Sonia Gaviola, who helped start a number of Montauk businesses, died of complications of cancer on Jan. 23 in West Virginia.

Barbara Jo Brundige, a teacher, school and summer camp owner and director, real estate broker, and volunteer, died of cancer on Feb. 9. The part-time Sag Harbor resident was 77.

The East Hampton Town Police Department has announced it is accepting applications for the Civil Service position of public safety dispatcher. Applications are due by March 22.

The Amagansett Village Improvement Society, in carrying out its mission to keep the hamlet beautiful, is having trees pruned on Main Street from the Amagansett School east to St. Michael’s Lutheran Church. The work, which is being done by Whitmores, will continue through the rest of this month. Look for the AVIS banner to see which trees are being pruned.

For hikers who enjoy history, Celia Paul and Steve Rosen will lead a short walk at Northwest Harbor on Sunday that will also be something of a history lesson. The harbor was East Hampton's main port from 1654 until 1761.

Eric Alterman is back with a typically contentious, hefty, diligently detailed exploration, this time focused on the long-running American debate over Israel.

The boys basketball teams from East Hampton, Bridgehampton, and Pierson (Sag Harbor) High Schools have made the postseason, and on Thursday East Hampton, which won Division IV with a 13-2 record, will play host at 5 p.m. to the Amityville-Hampton Bays winner.