Villages

Some may avoid cemeteries for fear of lost souls, but those interested in the past, like Alice Dayton LaPointe, seen here in 1956, know they are a goldmine of local history.

A common cuckoo, a bird known in the United States for its famous “cuckoo clock” sound, was spotted on Oct. 23 in Riverhead. If the sighting is approved by the New York State Avian Records Committee, it will mark the first time the bird has ever appeared in the state.

Trick-or-treating on Friday? Here are a few spots to add to your circuit.

“The aim here is for us to have the differences, vocalize them, and for us to be patient and understand where they’re coming from,” said Dr. Asma Rashid, a co-host with Jim Vrettos of an interfaith disussion on creating unity in an age that feels increasingly divisive and isolating. 

Folksy music and family photos at LTV Studios Sunday added an upbeat touch to a commemoration of the life and legacy of Larry Penny, a naturalist, teacher, writer, and former director of the town’s Natural Resources Department.

A discussion hosted by Progressive East End Reformers laid bare the impacts of ICE agents searching for undocumented immigrants, a dragnet that across the country has snared multiple United States citizens and immigrants in the process of attaining legal status.

It has been a long road to recovery for Chris Carillo, but on Monday night he returned to East Hampton Town Hall to meet with the town trustees, for whom he serves as attorney, almost four months after a dangerous bout with Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA.

In 1950, an unusually quiet Halloween night saw some soaped windows, and little else. In 2000, the costumed dogs came out for Sag Harbor’s Ragamuffin Parade.

Research and memories are the underpinnings of Robert Hefner's bacykard orchard in Amagansett.

The Bridgehampton Lions Club’s Carving Contest, a tradition anticipated by adults and kids alike, is moving to a new location and a new day of the week this year: Sunday at the Corwith House.

A host of environmental organizations will come together on Sunday at LTV Studios to celebrate the life and work of Larry Penny, former director of the town’s Natural Resources Department and author of The Star’s “Nature Notes” column.

This turn-of-the-20th-century photo shows the James Huntting house in the village in its original majesty, ghosts or no.

The public has been invited to “Times That Try Our Souls — Let the Healing Begin,” which will bring together leaders from Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, on Sunday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the South Fork in Bridgehampton.

Rabbi Josh Franklin will be leaving the Jewish Center of the Hamptons when his contract concludes in May, after nine years in the position. 

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A crowd that was estimated at 2,000 to 2,500 and included several Democratic elected officials gathered at East Hampton Town Hall on Saturday for the latest "No Kings" protest against the Trump administration.

“It’s an incredible moment here, of course,” Leon Morris, a former rabbi at Temple Adas Israel in Sag Harbor, wrote this week from Israel. “Mixed with all the emotions of the enormous losses for us, and of course for the innocent Palestinians in Gaza.”

Ahead of their induction into the New York State Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame, Bill Evans and Gary Sapiane of WLNG were recognized with proclamations from the Sag Harbor Village Board on Tuesday.

You never know what you’ll find at a yard sale. Like the architectural plans for the redone Pussy’s Pond bridge in Springs.

Private driveways branch off a long and winding Old Montauk Highway, and to a first-time visitor the place is a kind of dreamscape, one that grows more surreal when the gate is opened and soon it is before you: the Stone House.

Three months after a “Good Trouble Lives On” rally outside Town Hall, the next local protest organized by People for Democracy East Hampton happens on Saturday, in a vastly different political landscape.

The Hamptons International Film Festival has been a significant industry event for over three decades now. As this year’s festival came and went, four organizers at the helm reflected on how it has evolved, and where it will go from here.

In 1975, pilots complained to the town about the cost of fuel and tie-downs at the airport. In 2000, the public acquisition of Shadmoor on the Montauk bluffs was celebrated. And more ripped from our pages.

Rain forced postponement of this year’s Tyler Valcich Memorial Car Show at the Amagansett Firehouse. It has been rescheduled for Sunday.

Bad cell service remains a problem in Sag Harbor, so CityScape Consultants again addressed the village board on how to proceed with towers, carriers, and the public.

The Springs Food Pantry’s annual Chowdah Chowdown fund-raiser will return to the Springs Tavern and Grill on Saturday afternoon with all-you-can-eat chowder and soup from local chefs, live music by Josh Brussell, a mocktail bar, and a 50-50 raffle with a cash prize.

The Animal Rescue Fund's Stroll to the Sea fund-raiser, the annual two-mile dog walk from Mulford Farm to Main Beach and back, will take place Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon.

The 44th annual Montauk Fall Fest happens on Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the downtown green. 

A group of filmmakers, runners, walkers, and spectators will meet at Gubbins Perfect Fit in East Hampton Friday at 8 a.m. for a community 5K run and walk to Main Beach and back that is connected to the Hamptons International Film Festival screening of the documentary “Remaining Native.”

This autograph book kept by Mary Howard Greene Thompson between 1830 and 1839 is an early version of today’s school yearbook, with messages and drawings left by friends and family to be read when they were apart.