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Santa Claus will make his rounds around the South Fork this weekend, bringing holiday cheer to kids and adults alike.

This time of year, there are lots of opportunities for giving. Toys for Tots, food for food pantries, and now warm clothing for soldiers about to endure a Ukraine winter on the frontlines.

The Firefighters Association of the State of New York wants New Yorkers to hear "sleigh bells jingling, not fire alarms ringing" this holiday season, and so it has published a list of safety tips for holiday revelry at home.

The annual lighting of the windmill at the Stony Brook Southampton campus will take place Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. Visitors can tour the windmill, which has been recently refurbished with new blades, and take advantage of children's crafts, refreshments, caroling, and a photo booth.

After the lighting, there will be a lecture titled "Wild Long Island" at Chancellors Hall given by Christopher Paparo, the manager of the campus's Marine Sciences Center.

Update, Dec. 3, 8 a.m.: The East Hampton Village Santa Parade has been canceled due to high winds and anticipated rain. A decisiion about the tree lighting at 4:30 p.m. on the Hook Mill Green will be made at noon and posted on the village's website and Facebook page.

East Hampton Town will hold an in-person and virtual seminar on electrifying the home on Wednesday from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at LTV Studios in Wainscott. 

At the Riverhead office of Suffolk County Sheriff Errol D. Toulon Jr., a "safe transaction zone" has been set up for people who are buying or selling goods from online marketplaces and need a well-lit, secure place to pick up or drop off those items.

From peaceful sunshine over the water to powerful, crashing waves, the beauty of the beach is once again at the heart of Alex Feleppa's latest surf calendar.

The holiday season arrives at the Montauk Lighthouse this weekend starting on Saturday with the annual Lighting of the Light from 4 to 7 p.m.

There will be a free Covid-19 vaccine clinic next Thursday at St. Luke's Episcopal Church on James Lane in East Hampton, offering bivalent Covid-19 booster shots by appointment from 3 to 7 p.m.

The East Hampton Trails Preservation Society will host a cranberry picking hike in the Walking Dunes on Monday at 1 p.m. Participants will learn about the history and ecology of the Walking Dunes, and have been advised to take a plastic bag for any remaining cranberries in the bog.

It's not too early to stock up on treats for the December holidays, right? Right. The Greek Orthodox Church of the Hamptons will kick off its annual bake sale and holiday market on Saturday, featuring traditional pastries and gifts.