Grind

The South Fork Commuter Connection, a system of trains and shuttles that many people use in lieu of cars to travel to work here, will not operate its usual Long Island Rail Road trains between Tuesday and Thursday this week because of track work planned by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 

The East Hampton Group for Good Government will host a debate among the candidates for supervisor and town board on Monday at 7 p.m.

The Montauk Chamber of Commerce's 40th Fall Festival, two days of food, live music, and fun for the kids, will be held on the downtown green on Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. At the Montauk Lighthouse, the Kings of the Coast Pirates will put on shows filled with mayhem and misadventure at 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

Amber Waves, a nonprofit farm and market in Amagansett, has a current fund-raising campaign for which it is seeking donations to provide 200 local families with $100 gift cards.

The New York State Department of Education is seeking nominations for an award for exemplary high school seniors through Oct. 28. Twenty students, including 10 boys and 10 girls, will be New York's candidates in the Presidential Scholars Program, which was established in 1964 by President Lyndon Johnson.

Low-income and middle-income Suffolk County residents who need financial help paying for home heating bills or to repair or replace a home heating system, can apply for state aid through the Home Energy Assistance Program starting Friday.

Montauk Youth's annual field day, a Montauk tradition since the 1980s that is co-sponsored by Third House Nature Center, will be held on Sunday from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Montauk County Park.

The East Hampton Town Trustees' Largest Clam Contest, an annual event that for the 31st year will showcase the group's role in town government and the bounty of the town's waterways, will happen on Sunday at noon on the grounds of the Lamb Building on Bluff Road in Amagansett, which houses the trustees' office.

The Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill will present the 34th iteration of “PechaKucha Night Hamptons,” its popular series of rapid-fire presentations by creative East End residents, live in its theater and streamed online, Friday at 6 p.m.

Book lovers who cherish the chance to talk about literature, hear from authors, and explore new titles will have plenty of opportunities to do so this week.

Sylvester Manor on Shelter Island is joining with the Shinnecock Tribal Nation Graves Protection Warrior Society, Honor Our Indigenous Ancestors Inc., the Unkechaug Nation, and descendants of other tribal people of Long Island to form the Afro-Indigenous Burial Ground Partnership at Sylvester Manor. 

Dogs and their people have been encouraged to sign up for the Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons' Stroll to the Sea fund-raiser, which will take place on Oct. 9 from 9 a.m. to noon.