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Community News, December 11

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The Sag Harbor Lions Club recently made a generous donation to support the Sag Harbor Community Food Pantry. Pictured is Sag Harbor Lions Club Treasurer Jim Poitras, Sag Harbor Food Pantry Executive Director Elect Terie Diat, Sag Harbor Food Pantry Executive Director Evie Ramunno, Sag Harbor Lions Club President Mark Haslinger. COURTESY SAG HARBOR COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY
Santa made a visit to the Flying Point Foundation For Autism's The Point in Southampton on Sunday where he listened to the wish lists of special needs children and young adults. COURTESY FPF4AUTISM
Santa made a visit to the Flying Point Foundation For Autism's The Point in Southampton on Sunday where he listened to the wish lists of special needs children and young adults. COURTESY FPF4AUTISM
Santa made a visit to the Flying Point Foundation For Autism's The Point in Southampton on Sunday where he listened to the wish lists of special needs children and young adults. COURTESY FPF4AUTISM
David K. Elliott and the Tewa Marimba Ensemble at the Parrish Art Museum's Winter Welcome Day and Holiday Market on Saturday. LISA TAMBRURINI
Billy Hajek, Tom Preiato, Ken Collum, Linda Beyer and Rob Jahoda at the recent retirement party celebrating her 20 years at the East Hampton Village Building Department for Ms. Byers at Town Line BBQ. RICVHARD LEWIN
Hudson's Helping Hands hosted a "Sensory Santa" event for children with special needs at the Children's Museum of the East End on Saturday. COURTESY MADISON JOHNSON
Southampton Artists Association presented a check for $10,125, raised by the sales at the Art of the Heart fundraiser, to Heart of the Hamptons food pantry. From left, the association's Outreach Committee Chair Jean Mahoney, Heart of the Hamptons Program Coordinator Robin Preiato, Heart of the Hamptons Executive Director Molly Bishop, SAA Exhibition Committee Chair Diane White and SAA President Danielle Leef. COURTESY SOUTHAMPTON ARTISTS ASSOCIATION
Southampton Artists Association presented a check for $10,125, raised by the sales at the Art of the Heart fundraiser, to Heart of the Hamptons food pantry. From left, the association's Outreach Committee Chair Jean Mahoney, Heart of the Hamptons Program Coordinator Robin Preiato, Heart of the Hamptons Executive Director Molly Bishop, SAA Exhibition Committee Chair Diane White and SAA President Danielle Leef. COURTESY SOUTHAMPTON ARTISTS ASSOCIATION
Members of Hampton Bays Scout Troop 483 were our selling wreaths for their annual fundraising sale last Saturday at the Hampton Bays United Methodist Church. COURTESY HEATHER HAYNIA
Andrew Marcelle and Taylor Wilson at "The Lighting of the Vines" at Wolffer Estate Vineyards in Sagaponack to benefit the Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center on Saturday. LISA TAMBURINI
Dushy and Roman Roth at "The Lighting of the Vines" at Wolffer Estate Vineyards in Sagaponack to benefit the Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center on Saturday. LISA TAMBURINI
Joey Wolffer and Bonnie Cannon at "The Lighting of the Vines" at Wolffer Estate Vineyards in Sagaponack to benefit the Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center on Saturday. LISA TAMBURINI
Deli Marden and Billy Diaz at the Parrish Art Museum's Winter Welcome Day and Holiday Market on Saturday. LISA TAMBURINI
Tanya and Temidra Willock of Hidden Gem at the Parrish Art Museum's Winter Welcome Day and Holiday Market on Saturday. LISA TAMBURINI

The Sag Harbor Lions Club recently made a generous donation to support the Sag Harbor Community Food Pantry. Pictured is Sag Harbor Lions Club Treasurer Jim Poitras, Sag Harbor Food Pantry Executive Director Elect Terie Diat, Sag Harbor Food Pantry Executive Director Evie Ramunno, Sag Harbor Lions Club President Mark Haslinger. COURTESY SAG HARBOR COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY

Santa made a visit to the Flying Point Foundation For Autism's The Point in Southampton on Sunday where he listened to the wish lists of special needs children and young adults. COURTESY FPF4AUTISM

David K. Elliott and the Tewa Marimba Ensemble at the Parrish Art Museum's Winter Welcome Day and Holiday Market on Saturday. LISA TAMBRURINI

Billy Hajek, Tom Preiato, Ken Collum, Linda Beyer and Rob Jahoda at the recent retirement party celebrating her 20 years at the East Hampton Village Building Department for Ms. Byers at Town Line BBQ. RICVHARD LEWIN

Hudson's Helping Hands hosted a "Sensory Santa" event for children with special needs at the Children's Museum of the East End on Saturday. COURTESY MADISON JOHNSON

Southampton Artists Association presented a check for $10,125, raised by the sales at the Art of the Heart fundraiser, to Heart of the Hamptons food pantry. From left, the association's Outreach Committee Chair Jean Mahoney, Heart of the Hamptons Program Coordinator Robin Preiato, Heart of the Hamptons Executive Director Molly Bishop, SAA Exhibition Committee Chair Diane White and SAA President Danielle Leef. COURTESY SOUTHAMPTON ARTISTS ASSOCIATION

Members of Hampton Bays Scout Troop 483 were our selling wreaths for their annual fundraising sale last Saturday at the Hampton Bays United Methodist Church. COURTESY HEATHER HAYNIA

Andrew Marcelle and Taylor Wilson at "The Lighting of the Vines" at Wolffer Estate Vineyards in Sagaponack to benefit the Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center on Saturday. LISA TAMBURINI

Dushy and Roman Roth at "The Lighting of the Vines" at Wolffer Estate Vineyards in Sagaponack to benefit the Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center on Saturday. LISA TAMBURINI

Joey Wolffer and Bonnie Cannon at "The Lighting of the Vines" at Wolffer Estate Vineyards in Sagaponack to benefit the Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center on Saturday. LISA TAMBURINI

Deli Marden and Billy Diaz at the Parrish Art Museum's Winter Welcome Day and Holiday Market on Saturday. LISA TAMBURINI

Tanya and Temidra Willock of Hidden Gem at the Parrish Art Museum's Winter Welcome Day and Holiday Market on Saturday. LISA TAMBURINI

HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS Holiday Wrapping Workshop The Hampton Bays Public Library, 52 Ponquogue Avenue in Hampton Bays, will host teens to learn pro-level gift wrapping tricks, on Thursday at 5:30 p.m.... more

‘The Secrets We Bury’

In Patricia Gillespie’s fascinating new documentary, “The Secrets We Bury,” Jean, now in her early ... by Lisa Wolf, MSW, LCSW

White House Confidential

There has been some consternation expressed about changes that the Trump administration is making to the White House, including the East Wing demolition, paving over the Rose Garden, and plans for a grand ballroom. Let’s put some historical perspective on this: The first president to occupy the White House, John Adams, did so 225 years ago last month, and the building and grounds have been undergoing change ever since. Construction of the White House had begun during George Washington’s first term — specifically, at noon on October 13, 1792, with the laying of the cornerstone. The main residence and foundations ... 4 Dec 2025 by Tom Clavin

The Nitrogen Threat

“Restore Our Waters” was the title of the invitation. Its subtitle: “Learn How To Switch Out Your Septic To Remove The No. 1 Threat to Groundwater, Nitrogen, From Our Septic Systems With Tax-Free Grant Funds.” Some 100 people packed into the auditorium of the Southampton Cultural Center two weeks ago for a “public education event” to learn about an issue that has deeply impacted Suffolk County: the migration of nitrogen from cesspools into groundwater, the sole source of potable water in Suffolk. The nitrogen also goes into surface waters, including lakes, ponds and bays. Spotlighted at the event was the ... by Karl Grossman

Vigor and Decay

Brown is the color of the days. We, at such an angle to the sun, give up our growing season and must tilt toward the melancholy color of mud. While finger-painting, brown might be the first color you make by mistake. In your enthusiasm, you blended all the colors on the pallet and ended up with nothing remarkable. In fact, it looks like excrement. Brown may not be a vibrant color, but it is generally a warm one. All living things are, at some point, brown. The goldfinch, as if reduced to rags, just dingy fluff where brightness had been. ... by Marilee Foster

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'Bled by Our Side'

The combination of the new Ken Burns documentary on the American Revolution and the rosy image of the first Thanksgiving led me to recall a 1778 event that exemplifies the true relationship between the white settlers and the Indigenous population. And that relationship spread west as the settlers did. During the war, the Stockbridge Mohicans, along with the Oneida, Tuscarora and a handful of other Indigenous nations, allied with the American colonists in their struggle for independence from Britain. Many of these communities hoped that their military support would ensure recognition of their sovereignty and protection of their lands. Instead, ... by Tom Clavin

Another Chance

Will Governor Kathy Hochul sign, or again veto, a bill to protect horseshoe crabs that again passed by large majorities in the State Legislature earlier this year? Hochul vetoed the same bill last year. She claimed then that the Horseshoe Crab Protection Act was “well intentioned,” but their management should best be left with the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation. She said the DEC has “significant rules and regulations regarding commercial and recreational fishing in the state.” It currently has an annual quota of 150,000 horseshoe crabs that can be taken. Environmentalists have been actively calling on Hochul to sign ... by Karl Grossman

Thankful, and Not

Thanksgiving is synonymous with harvest. Reaping what you have sown, you walk across the threshold of the field, your machete idle but ready to swing, to neatly lob off a head of broccoli. The level of satisfaction is hard to replicate in layman’s terms, somewhere between basketball’s slam dunk and capturing the flag. Harvest is what gave us some primordial ease, that the dark, cold months will not be hungry ones. The ancient discovery that successful agriculture could offer its practitioners self-reliance — to a degree — is what set us on the path to discovering other things, like gratefulness. ... 24 Nov 2025 by Marilee Foster

Wind Symphony

The wind has been blowing hard enough to bring the outdoor cat in. And while it is not truly cold, the wind makes it feel like winter, which is nice for a change. The developing trend is late autumn warmth, heat that makes it risky to store potatoes much earlier than mid- to late October. The storage barns are cinder block hallways built into or banked by earth. They are improved mid-century root cellars, designed to the specs of a regional growing season that once seemed permanent and perpetual. If your occupation does not put you in regular contact with ... 20 Nov 2025 by Marilee Foster

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