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Oct. 13, 2026 by Cailin Riley, Sag Harbor Express ⬜️ When fall officially hits and the busy and lucrative summer season recedes further into the rearview, things slow down for both small business and restaurant owners in the area, which directly impacts the budgets of the people who work there. East End food pantry directors […]

Oct. 12, 2026 by Emily Toy, Southforker.com  ⬜️ The Sag Harbor Food Pantry‘s first-ever Supper Stroll is set for Saturday, Oct. 24, already sold out and already sure to be a beloved new tradition the community will look forward to. “We’re really excited about it and the restaurants have all been very generous,” says Terie Diat, executive […]

Dec 23, 2025  by Stephen J. Kotz, Sag Harbor Express ⬜️ The Sag Harbor Community Food Pantry once again will be the beneficiary of the 27th annual Wainscott Polar Bear Plunge, which will take place at the foot of Beach Lane at 2:30 p.m. on January 1. The annual event is sponsored by Colin Mather and […]

Nov. 24, 2025 by Stephen J. Kotz, Sag Harbor Express ⬜️ Evelyn Ramunno, the face of the Sag Harbor Community Food Pantry, where she has been the executive director for 15 years and a volunteer for a total of 25 years, plans to step down at the end of the year. She will be replaced […]

Nov 11, 2025 by Stephen J. Kotz, Sag Harbor Express ⬜️ With stubbornly high food prices and cuts in federal food aid programs, food pantries on the East End are feeling the pinch. This Sunday, a group of Sag Harbor residents, led by Shawn Sachs, Laney Crowell, Fitzhugh Karol and Lyndsay Caleo Karol, have organized […]

Apr 16, 2025 by Jack Motz ⬜️ The directors of the Springs Food Pantry, the Sag Harbor Community Food Pantry and Heart of the Hamptons agree: Food supply is shrinking even as need is growing on the South Fork. Each faces its own hurdles, with the directors citing federal funding cuts, tariffs on Chinese goods […]

Dec 16, 2024 ⬜️ Start the new year with a chance to do some good by braving the cold Atlantic for the 26th annual Wainscott Polar Bear Plunge, sponsored by the Seafood Shop’s Colin Mather, with all proceeds going to the Sag Harbor Community Food Pantry. This is the only fundraising event held each year […]

Dec 9, 2024 ⬜️ The South Fork Natural History Museum has taken on “Giving Back” initiatives this holiday season. SOFO’s co-founder and board president, Andy Sabin, launched his annual Appeal Challenge Grant, pledging to match all gifts under $10,000, up to a total of $50,000, starting last month. The initiative inspires donors to double their […]

Nov 21, 2023 by Stephen J. Kotz ⬜️  There was plenty of laughter, plenty of chatting and plenty of hard work as a group of volunteers — women you’d recognize working at the Sag Harbor Community Food Pantry or in a church kitchen, who were augmented by a group of Pierson High School students — […]

Oct 25, 2023 by Cailin Riley ⬜️ Local food pantries ensure that the basic needs of families are met, no matter what kind of hardship they’re going through, and community support, often from schools, is key in enabling the pantries to fill those needs. Recently, Sag Harbor Elementary School students found a new and creative […]