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Prompted by this era of remote work and schooling, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has signed into law a program providing affordable internet for qualifying low-income families.

Energize East Hampton, a town initiative to connect residents and businesses with opportunities and programs that can reduce energy use and its costs, will host a series of webinars about sustainable transportation starting on Wednesday and continuing in May and June.

David Falkowski, the owner of the Open Minded Organics farm in Bridgehampton and CBD retail store in Sag Harbor, Sag Harbor Village Police Chief Austin McGuire, and members of New York's emerging cannabis industry will discuss the impacts of the state's marijuana legalization Tuesday at 4:20 p.m. in Sag Harbor's Steinbeck Waterfront Park at an event being dubbed Sag's 420 Freedom Rally.

East End food pantries and the Main Street Church in Patchogue were the beneficiaries of a recent drive that sought donations of menstrual hygiene products for women and girls, according to an announcement by two Suffolk County legislators, Bridget Fleming and Rob Calarco. Approximately $3,000 worth of supplies were collected and distributed to women in need.

Hikes to see seals, traverse grasslands, and search out the chorus of spring peepers

On Sunday between noon and 3 p.m., customers of Vineyard Vines in East Hampton Village will receive a 10-percent discount on any purchase and earn a 10-percent donation from the store to Project Most, which runs year-round extracurricular activities for local kids in arts, culture, science and engineering, health, and wellness programs.

Vineyard Vines, at 63 Main Street, is open from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday.

PSEG Long Island has issued an announcement to remind customers, contractors, and excavators to “call before you dig,” even when planting a tree or building a deck, to avoid hitting underground pipelines, conduits, wires, and cables.

East End Arts will have a reception and final auction for its MLK Portrait Project on Saturday at its gallery in Riverhead.

From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 133 East Main Street, 12-by-12 inch acrylic panel portraits, which combine to form larger images of Martin Luther King Jr., will be on display and up for bidding. Money raised will go to the arts organization's scholarship fund for students in need, according to an announcement. 

Concerned Citizens of Montauk have started a petition to urge the Army Corps of Engineers to replenish the downtown Montauk beaches this year, rather than postponing the long-planned project until 2023.

A virtual wine tasting on Saturday at 7 p.m. with John Grisch, the new proprietor of Race Lane Liquors, will benefit the East Hampton Lions Club. A $90 ticket includes four bottles of wine and a 45-minute interactive talk and tutorial with Mr. Grisch. Those who pay $100 will see $10 of their payment go directly to the Long Island Seeing Eye Dog Foundation, which the Lions Club has long supported.

High school students are invited to enter the East Hampton Library's poetry contest in celebration of National Poetry Month in April.

Poetry submissions can be emailed to [email protected] with the subject line "YA Poetry Contest" and the student's name, school, grade, and phone number.

The competition will culminate on April 25 with a reading session led by Shay Siegel, a local poet and author who writes for young adult audiences.

For people who have been fully vaccinated for Covid-19, Staples is currently offering free lamination of vaccine identification cards.

As needs in the East End community are just as acute in the second year of the pandemic, the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the South Fork has announced its High Impact Community Outreach program will bring financial assistance to a select group of institutions from the five East End townships as well as the Shinnecock Indian Nation. 

From Thursday through Sunday, many local houses of worship will have services in a variety of formats.

The Huntington Arts Council has awarded Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center a grant for the center’s Color of Freedom art show, which will take place starting Oct. 7 at the Julie Keyes Gallery in Sag Harbor after being postponed because of the pandemic last spring

On Monday, HamptonsFilm announced the participants in its annual Screenwriters Lab, which has been held every spring for the past two decades. It will continue this year, taking place virtually the weekend of April 9 to 11.

Drawdown East End and Sustainable Southampton, Southampton Town's sustainability advisory committee, will co-host a virtual conference on advancing kelp farming on Long Island's East End on Tuesday at 6 p.m. 

For those eager to get a Covid-19 vaccine, meeting the state's eligibility requirements is only the first hurdle. Actually securing an appointment can be tricky and time-consuming, and the process can be even more difficult if you have limited access to the internet. Here are some tips, and links, gleaned from our research that may make it a little easier.

The $1.75 million proposal represents a $682,235 increase over the current fiscal plan. The large majority of that increase, $577,875, is a debt payment on the ongoing renovation and expansion project, approved by voters in 2019.

John Ryan Sr. and John Ryan Jr. learned Monday that they can go ahead with lifeguard and junior lifeguard training at the Y.M.C.A. East Hampton RECenter's pool as of Saturday.

Two local school districts, Bridgehampton and Sagaponack, are searching for candidates for the role of superintendent. Both have announced surveys to solicit feedback and direction from their families and communities.

The East Hampton Library has tools ready at hand for those who are looking for employment.

Orsted and Eversource, developers of the proposed South Fork Wind farm, have made a $10,000 contribution to the United Way of Long Island’s Project Warmth Emergency Fuel Fund. 

East Hampton Town officials this week renewed the call for medical and nonmedical volunteers for upcoming Covid-19 vaccine clinics at a town site on Stephen Hand's Path.

Orsted U.S. Offshore Wind and Eversource Energy, developers of the proposed South Fork Wind farm, were to commence pavement borings in the roadway on Montauk Highway west of the intersection of Wainscott Northwest Road as early as Monday. 

Another round of workshops and academic assistance courses via Project Most’s School Vacation Learning Lab is open to kids as young as 4 years old through fifth graders over spring break, March 29 to April 2. 

The annual St. Patrick's Day parade in Montauk may have been canceled, but you can still get a taste of the holiday this weekend.

The East Hampton Town Police Department and the town's Police Reform and Reinvention Committee will hold an online public comment session to review a newly drafted plan on Thursday at 7 p.m. Members of the public have been invited to share their thoughts and comments on it.

The Bridgehampton School District will hold a public forum on Wednesday at 7 p.m. to weigh the pros and cons of piercing the tax cap in next year's budget. Officials will present the latest 2021-22 budget proposal of $20.8 million, and will invite comments and suggestions from the community.

A maximum of 50 people will be allowed in the school's new gym for the forum, and a live-stream option will also be offered. More information can be found online at bridgehamptonschool.com.

East Hampton High School is seeking adults from the local community to perform practice interviews with students on April 7 and 8. The goal is to help students acclimate to answering job or college interview questions, as well as teach them general communication skills they will need in everyday life.