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For those eager to get a Covid-19 vaccine, meeting the state's eligibility requirements is only the first hurdle. Actually securing an appointment can be tricky and time-consuming, and the process can be even more difficult if you have limited access to the internet. Here are some tips, and links, gleaned from our research that may make it a little easier.

Drawdown East End and Sustainable Southampton, Southampton Town's sustainability advisory committee, will co-host a virtual conference on advancing kelp farming on Long Island's East End on Tuesday at 6 p.m. 

The $1.75 million proposal represents a $682,235 increase over the current fiscal plan. The large majority of that increase, $577,875, is a debt payment on the ongoing renovation and expansion project, approved by voters in 2019.

John Ryan Sr. and John Ryan Jr. learned Monday that they can go ahead with lifeguard and junior lifeguard training at the Y.M.C.A. East Hampton RECenter's pool as of Saturday.

Two local school districts, Bridgehampton and Sagaponack, are searching for candidates for the role of superintendent. Both have announced surveys to solicit feedback and direction from their families and communities.

The East Hampton Library has tools ready at hand for those who are looking for employment.

Orsted and Eversource, developers of the proposed South Fork Wind farm, have made a $10,000 contribution to the United Way of Long Island’s Project Warmth Emergency Fuel Fund. 

East Hampton Town officials this week renewed the call for medical and nonmedical volunteers for upcoming Covid-19 vaccine clinics at a town site on Stephen Hand's Path.

Orsted U.S. Offshore Wind and Eversource Energy, developers of the proposed South Fork Wind farm, were to commence pavement borings in the roadway on Montauk Highway west of the intersection of Wainscott Northwest Road as early as Monday. 

The annual St. Patrick's Day parade in Montauk may have been canceled, but you can still get a taste of the holiday this weekend.

Another round of workshops and academic assistance courses via Project Most’s School Vacation Learning Lab is open to kids as young as 4 years old through fifth graders over spring break, March 29 to April 2. 

The East Hampton Town Police Department and the town's Police Reform and Reinvention Committee will hold an online public comment session to review a newly drafted plan on Thursday at 7 p.m. Members of the public have been invited to share their thoughts and comments on it.

The Bridgehampton School District will hold a public forum on Wednesday at 7 p.m. to weigh the pros and cons of piercing the tax cap in next year's budget. Officials will present the latest 2021-22 budget proposal of $20.8 million, and will invite comments and suggestions from the community.

A maximum of 50 people will be allowed in the school's new gym for the forum, and a live-stream option will also be offered. More information can be found online at bridgehamptonschool.com.

East Hampton High School is seeking adults from the local community to perform practice interviews with students on April 7 and 8. The goal is to help students acclimate to answering job or college interview questions, as well as teach them general communication skills they will need in everyday life.

The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office is once again hosting the Say Something Essay Contest for high school students to highlight the importance of speaking up when a peer is distressed or at risk for self-harm.

Southampton Town residents can now buy beach permits online, the town announced this week, allowing them to bypass the Parks and Recreation Department line and have a contactless and paperless transaction.

The East Hampton Town Police Department has announced that school crossing guard positions are available.

East Hampton’s Ladies Village Improvement Society shops reopened on Saturday morning with new spring merchandise as well as new safety measures in light of the continuing Covid-19 pandemic. 

The Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons kicked off a two-week-long online auction on Thursday in partnership with Christie’s and hosted by Charitybuzz to benefit the pet adoption center in East Hampton.

Representative Lee Zeldin of the East End's First Congressional District will hold a town hall-style meeting on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

Stony Brook University Hospital and Stony Brook Southampton Hospital have been named leaders in LGBTQ health care equality for 2020 by the National LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Index of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, which advocates for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people.

On Friday from noon to 1 p.m., the East Hampton Library will hold a virtual African-American Read-In for teens, in which high schoolers are invited to read literature, speeches, and poems written by Black authors, poets, and leaders. Participants can read passages aloud or simply observe and listen.

The Wellness Foundation's latest Jumpstart 360 workshop, promoting healthy eating and overall well-being amid the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, begins on Tuesday, Feb. 23.

Owing to Covid-19 difficulties and mounds of recent snow, it has been a long, cold winter — and it's not over. Long Islanders in need of help paying for home heating costs this winter have a few places to turn.

Local libraries will honor Black History Month with readings, book recommendations, and music.

With Valentine's Day around the corner, the Friends of the Amagansett Library have picked an opportune time to launch a campaign asking the community to "Show Your Love" for the library and its soon-to-be flower and children's gardens, now in the planning stages.

Peconic Baykeeper, an East End nonprofit that advocates for Long Island’s clean water, is looking for an upper-level undergraduate student or recent college graduate with a focus in biological or environmental science to work as a paid intern in the 2021 field season.

Recent weather has been a warmup for Hamptons Observatory's next virtual lecture, "NASA's Airborne Lab: Mapping Polar Ice," co-sponsored by the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences. On Thursday at 7 p.m. Walter E. Klein, a navigator for NASA, will share details of his current work including as a project to map the world's polar ice.

The Bridgehampton School announced this week that it will host a reunion for graduates of the class of 1971 at this year's commencement ceremony on June 19.

Residents of East Hampton have been invited to respond to an anonymous survey published by the East Hampton Town Police Department and its Reform and Reinvention committee.