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Registration is still open for the Robert J. Aaron Memorial Triathlon that is to be held at the intersection of West Lake Drive and Star Island Causeway in Montauk on Saturday morning.

In the next installment of its Thinking Forward Lecture Series on Saturday at 4 p.m., the Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center's own history will be the topic.

Sag Harbor's John Jermain Memorial Library has put out a call for help in restoring a vintage wooden card catalog, and refitting it for use in a modern space that the library hopes to build. The goal is to find a local carpenter or handyman who would donate his or her time and expertise.

Visitors to Suffolk County parks and golf courses can once again take advantage of free sunscreen, thanks to an extension of a summertime program launched by the county and Catholic Health Services in 2019.

Applications are open for New York State's Excelsior Scholarship, through which students from families that earn up to $125,000 in annual, adjusted gross income can attend two or four-year public colleges in the state tuition-free.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has issued a timely set of tips for people who plan to explore the great outdoors this summer.

Nothing says "summer's here" like an action-packed Memorial Day weekend in Montauk. 

On Sunday and Monday, honor guards and parades will pay respects to military men and women who have been lost in armed conflicts.

In the aftermath of the racially motivated mass shooting in Buffalo on May 14, the New York State Education Department announced this week that it is canceling this year's Regents exam in United States history because of concerns that some of the test's content "has the potential to compound student trauma caused by the violence in Buffalo, which created an unexpected and unintended context for the planned assessment."

A bike safety program at the Southampton History Museum on Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. will include safety tips from police, helmet fittings, assistance mounting toddler bike seats, and the launch of a seven-mile bike route that will pass such spots of historical significance as St. Andrew’s Dune Church, the Southampton African American Museum, the Shinnecock Reservation, the site of the former Pyrrhus Concer homestead, Lake Agawam, and the Halsey House and its garden. Bikes will be available to rent through PedalShare.

One of the first of many charitable events to come our way this summer, a barbecue party is to take place on Saturday at a private residence in Southampton as a benefit for Stony Brook Southampton Hospital's Edie Windsor Healthcare Center.

Lawn mowers and purifiers and dryers, oh my — for homeowners looking to upgrade appliances, landscaping equipment, and electrical fixtures to more environmentally friendly options, PSEG has announced that there are discounts and rebates are available.