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Juneteenth, the holiday marking the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States, has long been celebrated by African-Americans, but since becoming a federal holiday three years ago, Juneteenth has become an opportunity for broader celebration.

News 12 Long Island will air another debate between the congressional candidates John Avlon and Nancy Goroff on Sunday at 11:30 a.m. on its "Power & Politics" show.

The recycling center on Springs-Fireplace Road in East Hampton will accept hazardous materials on Saturday.

East Hampton Town is offering an ocean lifeguard certification course on Monday and Wednesday evenings at Indian Wells Beach.

It’s time, once again, to come together to remember the June 13, 1942, Nazi saboteur landing on the beach. On Saturday the Amagansett Life-Saving Station will host “an evening of film, re-enactment, and speculation on what really took place.”

Invasive plants are the enemy Saturday starting at 9 a.m. at Trout Pond in Noyac. Southampton Town Councilman Tommy John Schiavoni will be on hand with workers from the town's Parks and Recreation Department to remove invasive cabomba weed from the pond.

Sunday marks Montauk’s 68th annual Blessing of the Fleet ceremony, beginning at 5 p.m. in Montauk Harbor and ushering in the start of the summer fishing season. 

The Ladies Village Improvement Society’s annual fair will be on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This year brings the return of two perennial favorites — the carousel and the mystery gift booth — as well as all the usual offerings that fairgoers look forward to, from vintage clothing to toys and plants. 

There will be live music all day, face-painting, pony rides, a petting zoo, a “roving magician” to entertain kids, and a food court. 

Proceeds help to support the society’s many good works in the community and its annual scholarships. 

This weekend in Bridgehampton, it's all about wildlife — dragonflies, damselflies, and birds of prey.

The third annual Hamptons Pride Parade happens on Saturday in East Hampton. Participants will step off from Main Street and Pondview Lane at noon, head down Main Street to Newtown Lane and Lumber Lane, and finish at Herrick Park, where the celebration will continue until 3 p.m.

The house was built in the 1940s and showcases the "creatively prolific lives" of Victor and Mabel D'Amico.

Ten students from high schools here have been nominated for their accomplishments in theater by East End Arts, the organization that hosts the Teeny Awards annually.

On Wednesday from 5 to 6:30 p.m., Stony Brook Medicine will host free prostate cancer screenings at the Phillips Family Cancer Center on County Road 39A in Southampton.
 

Memorial Day observances in East Hampton and throughout the town begin on Sunday, when veterans will visit cemeteries from Wainscott to Montauk and continue with a "lost at sea" ceremony at Main Beach and a parade downtown.

On Friday at the Carl Fisher House at 7 p.m., the Montauk Historical Society will host the launch of Bill Akin's book "The Equanimity of Fishes: Stories and Reflections From Seven Decades in Montauk."

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation urged New Yorkers last week to remember that as the weather gets warmer and wildlife wakes up, the safest way for everyone to appreciate it is from afar.

The Amagansett Life-Saving Station will host a lineup of programs to mark International Water Safety Day on Saturday. From 11 to 2, there will be talks and interactive activities offering “a wealth of education to help waterproof our community.” 

Calling all ARF pets and their human companions: the Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons will celebrate its 50th anniversary on Saturday with "a tail-wagging pet fair dedicated to the joy our cats and dogs bring and the impact of ARF's rescue efforts for the last 50 years, and the next 50 years to come," the organization said in an announcement.

There will be a rally on Friday at 3:45 p.m. at the Hampton Bays train station to rustle up support for increased train service on the South Fork Commuter Connection.

The coming week brings several opportunities to join in the East Hampton Litter Action Committee's No-Fling Spring initiative, with cleanups in Montauk and Amagansett, and a dance party to cap it all off in Springs. 

Organizers of the Hamptons Pride Parade on June 1 have put out the call for marchers, while the committee overseeing a Juneteenth family festival are looking for vendors to set up in Herrick Park on June 19. 

To help with the continuing costs of medical care, Kayla Kearney's family hopes community members will turn out in force at a benefit called #KKStrong at the Clubhouse on Saturday.

The Hampton Lifeguard Association’s summer kickoff benefit happens on Saturday from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Clubhouse in Wainscott.

The East Hampton Food Pantry’s board of directors has a new member. Emily Paxson Sabnani, a volunteer who lives in Amagansett, will take the seat recently vacated by Michael Bassett.

Stony Brook Medicine will hold a job fair on Thursday from noon to 4 p.m. at the East Hampton Library to share information about a range of positions available at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital and Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital in Greenport.

There will be a dance party fund-raiser at Rosie's restaurant on Thursday, May 2, from 6 to 9 p.m. to support the East Hampton Education Foundation, which provides thousands of dollars in grants to local teachers each year.

The East Hampton Library is offering a scholarship and employment opportunity for a bilingual person interested in pursuing a career in library and information science.

Full-scale mass casualty drills will take place in Amagansett and Southampton on Sunday.

The outreach ministry at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church has invited the public to join in a fund-raiser to support the Rural and Migrant Ministry that will include a Justice Walk on Saturday from St. Thomas Episcopal Chapel to Amber Waves Farm, both on Main Street, Amagansett, starting at noon.

Fewer than 100 non-resident, full-season beach parking permits remain available for purchase, according to an announcement from East Hampton Village Hall sent out Monday afternoon.