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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is encouraging New Yorkers to take part in the annual survey of the state's numerous wild turkeys.

The hospital said in an announcement that the recent increased rate of transmission of Covid-19 has caused it to look at this matter with the safety of its patients and their loved ones, and employees, in mind. Since Aug. 9, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there has been an average of just over 363 new cases per day in Suffolk County.

Hamptons Adult Hardball, a new over-30 wood bat baseball league, has a playoff doubleheader set for Sunday starting at 10 a.m. at Sag Harbor's Mashashimuet Park.

Ralph Lauren's East Hampton stores will donate 10 percent of all sales today and Saturday to the Center for Therapeutic Riding of the East End.

The Hamptons International Film Festival will return this year beginning on Oct. 7 with a fully in-person schedule of events and the opening night film "The First Wave" by Matthew Heineman.

The Springs Brewery, a new business started by Lindsay Reichart and Gunnar Burke, who live locally, will debut its first cans of beer on Saturday in a pop-up at the Springs General Store between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. The brewers call it Arethusa and describe it as "citrus forward, with lots of flavor and low bitterness."

Five East End restaurants have earned the designation of an Ocean-Friendly Restaurant from the Surfrider Foundation, joining a group of more than 600 restaurants nationwide that commit to low-plastic endeavors. Rosie’s Amagansett, Organic Krush Amagansett, La Fin in Montauk, the Maidstone Hotel in East Hampton, and First and South in Greenport have all obtained the status.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is asking residents to be on the lookout for infestations of Asian longhorned beetles, a 1.5-inch-long, black-and-white invasive insect that has reached central Long Island.

On Tuesday, the Hamptons Observatory will host a free virtual talk where Dr. Zimmerman of NASA will discuss NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.

Wings Over Haiti, which built a school near Port-au-Prince and has plans to build another, will benefit from the Hamptons Artists for Haiti fund-raiser at the East Hampton Airport on Saturday, Aug. 7, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. The organization was established by Jonathan Glynn, a Sag Harbor artist, in 2010.

Taylor Barton, a singer-songwriter who lives in Amagansett, is coming to the East Hampton Library to perform and talk about her new autobiography, "I Pitched a Tent in Hell," on Friday, Aug. 13, from 6 to 8 p.m.

The third annual Hamptons Dog Show happens on Saturday from noon to 3 p.m. at the American Legion Hall in Amagansett.

A fund-raiser for Capt. Skip Rudolph of the Montauk charter boat Adios, who is battling medical issues, will happen on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at La Fin restaurant, at 474 West Lake Drive at Montauk Harbor.

Four of the 26 water bodies tested last week by Concerned Citizens of Montauk had high levels of the enterococcus bacteria, and three had medium levels. "Bacteria levels seem to have normalized at most of our sites, with the exception of a few of our typically problematic locations," Kate Rossi-Snook of C.C.O.M. wrote.

Starting Tuesday, Stony Brook Southampton Hospital's Parrish Memorial Hall will become a vaccine clinic offering Pfizer and Johnson and Johnson shots with no appointment necessary.

The Sag Harbor Fire Department carnival will take place Tuesday through Aug. 7 from 5 to 10 p.m. at Havens Beach.

Small Door Veterinary, a Manhattan veterinary group with an East End mobile practice, will host a doggy date night movie screening in Amagansett Square on Thursday.

Bridget Fleming for Congress is looking for motivated interns with a positive attitude to join its operation.

There will be a pop-up Pfizer vaccination clinic on Wednesday at the Springs Presbyterian Church, 5 Old Stone Highway, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Shots will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

Eleven of the 27 water bodies Concerned Citizens of Montauk tested in Montauk, Amagansett, Springs, and East Hampton last week contained high levels of the enterococcus bacteria; an additional two water bodies were found to have medium levels. Extremely high levels were found at East Creek and the culvert off Benson Drive, both on Lake Montauk, and by the Springs General Store in Accabonac Harbor

A fire in Springs on Tuesday morning left a family with neither a home nor belongings, according to a GoFundMe page set up to help them get back on their feet.

Meditation, a pond exploration, hiking, and historical walking tours are on the outdoors agenda in the coming weeks.

The Montauk Playhouse Community Center Foundation’s Virtual Swim Challenge to benefit the construction of an aquatics center at the Playhouse will run from Saturday through July 31.

Two popular community gatherings, the Amagansett Fire Department's chicken barbecue and the Eastville Community Historical Society's fish fry, will return to traditional formats this year.

Amid the disease threat posed by ticks, SUNY is offering a free lab service for testing them.

Medium or high levels of the enterococcus bacteria were reported in 14 of the 28 water bodies tested by Concerned Citizens of Montauk last week, with notably high levels found in Montauk at a site on Fort Pond Bay off Tuthill Road.

This week's enriching outdoor excursions include a buck moon hike, a trek to the Truman Capote marker at Crooked Pond, and an exploration of a salt marsh in Northwest.

The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center is flipping the script on the typical shark tournament this month. Instead of catching sharks, the idea is to collect discarded balloons from local waters to protect them and compete for prizes throughout July.

The Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill will present a conversation on Sunday about “The Black Woman Project,” a collection of Gwen Smith’s portraits of renowned Black women.

The New York State Senate Long Island Republican Delegation wants to recognize people who have bettered their communities during the difficulties of the Covid-19 pandemic.