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The Rev. Jim Erwin said parishioners or any member of the public can donate canned goods, dried goods such as cereal and snacks, and toiletries in the outdoor box, and then those in need can stop by any time of day or night.   

To show support for transportation workers who are essential employees, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone has encouraged the public to honk their vehicles' horns at 3 p.m. on Thursday.

Stony Brook Southampton Hospital asked children to send them their artwork to cheer patients and staff, and boy did the kids deliver.

The Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center is operating a food pantry for 25 families.

Marit Molin of the Hamptons Art Camp has shifted her focus from registering kids for camp to raising money to provide meals for those in need.

The Jewish Center of the Hamptons will use the Zoom videoconferencing app to celebrate Passover starting Wednesday, with Temple Adas Israel holding an online Seder on Thursday.

Restaurants and caterers are offering tasty choices for Passover seders or Easter dinner at home.

The East Hampton Town Police Department is getting in touch with businesses that have remained open in spite of a state order intended to slow the spread of Covid-19.

The editor and writer Bill Henderson of Springs has won a 2020 Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts, the American Academy of Arts and Letters announced last week.

HamptonsFilm will continue its Now Showing series virtually by making available a movie selection weekly that can be viewed with a five-day pass that costs $12. The money will support HamptonsFilm, Guild Hall, and the distributor of the film. 

The Retreat shelter and the East Hampton Library have collaborated to offer an online program for high school students on navigating relationships while social distancing. It will be streamed Thursday afternoon at 4:30, and registration is via a sign-up button on the library's calendar pages.     

Restaurants here are showing their gratitude for health care workers and first responders by offering them discounts and even free meals.

For those having trouble finding vegetables at the supermarket, Share the Harvest Farm in East Hampton is offering a 12 to 15-pound bag of fresh produce for $60 a week for 20 families in Amagansett, East Hampton, and Wainscott. 

The South Fork Commuter Connection train and bus service, two east and two westbound Long Island Rail Road trains and the “last mile” shuttle service that takes commuters to commercial centers on weekdays, will suspend service effective Friday. 

Live, from East Hampton: Your town board members will take part in a virtual video meeting on Friday that will be streamed on LTV’s Channel 22 and online.

Libraries across East Hampton Town are there to help you get through the days at home.  

Many local fitness, dance, and yoga professionals are now offering online programs, from A&G Dance to the Y.M.C.A. to Yoga Shanti.

Steve Bellone will offer an update on Suffolk's response at 6:30 p.m. as cases in the county rise to nearly 1,500.

Although possibilities for escape in the outside world are growing increasingly limited, the virtual world of art and culture is offering plenty of fresh experiences, performances, concerts, and more.

The East Hampton Food Pantry has adjusted its distribution procedure in light of the coronavirus situation.

In photographs, how businesses and residents reacted as coronavirus precautions began to take hold.

Restaurants were ordered to shut down their dining rooms, but many had already hastened to transition to takeout and delivery services in order to comply with social distancing recommendations. Here's a list.

East Hampton Town Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc will offer an update on the COVID-19 situation at the town board work session on Tuesday at 10 a.m. The meeting will be broadcast live on LTV, but will be closed to public attendance.

The LTV Media Center in Wainscott on Monday announced it has created a new live news broadcast, "Facts at Five," to air on Channel 20 in East Hampton Town and stream online each day, starting today.

In the interest of keeping our readers and our community informed about health-related matters, this week The East Hampton Star removed the paywall for all of its virus-related coverage, meaning that you can read these stories for free whether you are a subscriber or not.

Update, March 14, 7:10 a.m.: The East Hampton Library has announced that it would be closed indefinitely and that fines would be waived for all overdue items. Updates will be posted on the library's website and facebook page.

All talks, classes, and other public programs at the East Hampton, Southampton, Sag Harbor, and Amagansett Libraries have been suspended through the end of March.

A number of conveniences are available so you don't have to leave the house.

The United States Postal Service has announced plans to remove a mailbox from the Bridgehampton Commons, in front of the King Kullen grocery store.

"The volume collected from this collection box is no longer significant enough at this location to warrant keeping [one] there," the Postal Service said in a notice placed on the mailbox and tacked up at post offices regionally.

The Montauk St. Patrick's Day Parade has been canceled, and as COVID-19 takes hold in Suffolk County many organizations have closed or canceled programs as a precautionary measure. The Star will update this list as new information becomes available.

Nothing beats good hand washing, but you can easily make a great DIY hand-sanitizer.

You'll need very high proof vodka or rum (we used Spirytus grain alcohol from Poland that is 192 proof — 96% alcohol!) and aloe (available in food stores and Latino specialty shops).