State officials were right to close some parks as thousands of visitors swarmed over Montauk on Sunday. The drastic step came after the previous weekend, when thousands came to enjoy the sunshine.

Something about students’ laptops that came up at a phone-in school board meeting this week struck us as important and worth a closer look.

Despite the fact that I had been a resident of East Hampton for nearly two decades at that point, my first column definitely reads today like the words of a young woman “from away.”

The isolation is balanced. Phone calls seem a little longer. Even routine conversations with someone in the outside world leave time for a few empathetic words.

Love means never letting her wonder if you’ve left a margarita for her in the pitcher you’ve put in the refrigerator, even if she doesn’t want one.

AMAGANSETT

J. Campagnola Trust to J. Caccamo, 25 Laurel Hill Lane, 1.7 acres, Feb. 13, $1,700,000.

R. Silverstein to G. Fontanals, 133 Cross Highway, 1.7 acres, Feb. 20, $1,300,000.

Amagansett L.L.C. to H. Kaminsky and Slosberg, 8 Holly Way, .53 acre, Jan. 27, $3,705,000.

Kurzner Children Trust to 130 Bluff Road L.L.C., 130 Bluff Road, 1 acre, Jan. 16, $3,500,000.

Marran Family L.P. to S. Baker Trust, 4 Dune Lane, .28 acre, Jan. 14, $4,050,000.

BRIDGEHAMPTON

Meals for Hospitals

A portion of proceeds from sales at London Jewelers in East Hampton for the remainder of this month and May will be used to provide meals for the staff at Long Island and New York City hospitals, the parent company of the jewelry boutique announced on Friday. The store is also offering health care workers 20 percent off most purchases on londonjewelers.com.