Hello The Hamptons! Hope your coffee tastes especially good this morning. In today’s bring-the-kiddos edition: Factory expansion and 200 hires, a Mexico vs. Czechia watch party, and dino-bone creations + excuses to get the fam out and about this week.
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01 — Worth knowing In the newsThree local stories this week, plus a few worth your money.
Growing food brand expands: Healthy meal maker Redefine Meals signed a lease for 107,000-square-foot former Entenmann’s factory in North Bay Shore, planning 200 hires as production will triple and expand to dozens more locations -- see the factory expansion.
Support for community programs: Applications are open for Suffolk County’s third distribution of opioid settlement funds, supporting treatment, recovery, and prevention. Eligible groups serving county residents can apply now, with portal closing July 6 -- see how to apply.
Building industry mobilizes: A builders coalition formed to tackle East End permit backlogs, especially in East Hampton, pushing online permitting, faster approvals, and reforms for affordable housing, train service, and lower construction costs -- check the permit reforms.
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03 — On our radar
Local business spotlightNearby spots we'd actually send a friend to.
Lakeside reset, anyone? Claim a shady spot at Agawam Park, let the kids conquer the playground, then stick around for those summer concerts that make weeknights feel like Friday. Picnic table optional, lake breeze required, and zero guilt about calling this your neighborhood backyard.
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Level up your week: High Score Arcades Southampton serves pure joystick therapy, mixing retro favorites with newer crowd-pleasers in simple timed sessions so you can chase high scores instead of coins. If you need an easy, no-fuss reset this week, grab a friend and collect bragging rights.
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05 — The event calendar Fun for the famOur favorite upcoming kid and family-friendly events. All events are subject to change. Always check official event pages before heading out.
🐸 The Secret Life of a Pond: Life Cycles and Survey @ South Fork Natural History Museum & Nature Center (Bridgehampton) | Wednesday (6/24) at 1:00 PM – Trade your to-do list for waders and meet the real landlords of the pond. A naturalist-led peek under the surface explains why frogs, turtles, and birds hang here, with nets, magnifiers, and a crash course in tiny roommates, food chains, and patience.
🧒 Mini Makers @ Hampton Library (Bridgehampton) | Wednesday (6/24) at 2:30 PM – If your K to 2 crew has more questions than your coffee can handle, Mini Makers gives them a place to build, tinker, and proudly glue things to other things. Think bite-size STEM fun, curious minds, and no glitter on your rug, blessedly.
⚽ Mexico vs. Czechia World Cup Watch Party @ Children's Museum of the East End (Bridgehampton) | Wednesday (6/24) at 3:00 PM – If your living room can't take another "goooool," CMEE is hosting a family-friendly Mexico vs Czechia watch party. Big screen, AC, and plenty of space for the kids to wiggle while you actually watch the match, chat with neighbors, and practice polite refereeing.
🐦 Meet the Martins @ South Fork Natural History Museum & Nature Center (Bridgehampton) | Saturday (6/27) at 10:30 AM – Skip brunch and meet the tiniest locals, just-hatched Purple Martin nestlings, with SOFO’s Purple Martin steward, John Shemilt. He’ll decode their whole life cycle, you provide the oohs, the patience, and a healthy respect for tiny beaks, no binocular flexing required.
🦴 Dino-Bone Creations @ Montauk Library | Saturday (6/27) at 11:00 AM – If you’ve been waiting to unearth something besides laundry, the Summer Reading kickoff leans into this year’s Unearth a Story theme with a life-sized dino bone build, perfect for Pre-K and up. Kids dig in, you supply the bad puns, everyone leaves feeling gigantic.
🌊 Estuary/Marine Exploration @ The Green School (Sagaponack) | Saturday (6/27) at 3:00 PM – At The Green School in Sagaponack, Group for the East End rolls in a live touch tank so you can meet our estuary locals, no hip waders required. Poke a horseshoe crab, admire a snail’s hustle, and learn how these neighbors handle the tides.
🐍 Reptiles and Amphibians of the South Fork with SOFO @ East Hampton Library | Tuesday (6/30) at 3:30 PM – Skip the beach traffic and meet the South Fork’s quieter residents with shells, scales, and great poker faces. SOFO introduces you to Eastern Box and Snapping Turtles, a Milk Snake, an Eastern Tiger Salamander, and the Gray Tree Frog, plus their quirky habitats.
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07 — The The Hamptons report Weather forecastToday — High: 83°F — Low: 55°F — Precip: 1%
Sunny, with a high near 83. Northwest wind around 10 mph. Later: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West wind 3 to 9 mph.
Tomorrow — High: 79°F — Low: 64°F — Precip: 0%
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