From the parking lot in the mall to the emergency room in the hospital, community members are showing how kindness — any time, any place, to anyone — can be a real shot in the arm during the pandemic.

The Peconic Hockey Foundation hopes to build a covered ice rink in the Riverhead area, perhaps at Calverton, that would provide youngsters on the North and South Forks with a place to play.

Recognizing that more people have been living here since last March, and that many people spend more time at home, representatives of East Hampton Town's water quality committee recommended an expansion of the town's water protection districts.