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In partnership with the Suffolk Office of Minority Health and the Witness Project, the Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center will host a day focused on heart health on Saturday.

The League of Women Voters of the Hamptons will have a party to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the New York State League of Women Voters on Monday at 7 p.m. at the Hampton Library.

The 43rd Turkey Day Run for Fun, started by John Keeshan and sponsored by the East Hampton Town Recreation Department, will be held on Thanksgiving Day at 10 a.m., rain or shine.

The Retreat, a domestic violence shelter and support and prevention program headquartered in East Hampton, has received a $450,000 federal grant, Representative Lee Zeldin recently announced.

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 550 is organizing the East Hampton event, which begins at 10 a.m., and has invited all veterans or active-duty military members to march from London Jewelers on Main Street to the monument on the Hook Mill green, a short walk that will conclude with a brief ceremony at the monument. Afterwards, American Legion Post 419 in Amagansett will hold a short service at 11 a.m. 

Train service between Southampton and Montauk is set to resume on Monday, East Hampton Town and Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. announced on Thursday.

The East Hampton Middle School student government club is collecting new socks and slippers and new or gently used shoes to donate. Their collection drive, called "Toe-vember," runs through Friday, Nov. 15, and will benefit The Retreat, the East Hampton shelter for victims of domestic violence.

Items can be dropped off in the main hallway of the middle school. All sizes and colors, for both males and females, are being sought. 

A Chowdah Chowdown, featuring soups from Stuart's Seafood, Smokin' Wolf BBQ, Peter Ambrose, the Clubhouse, Breadzilla, Salt, and others, is planned for Saturday, Nov. 9, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Springs Tavern.

The event had not been rescheduled as of Monday. 

The East Hampton Kiwanis Club's annual Family Fun Day, originally scheduled for last weekend, was postponed because of rainy weather.

Halloween is over, but the fun doesn't have to be, with a costume parade and a few parties to attend. There's also a Brewathlon and a pancake breakfast on tap this weekend. Just don’t forget to set the clocks back on Sunday, or you could miss out. 

Renovations are underway at Southampton Town Hall, and the town board room and conference room will not be available for use through the end of the year. 

Stony Brook University water testing at Bridgehampton's Kellis Pond on Wednesday morning identified a new blue-green algae bloom, the Suffolk County Department of Health Services has announced.

The spookiest time of the year is upon us, and there are plenty of ways to get into the spirit — and maybe even dress like one. Here’s a rundown of Halloween-related events for all ages.

Police across the South Fork will be collecting unused and expired prescription medications on Saturday, as part of the Drug Enforcement Agency’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. 

East Hampton Town police will be at Town Hall on Pantigo Road from 10 a.m to 2 p.m.

Southampton Town police's Drug Take Back event will be held during the same times at three locations: the police substation at Bridgehampton Commons, the Hampton Bays Community Center, and the Flanders Community Center.

The Southampton Town Board has approved funding to match recent fund-raising efforts to implement a water quality improvement project plan for Sagg Pond and Sagg Inlet, which is at the south end of the pond.

The Accabonac Protection Committee and the East Hampton Nature Preserve Committee will hold a tour of three nature preserves off Springs-Fireplace Road in Springs on Sunday afternoon. Led by Zachary Cohen, the chairman of the Nature Preserve Committee, and Andy Gaites, the town's principal environmental analyst, the tour is designed to enhance knowledge of the Accabonac watershed.

October 21 through 25 is National School Bus Safety Week, and police departments and school districts throughout Suffolk County are observing it with special enforcement and reminders to drivers, students, and parents about the rules of the road where school buses are concerned.

Following extensive testing of soil, sediment, and surface water and groundwater for hazardous and toxic wastes at Camp Hero State Park, the United States Army Corps of Engineers has determined that no further remedial action is needed at the former defense site.

Saturday is National Move Over Day, a reminder, like the public safety announcement posted on YouTube, to drivers to slow down and safely move over when approaching emergency or hazard vehicles that are stopped along the road.

Stony Brook University commemorated its latest advancement in medical care for children with the completion of the new Stony Brook Children’s Hospital addition.

Forest rangers with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation are searching for the person responsible for the destruction and theft of a sign at the Otis Pike Preserve West in Manorville.

The films "A White, White Day" and "Overseas" were two of the major competition award winners announced on Monday by the Hamptons International Film Festival.

Jenno Topping, who grew up in Sagaponack, came home on Saturday to introduce "Ford v Ferrari" as the producer of the film, directed by James Mangold. The movie was the Saturday Centerpiece of the Hamptons International Film Festival.

Those who saw Martin Scorsese's epic "The Irishman" this weekend (or who plan to see it Monday at its last showing at 2:15 p.m. at the East Hampton Cinema) may have been disappointed in the lack of a post-screening discussion, but there were reasons for that.

There was plenty to see and do as the Hamptons International Film Festival began to wind down on Sunday.

The Hamptons International Film Festival's Documentary Short Film Competition Program was presented on Saturday morning in East Hampton.

Brian De Palma, recipient of the festival’s Lifetime Achievement Award, sat down with Alec Baldwin for an illuminating and often hilarious conversation at Guild Hall that covered many aspects of Mr. De Palma’s work.

Saturday was a day in full at the Hamptons International Film Festival: full of screenings, talks, events, and parties. From morning to night, East Hampton to Southampton, it was a packed day.

Today’s world premiere of “Flint,” a new documentary about that city’s water crisis and the broader issues of infrastructure failure, partisan politics, and governmental accountability, was followed by a panel discussion on water quality.