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Five of the nine East Hampton Town bodies of water that last week showed elevated bacteria counts remained high in samples taken this week by Concerned Citizens of Montauk. Two beaches in Southampton Town, meanwhile, came up with red flags this week in testing conducted by the Surfrider Foundation.

Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman, the founders of Yoga Shanti in Sag Harbor, will be honored at Fighting Chance’s summer party at the Wesnofske family barn on Scuttlehole Road in Bridgehampton on Saturday. They will receive a medal of honor for 2019 for Yoga Shanti’s 10 years of partnership with the free cancer counseling center, which is based in Sag Harbor and serves the East End. The studio offers a free twice-a-week yoga class for those entering long-term cancer remission.

The South Fork Natural History Museum is making a fuss about plastics.

On Saturday, SoFo will host Judith S. Weis, professor emerita of biological sciences at Rutgers University, for a talk and question-and-answer session on the international plastics crisis, how it affects the food chain, and what can be done to stem the impact.

The Southampton Town Police Department has joined more social media platforms in an attempt to further reach the community.

At the Hampton Library in Bridgehampton at 7 p.m., with the League of Women Voters of the Hamptons and housing authority officials from both towns.

Three members of Guild Hall's Teen Arts Council emerged as winners on Sunday at the Teeny Awards, the annual celebration of high school theater sponsored by East End Arts, based in Riverhead.

The Montauk Chamber of Commerce’s farmers market will begin Thursday on the downtown green and will run weekly from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. through Aug. 29 and for two Fridays in September.

The Center for Jewish Life in Sag Harbor has announced a number of courses to be offered as part of its annual summer education program for adults and teens.