Transportation Service For Latinos Helping To Save Lives On East End
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Alma Tovar
Alma Tovar
Elsie Boskamp on Aug 21, 2018
Alma Tovar spends her days driving Latino men, women and children, who can’t drive themselves, to doctor appointments. She takes people to pediatric checkups, cancer treatments, physical therapy, obstetricians and... more
The Hampton Bays American Legion invites all to its Burger Night on Wednesday, April 16, from 5 to 8 p.m. The Easter Bunny will be there for photo ops for children and all children under age 12 will get an Easter basket. The legion is located at 55 Ponquogue Avenue. To make a reservation, text 631-204-7500.
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The Children’s Museum of the East End will host a Spring Golf Outing at The Bridge golf club in Bridgehampton on Wednesday, May 7, at 1:30 p.m. In addition to experiencing one of the most exclusive golf courses in America, players will enjoy a brunch before play and cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction upon returning to the clubhouse. Tickets are $1,200 per golfer or $4,500 for a golf foursome. To register, visit cmee.org.
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South Fork Bakery will host “Ready, Set, Launch!,” a benefit event to support Launch, its training and placement program. on Saturday May 3, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill, “Ready, Set, Launch!” will feature live music from East End band, The Cherry Bombs, food from Loaves & Fishes and Sen, drinks from Kidd Squid, Montaukila and Wölffer Estates Vineyard, plus activities from The Shine Studio and flowers from The Bridgehampton Florist. Since its inception in 2022, Launch has placed neurodivergent adults with disabilities into mainstream businesses in the community through employment training, job ...
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The Rotary Club of Hampton Bays and Stony Brook Southampton hospital are collaborating in Operation O.P. (overdose prevention) and will host a free community event on Thursday, April 17, at the Hampton Bays Ambulance building, 18C Ponquogue Avenue in Hampton Bays, from 7 to 8 p.m. The event will discuss the life-saving use of Narcan and the placement of Narcan stations throughout the community. Guest speakers will be Southampton Town Police Chief James Kiernan, Hampton Bays Ambulance Chief Chance Karr, and Stony Brook Southampton Dr. Daniel Van Arsdale. Free Narcan kits will be distributed by Community Actions for Social Justice. ...
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East End Peace and Justice will screen “Gaza Fights for Freedoom,” a film by Abby Martin on Saturday, April 19. Doors open at 2:30 p.m. and the event, which will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the South Fork, 977 Bridge-Sag Turnpike in Bridgehampton, will also include a conversation about the film and the topic in general, as well as food and music. For more information, email eastendforpeace@gmail.com.
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The Bliss Morehead Grant Committee has announced the winner of the fourth annual Bliss Morehead Poetry Grant competition: Bethany Moore of Shelter Island, for her poem, “In Praise of the End.” The theme for 2025 was “Beginnings and Endings.” Moore will be awarded the Bliss Morehead grant of $1,000 on Saturday, April 26, at 5 pm, at the Shelter Island American Legion Hall, during the group’s annual poetry meeting. Honorable mentions go to “No Matter How Much We Love” by Michael Hofstadter of Riverhead; “Long Distance Love Poem” by Jana Nishida of East Hampton; and “Snowflake” by Edward Brennan of ...
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The Town of Southampton’s Youth Bureau along with the Southampton Youth Board and the East End Partnership will host a student mental health conference on Friday, April 22, from 8:30 to 1:30 p.m. at the Southampton Cultural Center, 25 Pond Lane, Southampton. Students interested in attending may receive special permission from their school with transportation provided. This conference will give students, who are unaware of the many support services that exist on the East End, direct contact with support and mental health agencies. The conference will begin with a keynote presentation by HUGS (Human Understanding and Growth Services). Students will ...
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The community is invited to attend an event, an Earring Extravaganza, which will raise funds for and bring awareness to the home repairs on the Shinnecock Reservation being done by the Hamptons Community Outreach. A wide selection of earrings will be on display and available for purchase on Saturday, April 26, at Southampton Methodist Church, 160 Main Street from noon to 6 p.m. Donations of earrings will be accepted up until the day of the event. For more information, call Becky Genia at 631-875-0271.
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Elsie Boskamp on Aug 21, 2018