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For many children, the top item on their holiday wishlist is a new addition to their household, a pet.

"Too many families experience violence at home, and my administration has made it a priority to help New Yorkers break this cycle of abuse," Governor Cuomo said.

Get into the holiday spirit and start the season of giving by donating an invaluable gift during Southampton Hospital's Blood Drive.

With towns strewn in spider webs and jack-o-lanterns, adults and children dressed in their best costumes and groups of eager trick-or-treaters searching for the best candy around - we all love Halloween parades.

The 5K will support the Foundation's efforts to rescue, care for, and rehabilitate sea turtles that are currently at their facility, and also those in need of assistance during the upcoming winter months.

With Halloween right around the corner, children are buzzing with excitement at the mention of candy, costumes, and trick-or-treating.

"All of our drinking water comes from below us and what we dump into the ground ultimately and inevitably finds its way into our drinking and surface waters," noted Peconic Baykeeper Executive Director Daniel J. Gulizio.

Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons (ARF) is continuing the celebration of their 40th Anniversary by offering ARF supporters with a month of festivities and events to support animal adoption and rescue efforts.

Participants will enjoy a flat 5K course along a stretch of prime oceanfront Hamptons property.

More than 1,000 students and teachers from 34 schools in 27 of Long Island's school districts will participate in a series of events and engaging in hand-on science exploration of the Peconic Estuary, the Nissequogue River and the Carmans River.