The holiday toy drive of the Sag Harbor Community Food Pantry has begun. New, unwrapped toys can be donated at the Long Wharf Windmill daily through Dec. 11 between noon and 5:30 p.m.
The toy drive is co-sponsored by the Sag Harbor Lions Club, whose members have begun selling Christmas trees at the windmill during those hours.
The drive benefits the patrons of the food pantry. Proceeds from the Christmas tree sales are donated to several village organizations.
A plan to replace street lighting in Amagansett’s historic district had called for 46 to 50 “historical style” light fixtures. On Monday night, the plan drew a strong critique from New York State’s representative of DarkSky International.
Pediatricians on the South Fork were harshly critical of the federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ vote to recommend that pregnant women who test negative for hepatitis B should decide when or if their child will be vaccinated against the virus at birth.
The fourth annual Magic of Montauk Holiday Fair, complete with Santa Claus, live reindeer, a hot cocoa contest, live music, and, for the first time, a holiday train, happens on Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 6 p.m. on the downtown green.
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