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The League of Women Voters of the Hamptons, Shelter Island, and the North fork will host a free informational forum at LTV Studios on Tuesday at 7 p.m. to "explore the role of a trustworthy news media in a democracy and how to identify and combat" online misinformation and disinformation.

The Lance Cpl. Jordan Haerter Veterans Memorial Bridge is the latest iconic Sag Harbor structure to become a Cat's Meow Village replica.

Bonfire Coffeehouse is now delivering children's lunches to the Amagansett School on Wednesdays and Thursdays.

On Saturday, registered voters in the East Hampton, Springs, and Wainscott school districts will have the chance to vote "yes" or "no" on the East Hampton Library's proposed 2024-25 spending plan of $3,892,437.

Organización Latino-Americana of Eastern Long Island and Guild Hall are teaming up to offer a full day of art-inspired entertainment for families.

Friends of Allan Weisbecker will gather Thursday afternoon at 3 at Montauk's Ditch Plain Beach for a paddle-out in his memory, with an exhibition of his photographs to follow at 6 at the 484 Gallery on West Lake Drive.

The newest Little Free Food Pantry in town is at LTV Studios at 75 Industrial Road.

Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine has announced that a health care job fair focusing on the East End is planned for Tuesday in Riverhead.

Tryouts for the Hurricanes, a competitive youth swimming program at the Y.M.C.A. East Hampton RECenter, are set for Monday and Tuesday from 4 to 5 p.m.

On Wednesday at 6 p.m. members of all the fire, police, and ambulance departments from the East End will meet at the Hook Mill in East Hampton Village for a short 20-minute ceremony of remembrance.

The Montauk Seafood Festival returns to the downtown green this weekend, with food from local restaurants under a big tent, live music, and children's activities, all to benefit two charitable organizations.

The Springs Library has announced two writing workshops plus a weekly story hour for children.

The Sweet Spot is starting the 2024-25 school year off by offering a 25-percent discount to students, teachers, bus drivers, and other school employees on Tuesday, the first day of school in the East Hampton School District.

"To the teachers who are getting ready to welcome your students to school today, we thank you," the ice cream and candy shop said on Instagram. "To the students, we wish you the best year ever!"

The Sweet Spot is located at 106 Newtown Lane.

The Rum Challenge, the fall race series at the Breakwater Yacht Club, begins on Wednesday at 6 p.m., and will run every Wednesday evening until Oct. 16.

The 78th Shinnecock Indian Nation powwow is planned for this weekend. The annual celebration of Indigenous cultural traditions brings together Native groups from many regions and offers educational opportunities for the community at large.

Summer’s almost over, kids — school is right around the corner.

The Residential Energy Affordability Partnership Program on Long Island will be the subject of an information session at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at the Amagansett Library.

East Hampton Town will honor Nancy Kelley, a longtime advocate for land preservation and stewardship, with a plaque dedication ceremony at the Nancy Kelley Nature Preserve on Monday morning.

Amistad Week, organized by the Southampton African American Museum, the Eastville Community Historical Society, and the Montauk Historical Society, features six days of events centered around a replica of the schooner Amistad, which anchored off Fort Pond Bay in Montauk in the summer of 1839 after the enslaved men on board overthrew their captors and gained control of the ship. 

The weather forecast looks pleasant for Saturday, when Lois Peltz and Jerry Brown will lead a bike ride through Wainscott, Sagaponack, and Water Mill for the East Hampton Trails Preservation Society from 9 a.m. to noon.

This annual festival of community pride will take place on Saturday from 1 to 8 p.m. at the Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center.

Are you someone living in Suffolk County who enjoys reading? If so, there’s still time to join the Summer Library Tour, a program of the Suffolk Cooperative Library System running through Aug. 31. The goal is to visit as many libraries as possible, according to an announcement.

The Wainscott Sewing Society's popular annual rummage sale is set for Saturday at the Wainscott Chapel from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. "Come find your treasure," the society says on its Facebook page.

Shoe-Inn's 27th annual Hamptons warehouse sale may be the perfect chance to get your hands on your dream shoes, before someone else snatches them up first.

The volunteer-run program known as East Hampton Compost, created in collaboration with ReWild Long Island and the Town of East Hampton, is expanding its list of food scrap drop-off locations to Montauk.

As of yesterday, the Antigua and Barbuda Hampton Challenge Regatta set for Saturday in Sag Harbor was still on the schedule. The event includes a related Taste of the Caribbean awards party that evening to raise money for I-Tri, a nonprofit that promotes athletics and empowerment for middle school girls.

East Hampton Library’s annual free Children’s Fair is set for Sunday from 2 to 5:30 p.m. at Herrick Park, with rides, carnival games, food, performers, crafts, and authors signing their children’s books.

The weather may have something different in mind, but the Sag Harbor Fire Department carnival is set to return to Havens Beach for a five-night run starting on Tuesday.

The Grammy Award-winning composer and multi-instrumentalist Laufey will perform at the Montauk Lighthouse on Saturday at 7 p.m. in a concert to benefit the Montauk Historical Society. Looking ahead to next weekend, John Mulaney, a three-time Emmy-winning writer, actor, and comedian, will perform.

According to the Concerned Citizens of Montauk, which tests water bodies in Montauk, Amagansett, Springs, and East Hampton for the enterococcus bacteria, bacteria levels this week were abnormally high both in the Montauk area and in Napeague Harbor.