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Southampton Town and Habitat for Humanity of Long Island are once again partnering to collect reusable household items to raise money for affordable housing efforts. The program, which has been running for the past two years at the North Sea Transfer Station, is now expanding to Hampton Bays.

With the East End frost-free date about a month away, for gardeners now is seed-starting time. Resources for experienced, casual, and beginner growers include free "seed libraries" at most local libraries.

Empty Bowls, a fund-raiser for Project Most, happens on Sunday from noon to 3 p.m. at the American Legion Post 419 with dine-in and takeout options.

The Sag Harbor School Board has called a special meeting for Thursday night at 6:30 to update the community on the proposed purchase of land on Marsden Street for a sports field.

In a move expected to accelerate the installation of innovative/alternative septic systems in critical South Fork areas, the New York State Center for Clean Water Technology at Stony Brook University and the Peconic Land Trust have partnered to bring in a new watershed manager focusing on the areas surrounding Georgica Pond and Sagg Pond in Sagaponack.

Project Most is offering a six-week photography class for students in grades four through 12 on Friday afternoons, titled See How You Feel, starting this week at the Most Holy Trinity school building in East Hampton.

East Hampton Town residents who are 60 or older and need help shopping for groceries can find it through a program supported by the town, the New York State Office for the Aging, and the federal Administration for Community Living.

Dry suits, Jet Skis, computer equipment, a beach rake, a set of aluminum bleachers, and several cars and trucks in varying conditions, all declared surplus property by East Hampton Town, are among 56 items being auctioned by the town.

In the next virtual talk presented by Hamptons Observatory, the noted polar explorer Ramon Larramendi will discuss his adventures in the coldest regions of the planet as well as his invention of the Inuit Windsled, which the observatory describes as "a mobile platform that is making possible scientific investigations into previously inaccessible areas."

South Fork Wind is scheduled to begin a sea-to-shore "cable pull" on Tuesday at the offshore wind project's landbound base on Beach Lane in Wainscott, signaling a critical new phase in the development of a 12-turbine offshore wind farm to be located about 30 miles east of Montauk.

A skate-a-thon and bake sale benefiting Katy's Courage, which offers children’s bereavement support and pediatric cancer research assistance in memory of Katy Stewart, will take place Saturday at the Buckskill Winter Club in East Hampton.

Highlights of the day include a children's hockey game at 12:15 p.m., a skating-skills workshop at 2:30, an open skating session from 2:30 to 5:30, and an ice show at 6:30. At 8, adults will take the ice for a hockey game (advance registration required). Raffle prizes will be on offer and baked goods will be sold.

Mark your calendars: The Montauk Friends of Erin's St. Patrick's Day parade will be on March 26 this year. And in the usual fashion, there will be lots of festivities leading up to the main event.

The Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League has opened up internship applications for its summer 2023 season in the areas of game-day operations, broadcasting, and data analytics.

The Long Island Power Authority will hold two public hearings on Tuesday dedicated to the rate modernization proposals it is planning to institute in 2024.

For Black History Month, the Bridgehampton Museum is offering a talk, "From the Pen of a Formerly Enslaved Man," with Julie Greene, the Southampton Town historian, on Sunday at 4 p.m. at the Nathaniel Rogers House. 

The East Hampton Town Police Department has announced it is accepting applications for the Civil Service position of public safety dispatcher. Applications are due by March 22.

For hikers who enjoy history, Celia Paul and Steve Rosen will lead a short walk at Northwest Harbor on Sunday that will also be something of a history lesson. The harbor was East Hampton's main port from 1654 until 1761.

In response to last summer's drought conditions, the Suffolk County Water Authority has adopted new water-conservation rules for its customers, effective Feb. 1.

The East Hampton Town Republican Committee will host a meet-and-greet with Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney on Monday evening at the American Legion in Amagansett.

A buy-a-brick campaign has been started to help defray the cost of creating the John L. Behan Memorial Park on the corner of Flamingo Avenue and West Lake Drive in Montauk.

This year's African-American Read-In in Sag Harbor takes place tomorrow starting at 6 p.m. in the John Jermain Memorial Library's rotunda. The theme is Black resistance.

Stony Brook Southampton Hospital has gone to the dogs again — and that's great news. The hospital announced Wednesday that following updates to Covid visitation policies, its pet therapy teams are back on the job.

An exhibition of Pierson High School students' street photography — meaning compelling, candid scenes from around Sag Harbor — is on display at Bay Street Theater through the end of February.

Book lovers looking to share their passion for the written word with others have several opportunities to do so in the coming weeks.

The Covid-19 and influenza testing center on Stephen Hand's Path has been closed by East Hampton Town "due to lack of demand," the town has announced.

The temperatures should finally dip below freezing for HarborFrost, the annual celebration of winter put together by the Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce.

This year the High Impact Community Outreach program will focus on the uncertain economic environment, targeting those with children, families with low incomes, or those who need help supporting aging parents.  

The curtain rises tonight on the annual Springs School opera, this year titled “The Magical Doors,” an original show written and performed by the 67 Time Traveler Opera Company — also known as the entire fourth grade.

Friday is the one day for residents of East Hampton Town who live outside village boundaries to get a nonresident 2023 East Hampton Village beach permit before the price rises from $500 to $750, but there's a catch: They have to show up in person at the Emergency Services Building between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. with the right documentation.

Are there really minks and long-tailed weasels still living on Long Island? That's one question raised by Seatuck's Long Island mammal survey, which, according to a press release from the organization this week, "will utilize images from trail cams to map the distribution of our medium-to-large sized terrestrial and semi-aquatic animals."