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"These recycling programs are important to the protection of our water systems as well as the overall health of our environment," co-organizer, Naomi Hogarty noted. "E-waste, prescription drugs and plastic bags make up a substantial amount of our overall landfill and water pollution."

"As magnificent as our shorelines are, there is one thing it should never be; and that's a dumping ground for trash and litter," event founder Dell Cullum reflected.

"In the face of sea level rise, a question comes to mind as to how we are going to adapt and create resilient shorelines," Lauren Scheer noted.

Years from now when the twenty-somethings and thirty-somethings are sixty-somethings they will still remember the universal glow of the moment Tiger Woods won his fifth Masters.

Some of the best days I ever had living in the Hamptons happened while I was living in "The Montauk Shores Condominiums," or as it's affectionately called the "Ditch Plains trailer park."

"A new year brings new concerns," Tick expert Brian Kelly of East End Tick and Mosquito Control noted. "While there haven't been any diseases detected in the Asian Longhorned tick as of yet, research is ongoing and the time to act is NOW."

Wondering what stops the Easter Bunny will be making in the Hamptons?

My wedding day occurred in the height of an East End springtime day but during a nor'easter. Record rainfall flooded the parking lot.

"All of us at Hampton Coffee live in this community so the environment around us is not only important to us as a company, but personally as well," reflected Jason Belkin.

"We look forward to the 5K every year!" Brigid Collins and Jim Stewart, Katy's Courage Co-Founders, relayed. "This race is such a great way to kick off the spring season and see our community come together."