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Slow Food's Donations for Food Pantries and Farmers

Wed, 05/13/2020 - 10:54

Slow Food East End, which promotes local food producers and artisans, announced this week that it will donate $15,000 to the region’s food pantries, and offer grants of $500 to $1,000 to farmers, seafood harvesters, and other food providers who have been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The group is also donating $1,000 to restaurants, food stores, and farms that have earned its Snail of Approval award for their commitment to producing good, healthy, local food in environmentally-friendly ways. 

Villages

Trains Ramp Up for the Open

L.I.R.R. service will increase significantly for the U.S. Open, slated to begin at Shinnecock Hills on Monday and run through June 21, with a newly constructed train stop at the college seeing an additional seven to eight trains per day.

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At Main Beach in August

After the announcement last week of the July concert lineup, this week brings news of who’s coming for the rest of the season.

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Item of the Week: View of Main Beach and Sea Spray Inn

This aerial photograph, taken by Dave Edwardes between 1945 and 1960, shows the end of Ocean Avenue, with the pavilion and the Sea Spray Inn and cottages. Here’s a brief history.

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