🌱 East Hampton Daily: Benefit Designer Auction & Preview + Work Out

Hello again, neighbors! Diane Witek here with your fresh copy of the East Hampton Daily. Here's all the local news you need to know right now.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 64, low: 53.

Here are the top stories today in East Hampton:

1. Join the online auction and preview cocktail party to raise money for the cats and dogs at the Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons Adoption Center in East Hampton. The benefit designer auction will kick off with a Preview Cocktail Party on Saturday, May 28, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the ARF Thrift & Treasure Shop, 17 Poxabogue Lane in Sagaponack. The online auction will take place from May 28 through June 7. (Hamptons.com)
2. Whether you like body sculpting, Pilates or hot Yoga, if you’re heading out east and aren’t sure where to get in a workout, the Observer has you covered. See all the best fitness studios to work up a sweat out east this summer. Make sure you book early, summer is just around the corner. (Observer)
3. Beech trees across Long Island, New York and the Northeast, have been decimated by a newly-discovered tree disease. The state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is asking residents to report signs of the blight so the state can track its spread. The disease has now been found in eight states and in Canada. The department asks residents who spot the striped, diseased leaves to take photographs of the leaves, bark and the entire tree and submit to foresthealth@dec.ny.gov. (Patch)
4. Riverhead Board of Education will vote on hiring new assistant superintendent, whom Superintendent Augustine Tornatore hired last year while at Liberty K-12 School District in Newburgh. Rodney Asse did “a fantastic job” at Liberty as its business official, Tornatore said, and has “a good reputation.” (Subscription: Riverhead News Review)
5. Roughly 18 million children under the age 5 are the only group in the United States not yet eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. Until Pfizer-BioNTech announced on Monday, that "three modified doses of its COVID-19 vaccine offer strong protection for children ages six months to five years." (Subscription: Newsday)

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Today in East Hampton:

• Baby Chick Storytime and Craft — East Hampton Library. (4 p.m.)
• Button Making! — East Hampton Library. (5 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Easthampton Youth Soccer Association: "Registration is now open for Fall Rec (pre-K up to 10) and Travel! Please click the link https://clubs.bluesombrero.com to access different programs and divisions." (Facebook) (Website)
• The Clamshell Foundation: "With our local partnerships, $1,000 helps send one child to a camp for the entire summer, allowing their parents to go to work and feeling confident that their children are in a safe, fun setting. Donate today to give back." (Facebook) (Website)
• Guild Hall of East Hampton: "We’re looking for a full time accountant to join our finance team. This newly created position will play a key role in the organization as it embarks on a planned industry leading expansion and facility upgrade." (Facebook) (Website)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today. See you all tomorrow for another update!

— Diane Witek

About me: Impassioned Writer, Website Designer, Social Media Marketer and newly proclaimed Baker. Lover of nature and animals of all kinds.

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming East Hampton Daily? Contact me at diane.witek@patch.com