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The Montauk Lighthouse Committee is gearing up for the return of the holiday Lighting of the Light on Nov. 27 at 4:30 p.m., and the Montauk Food Pantry is collecting toys for the children of migrant and seasonal farm workers.

Visiting hours and funeral arrangements have been announced for Zbigniew (Ziggy) Lutrzykowski, an employee of the Bridgehampton School for the last 10 years. He died on Saturday at the age of 48.

East Hampton Town Hall will be the site of a pop-up Covid-19 vaccination clinic for people 12 and up on Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Vaccines will be administered in the main meeting room. Town Hall is at 159 Pantigo Road in East Hampton

Springs School District parents wishing to get Pfizer vaccine shots for their children ages 5 to 11 can do so on Saturday, Nov. 20, at the school between 10 a.m. and 1:45 p.m. The vaccine clinic will also be open to children of Springs School staff members.

Registration for a lantern-light tour of Main Street historic buildings on Dec. 3 is being taken by the East Hampton Historical Society, either on its website or by phone. These tours have limited attendance and fill up fast.

Those who wish to get in some outdoor recreation or compete for a cause in Montauk have a few opportunities coming up to do just that.

In the village, not only will veterans march Thursday morning at 10 in a short parade organized by the Everit Albert Herter V.F.W. Post 550, but they will also be honored with a longer parade organized by the village on Saturday morning.

Southampton Town is saying "thank you" to veterans and active military service members by launching a program in which local businesses are offering them discounts and other perks.

According to a town release issued Monday, about 400 veterans and active service men and women have already received the discount cards, which are accepted by at least 20 businesses.

Responding in a drug crisis or overdose will be the subject of an in-person workshop with the Suffolk County Police Academy Narcan and Crisis Intervention Training Program at the East Hampton Library on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

The Springs Food Pantry and Share the Harvest Farm are gearing up for the return of the Chowdah Chowdown, a fund-raiser for both organizations that puts local restaurants' clam chowder recipes on display.

On Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., East Hampton Town residents can take hazardous household materials like paint thinners, drain cleaners, antifreeze, and pesticides to the Montauk waste transfer station for safe disposal on STOP Day.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has announced temporary shellfish closures across Long Island, including in East Hampton and Southampton Towns, due to the heavy rainfall and “extraordinary amounts of stormwater runoff and localized street flooding” on Tuesday and Wednesday.