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The East Hampton Lions Club celebrated a lifesaving milestone on Jan. 22, when it collected its 8,000th pint of blood since it began sponsoring blood drives here 20 years ago.

On Thursday night, the East Hampton High School select ensemble concert will take place, where fellow students, family members, friends, and community members can go to celebrate the students' musical accomplishments.

Bay Street Theater will have a Valentine's themed benefit, The Subject Was Rosé, on Feb. 13 at 7:30 p.m. Roman Roth will host a live virtual tasting of two Wolffer Estate Vineyard wines that will be sent to arrive before the program. Kyle Barisich will cover romantic songs inspired by the holiday.

Starting Tuesday, buses will replace nighttime trains on the Long Island Rail Road's Montauk branch, impacting arrivals and departures between the hours of 9 p.m. and 4 a.m. while track inspections take place.

Do you enjoy seal-watching? If the answer is "yes," opportunities abound.

The Montauk Friends of Erin have chosen Steve (Puck) Dolan as the grand marshal of this year's St. Patrick's Day parade, the organization's 62nd such event.

The East Hampton Star, the town's official newspaper of record since 1885, is working on a plan to launch a Spanish-language news initiative in 2024. To do so, the team needs the community's help.

East Hampton Village beach parking permits, available for free to those who live or own property in the village, will be offered for sale to East Hampton Town residents who live or own outside of village boundaries on Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., a week before they go on sale to the general public.

The East Hampton Lions Club will return to the American Legion Hall in Amagansett to host a blood drive on Monday from 11:45 a.m. to 7:45 p.m. 

The Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center will hold a community health and living fair on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., with free health screenings, workshops on how to afford housing, a free lunch, door prizes, and activities for kids.

Following an overnight snowfall Monday into Tuesday, a handful of delayed openings are in place for Tuesday morning.

Members of the Anchor Society of East Hampton — as well as anyone else interested or simply curious — have been invited to attend the group's New Year walk on Saturday morning at 10:30, meeting at the East Hampton Cinema on Main Street.

It is movie season at the East Hampton Library and that means a screening of this summer's blockbuster "Oppenheimer" on Saturday 1 p.m. and the start of the library's Winter International Film Festival on Sunday.

Calvary Baptist Church and St. Luke's Episcopal Church will join together in a celebration of the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Sunday at 4 p.m. at St. Luke's Church.

The East Hampton Fire Department's next free community dinner will take place on Thursday from 5:30 to 7:30 in the East Hampton High School cafeteria.

Parking will be in the main lot in front of the school; drop-off will be at the front door.

Additional community dinners will happen on Feb. 13 and March 6.

The Wainscott Heritage Project is conducting a reconnaissance survey to guide its mission of historical documentation and preservation.

The National Weather Service is seeking college students who are interested in weather-related careers, offering them an up-close volunteer experience at its office in Upton, on the campus of Brookhaven National Laboratory.

The East Hampton Healthcare Foundation will offer influenza shots, health screenings, the opportunity to apply for colorectal screenings, and assistance making appointments for zero-cost mammograms and Pap tests for uninsured women at a health fair Friday starting at 11 a.m. in the St. Luke's Episcopal Church meeting room.

It's a happy new year, indeed, for people in New York who earn minimum wage. New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Dec. 27 that the minimum wage for Long Islanders will now be $16.

A new East Hampton Town law going into effect Jan. 1 will require a new certificate of occupancy (C.O.) to be obtained when the ownership of a property changes hands.

It's cold out there for sure, but that won't stop the action on the local hiking trails.

A rundown of celebrations of the holiday at local churches.

East Hampton Town has put out a reminder for residents and business owners to document and describe any damage they incurred as a result of this week's storms.

Visiting hours for Andrew Strong, formerly of East Hampton, will be held at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in Sag Harbor on Thursday from 1 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. A celebration of his life will take place Friday at 10 a.m. at the St. Luke's Episcopal Church parish hall in East Hampton.

Silas Jones and Reilly Rose, singer-songwriters who recently graduated from East Hampton High School and Sag Harbor's Pierson High School, respectively, will perform an evening of music Friday at 7 p.m. at LTV Studios in Wainscott.

A gingerbread house contest sponsored by Project Most will wrap up with a free party and judging on Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Most Holy Trinity school building on Meadow Way. 

The East Hampton Presbyterian Church’s “Wonderful Christmastime” holiday handbell concert is on Friday, and on Saturday at St. Luke's there's a performance of the “Christmas Oratorio” by Camille Saint-Saens and a singalong with a full choir.

With the winter holiday season in full swing, efforts are afoot in Bridgehampton to help those in need.

The East Hampton Historical Farm Museum at the corner of North Main and Cedar Streets has invited Santa for a visit and photo opportunities on Thursday evening.

LTV Studios in Wainscott and the Jewish Center of the Hamptons will host "A Concert for Israel" to support humanitarian relief in that country on Wednesday at LTV with performances by Mick Hargreaves, Jeffrey Levitt, Peter Martin Weiss, and Lauren Lebowitz.