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"We are hoping to raise our goal of $10,000 this year," Lauren Maldonado explained.

"Sign up and help us celebrate our 25th Anniversary," says Julie Ratner. "With a virtual run, our friends all over the world can participate."

What I love about the Hamptons and the whole East End of Long Island is the plentiful wide-open spaces that the many bays, parks, farms, and yes, the Atlantic Ocean help create.

"As of this morning, Friday, July 31, we have no confirmed COVID admitted patients in our Hospital and no admitted patients under investigation for COVID-19," reported Robert S. Chaloner, Chief Administrative Officer, Stony Brook Southampton Hospital.

"We wanted to ensure our tradition continued and are excited to see what everyone creates from afar," Kori Peters said about the virtual edition.

"The juvenile spat-on-shell oysters will continue to grow on to adults that are capable of filtering up to 50 gallons of water per day, helping to remove excess nutrients from the water column and improving water quality and clarity," Barbour told us.

"There will be an ongoing need to address the impacts and consequences of the pandemic. We are likely to have a much larger year-round community for the foreseeable future," Supervisor Van Scoyoc told us.

"This will not be a normal summer, but while we're all out practicing our social distancing guidelines, ticks will NOT be adhering to the rules," Brian Kelly stated.

For years we have watched the kayaks and paddle boarders around us and never did I ever think or know the true passion my wife (also in her mid-sixties) had to actually kayak.

"We can't play but we can still help our neighbors," explained David Brandman. "The need for the charities we support has never been greater. We've set up this donation link so our players and fans, so our whole community, can help us help them, while cheering on their team."