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Now that Christmas is in the rear-view mirror of 2024, what can be done with all those fir trees that are no longer needed to hold up the tinsel and lights in the living room? The Madoo Conservancy in Sagaponack announced this week that it is accepting Christmas trees to chip down into compost that will sustain its gardens throughout the coming year.

With the beginning of Hanukkah on Wednesday night, local houses of worship have public menorah lightings planned over the course of the next several days.

The Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation will host a free workshop for nonprofit organizations interested in learning about its grantmaking process on Jan. 14 at the Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium in Centerport.

First-half property taxes are due without penalty by Jan. 10, according to a reminder posted on the East Hampton Town website.

Hayground School students are bringing the Bard to the Bridgehampton School this week, with two performances of William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” on Thursday. Members of Shakespeare and Company, from Lennox, Mass., have returned for their 27th year to work with the students to stage a production.

Santa, real reindeer, caroling, and holiday boat parade!

Four historic inns in East Hampton Village and three more in Amagansett will be decorated for the holidays and open to visitors on Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. during a free self-guided tour sponsored by the Greater East Hampton Chamber of Commerce. Each will have “festive beverages and holiday treats,” the chamber promises.

The Y.M.C.A. East Hampton RECenter’s children’s programs and camp will benefit from a 5K run and walk on Saturday beginning at 9 a.m. at Main Beach.

Santa by fire truck, latkes at Temple Adas Israel, and holiday music by the Sag Harbor Community Band.

East Hampton Village's fall leaf pickup program will end Sunday, according to an announcement from David Collins, the village's public works superintendent.

The next two weekends promise festive fun in Amagansett, with events at Amagansett Square, the Life-Saving and Coast Guard Station Museum, and the firehouse.

A free 90-minute workshop introducing job seekers to potential careers in the offshore wind energy industry will take place on Wednesday starting at 5:30 p.m. at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County at 423 North Griffing Avenue in Riverhead.

St. Luke's Episcopal Church will be the site of a free health fair on Friday.

Suffolk County Legislator Ann Welker, the South Fork Natural History Museum, and the Surfrider Foundation will host a community beach cleanup at Sagg Main Beach at 11:30 a.m. on the day after Thanksgiving.

Whiskey Bravo, a youth group that supports active-duty military personnel with service projects, is teaming up with the American Legion Post 419 Auxiliary to collect items for care packages this holiday season.

The Southampton Town Police Department will run a Civilian Police Academy, which will teach residents about department operations, starting on Jan. 16 at 6 p.m.

Third House Nature Center in Montauk has two programs coming up for people who appreciate and want to engage with their natural environment.

Jeff Yusko of Wainscott, who was severely injured in an accident while riding his bicycle in May 2023, died of his injuries at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital on Tuesday, surrounded by his family. Visiting hours will take place Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in East Hampton, with a funeral Mass to be said on Saturday at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church at 10:30 a.m.

During an information session on Wednesday night at LTV Studios in Wainscott, PSEG Long Island will present its plans to build an underground transmission line between its substations in East Hampton and Bridgehampton.

No Sailor, a five-piece folk band led by the singer-songwriter Kieran Garvey, is returning to the Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett for a performance Friday night at 8. Also on Friday, the band will debut its latest single, “Tactless Butcher,” the fifth song from its upcoming album, “Anchor Broken Free.” 

On Nov. 23, the American Legion will host a Bonac clam chowder dinner from 4 to 8 p.m., with proceeds going to two veterans in need who have been out of work because of serious injuries.

The New York Marine Rescue Center and the South Fork Natural History Museum are teaming up to host a training course on how to identify and rescue cold-stunned sea turtles.

The Ladies Village Improvement Society is accepting applications for its Madelon DeVoe Talley Scholarship, available to women 25 or older who are enrolled in or plan to enroll in an undergraduate program. Two $3,000 scholarships will be awarded.

Pie, anyone? East Hampton High School's senior class is raising money for its banquet later this year by selling pies that will be available just in time for Thanksgiving.

On Saturday, the Healthcare Foundation will sponsor a symposium at the East Hampton Library on vision care. From 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., a panel of ophthalmology experts will discuss topics of interest to individuals, caregivers, and health care professionals.

Project Most, the East Hampton nonprofit that provides after-school programs, weekend activities, tutoring, and child care services, is offering free child identification card services on Saturday at its Family Fun and Safety Day.

As part of the Great Give Back in county libraries this month, the Amagansett Library will host the New York Blood Center's mobile donation unit on Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

East Hampton Town will accept pharmaceuticals that are outdated or no longer needed on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Town Hall. At the same time, the town will offer free paper shredding, giving residents a chance to safely get rid of documents that contain sensitive personal information.

The East Hampton Village Foundation’s 5K run and walk happens on Saturday, starting at Main Beach at 9 a.m.

It may not be the Subway Series that Mets fans were hoping for, but there are still reasons for baseball fans here to cheer, because when the Yankees play the Los Angeles Dodgers in game two of the World Series on Saturday night, the East Hampton Village Foundation will close Newtown Lane for a block party starting at 5.