"If we do not receive federal funding, there is no way that the state and local governments can cover the deficit," the governor said Monday, citing "catastrophic budget shortfalls" that could impact thousands of workers.

Avenues: the World School, a for-profit private school that is new to East Hampton, announced last week that it is expanding its offerings and opening a second campus here.

Update: The Springs School Board on Monday appointed Christine Cleary acting principal and Maria Mondini interim assistant principal. Debra Winter, the Springs superintendent, confirmed that Eric Casale, the school principal, is taking a leave of absence.

At least four people were injured at an engagement party on Saturday night in Bridgehampton following an explosion involving a fire pit, according to the Southampton Town Police Department.

For the second time in a week, the New York State Liquor Authority has suspended the license of a Southampton Village restaurant and bar after numerous violations of coronavirus-related regulations were observed.

In Springs, the Leiber Collection will host a talk and tour of "The Garden of Friends" exhibition on Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m., and the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center will conclude its Zoom lecture series with "Another Desert Laboratory," about Georgia O'Keeffe's house in Abiquiu, N.M., that day at 5 p.m.

Hamptons Film will hold its 28th Hamptons International Film Festival this year with mix of streamed and live content through drive-in presentations from Oct. 8 through Oct. 14. The films will include a documentary about Harry Chapin, the singer-songwriter from Huntington and founder of Long Island's first food bank.

After having been excluded from all four phases of the state's economic reopening plan, East End gyms and fitness centers finally began welcoming clients back on Monday with a slew of new safety protocols in place. But for those who might still be wary about returning to fitness centers, virtual and outdoor workouts continue.