relieves Tension (A.R.T.) are spearheading the effort. They are looking for crayons, coloring books, pencils, and markers.

Cookie decorating will take place from noon to 3 p.m.

The East Hampton Housing Authority, which is creating an affordable housing complex with 38 apartments on 4.6 acres at 531 Montauk Highway in Amagansett, has offered to make a $25,000 annual payment to the Amagansett School District and library district in lieu of taxes to help offset the costs of educating any additional students who might move to the district. 

While a housing authority is exempt from paying property taxes, Catherine Casey, the authority’s executive director, said at a recent town board meeting, the authority customarily makes a payment in lieu of taxes, or PILOT, to help offset any increased costs in a school district that may have to accommodate additional students who move in to the housing being created. 

Ms. Casey said that town assessors who reviewed the Amagansett property where the new housing units are to be built determined that, if privately owned, it would be assigned an assessed value that would result in a tax levy of $13,000 per year. 

The housing authority decided to offer almost twice that amount to the Amagansett School and library districts, she said, as the number of students living in the new housing that would go to the Amagansett School could be larger than if the property were privately owned and developed — based on the fact that many properties in the hamlet are second homes occupied only part of the year, and the new housing will be for year-round residents. 

The payments would increase by 2 percent a year. The town board accepted the proposal by resolution last week.

The housing authority purchased the property, with the backing of the town for its bond notes, for $4 million in 2016 from Putnam Bridge, a Connecticut developer. The housing project is undergoing town planning board review.

Some 50 mentors from a range of professions — including elected officials, artists, writers, photographers, graphic designers, a veterinarian, chefs, and police officers — talked about their careers with East Hampton High School sophomores on Tuesday morning. Students picked two areas to learn about during two half-hour sessions with the mentors, a number of whom were East Hampton graduates themselves.

Among the many on hand to share their professional experience were East Hampton Town Councilwoman Kathee Burke-Gonzalez; Nora Kleps, a veterinarian; Dell Cullum, Michael Heller, and Durell Godfrey, photographers; Abigail Vogel, an artist; John Musnicki, a graphic designer, and T.E. McMorrow, a reporter for The Star and children’s book author.

Montauk students have decided once more to band together and send help to hurricane victims — this time to tiny Everglades City, on the southwest coast of Florida, which was battered during Irma’s devastating surge two months ago.

Although the mayor there recently promised that more than 90 percent of the city’s businesses would be operational over the next two weeks as the tourist season begins, press reports show that many residents are still struggling, having been denied financial aid by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, simply because of the vast number of claims received during a season of devastation across the country.

Following the success of hurricane relief efforts in September, when Beatrice Flight and Carli Stuckart, third graders at the Montauk School, raised $620 to send to Houston, students began thinking of other ways to raise money, especially with the holiday season approaching.

Karen Theiss, the school’s nurse, said that as she and several students began researching communities in Florida that needed help, they were drawn to Everglades City because, like Montauk, it is a small, tightly-knit community where most people know one another.

“We learned that the Everglades City school has 200 students from prekindergarten to 12th grade,” Ms. Theiss said. “Of the 122 families who live there, 42 were displaced because of the storm. We decided this would be a good fit for Montauk.”

Carli’s big sister, Sarah Stuckart, a sixth grader at Montauk, organized a three-day bake sale at school, taking in about $1,000. She also contacted Dennis O’Reilly of the Montauk Fire Department, who was instrumental in getting the department to donate $1,500 toward the cause. The students, with the help of Ms. Theiss, bought about 150 gift cards from Publix, a supermarket chain with an outlet in Everglades City. 

“Now, everybody who lives there can enjoy a great Thanksgiving dinner,” Ms. Theiss said.

Montauk students also made about 200 cards to send the Florida families some Thanksgiving cheer. In return, they asked for Everglades City students to share some of their firsthand accounts of living through a natural disaster.