Author: The Long Island Times

The initiative is aimed at promoting the safe disposal of expired or excess prescription drugs to protect seniors, children, pets and the environment.

The Pickle Festival is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 18 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the John Gardiner Farm. Admission/donation is $5 and children under 12 are free.

The Blaze, which runs from Sept. 22 through Nov. 7, features more than 7,000 hand-carved jack o’lanterns and elaborate pumpkin sculptures at the walk-through experience.

The in-person art fair will be held Sept. 2 through Sept. 5 at the Southampton Arts Center, however, the fair’s online viewing room is now open.

The solar field, along with fuel cells and harvested methane gas, will be part of an energy park at the landfill, which stops accepting waste in 2024 when it will be capped and closed.

The CM Performing Arts Center, which had been shuttered during the COVID-19 pandemic, is open again for its 47th season.

The farmers markets, open every Saturday from noon to 3 p.m. through Oct. 30, follow a “youth market model” and are staffed by Westbury teens, some paid and some volunteer.

The tasting event, which will feature craft beers from local and national breweries plus a selection of wine and hard cider for sampling, takes place at Belmont Park on Saturday, Oct. 2.

The money, from the federal government, will be used to resurface Runway 15R/33L and Taxiway Sierra.