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Petitions for candidates interested in serving on public school boards of education are officially available from district clerks across the state. Paperwork is due to be handed in directly to the clerks by 5 p.m. on April 17; the vote is on May 16.

In recognition of Women's History Month, the East Hampton Library has mounted a new exhibit in the display cases in the front lobby "focusing on how women shaped and changed the character and reputation of the East Hampton community through social and volunteer organizations and activities."

There are lots of things going on — growing on — at the FoodLab at Stony Brook Southampton.

In Sag Harbor and Amagansett this weekend, a bake sale and a spaghetti dinner, respectively, will raise money for charitable endeavors.

The annual Am O'Gansett Parade happens on Saturday at noon on the hamlet's Main Street. This year, Joe and Sal LaCarrubba will serve as grand marshals.

Bay Street Theater has put out a call to teen writers to enter its Writing the Wave: The 2023 New Works Creative Writing Competition. Kids 13 and up from across Suffolk County can enter original works in the genres of poetry, spoken word, rap, monologue, song, or short scene.

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.