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LTV, East Hampton's public-access television station, has announced a special slate of programming Tuesday night to highlight "the historical importance of our elections."

The Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons will hold the first of two trap-neuter-return clinics for feral cats on Thursday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center on Daniel's Hole Road in Wainscott, "promoting the well-being of feral cats and reducing their overpopulation."

A "rally for Israel and for peace" is how Larry Zimmerman of East Hampton is describing an event that he and Mitchell Agoos have organized for Sunday at 2 p.m. in Herrick Park. 

Registered voters in East Hampton and Southampton Towns have through Sunday to cast their ballots under New York State's early-voting provisions.

Reservations are now open for the Cormaria Retreat Center's afternoon high tea, which will take place on Thursday, Nov. 9, from 2 to 4 p.m.

A night of fright happens at the East Hampton Library on Saturday for adults and children 12 or older, and the aim is to get visitors quaking in their boots.

The Springs Food Pantry’s annual Chowdah Chowdown fund-raiser will happen under a tent at Ashawagh Hall on Saturday from noon to 3. Ticket holders get unlimited chowder, wine from Channing Daughters Winery, draft beer from Springs Brewery, and to-go containers.

It's the 25th anniversary of the Bridgehampton Lions Club's Carving Contest, a creative extravaganza taking place on Monday starting at 5 p.m. at the Bridgehampton Community House.

This weekend will bring part three of the East Hampton Trails Preservation Society's six-week celebration of the Paumanok Path's 25th anniversary, and three hikes are scheduled for Saturday, each ending by Napeague Harbor in Amagansett. Those who register by 5 p.m. on Wednesday can reserve spots on a Hampton Hopper shuttle bus that will take them from Neapeague Meadow Road to the starting points.

As part of its Operation Medicine Cabinet, the Southampton Town Police Department is encouraging people to take unwanted, unused, and/or expired medications to its drug take-back day on Saturday.

People can drop off drugs, including both prescription and over-the-counter medications, lotions or creams, and pet medications, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at one of three locations: the police substation at the Bridgehampton Commons, the Hampton Bays Community Center, or the Flanders Community Center.

The Bridgehampton Fire Department will hold an open house and barbecue on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at its School Street headquarters. The public can tour the firehouse, meet the crews who help put out fires and save lives, and see all the trucks they use.

Ahead of the Nov. 7 general election, key deadlines for voter registration and absentee balloting are coming up in the next two weeks.

Caroline Doctorow and the Kennedys will bring folk-rock and roots music to Bridgehampton.

East Hampton Village's Department of Public Works began its leaf pickup program on Oct. 9 and will continue to pick up leaves through Dec. 8.

The Springs Citizens Advisory Committee is sponsoring a forum on drinking water quality at 6 p.m. on Monday at the East Hampton Library.

The Sag Harbor Garden Center on Spring Street will host a pumpkin party on Friday from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Stony Brook Southampton Hospital will offer free influenza vaccine shots Friday on a walk-in basis from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Parrish Hall at 235 Herrick Road in Southampton Village.

What has been described as "a dark chapter in Long Island's labor history," the operation of migrant labor camps, will be the topic of discussion on Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Wainscott Chapel at 65 Main Street.

The Long Pond Greenbelt will host its annual celebration behind the South Fork Natural History Museum on Saturday starting at 10 a.m.

Heading east? You'll have your choice of activities in Montauk from the Montauk Chamber of Commerce’s Fall Festival to an open house at the firehouse and two days of extra fun at the Montauk Lighthouse.

An event that many dog owners look forward to all year, the Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons Stroll to the Sea dog walk, will happen on Sunday morning starting at the East Hampton Historical Society’s Mulford Farm at 9. This will be ARF’s 30th Stroll to the Sea, and the two-mile walk will go from the farm to Main Beach and back. 

This weekend brings Amagansett Maritime Heritage Day, the annual Tyler Valcich Memorial Car Show, and Pet Sunday at St. Michael's.

A parade to celebrate East Hampton Town's 375th anniversary, which was postponed from Sept. 23 because of the weather, has been rescheduled for Oct. 14.

The Sag Harbor American Music Festival is back, with four days of music, much of it free, scattered throughout the village in restaurants, shops, Steinbeck Park, Bay Street Theater, and just about everywhere else.

Just in time for the onset of colder weather and a greater number of indoor activities, free at-home Covid tests can once again be ordered for delivery starting on Monday.

Mandala Yoga and Center for Healing Arts in Amagansett will host a restorative yoga class with singing bowls to raise money for families experiencing loss in Maui on Friday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Scoville Hall. Gian Carlo Feleppa on sitar and Will Ryan on flute will join Brittni, the instructor, whose family has lived on Maui for more than 30 years. 

East Hampton Town officials decided yesterday to postpone the celebration of its 375th anniversary because of the rain forecast for Saturday.

Donations of gently used baby gear, including equipment, toys, and clothing, are now being accepted at the Children's Museum of the East End in Bridgehampton for an upcoming swap-n-shop event.

The Montauk Fire Department will have a blood drive on Tuesday from 2 to 8 p.m. at the firehouse, 12 Flamingo Avenue.

A reunion for East Hampton High School's classes of 1980 and 1981 will be held at the Clubhouse in Wainscott on Oct. 7 at 6 p.m., and the committee organizing the fun is asking that spots be reserved now.