“Think of the 2004 cellphone — our code was designed for that cellphone,” Jeremy Samuelson, director of the East Hampton Town Planning Department, told the town board in urging it to adopt a brand-new wireless master plan. “The pandemic alone taught us the extent to which we’re reliant upon these technologies, but our infrastructure wasn’t matching it. We had to take a cultural leap and get to a place where we were saying, ‘This actually is critical infrastructure.’ ”

“For me personally, socialization is very important,” said Vicki Lundin. “The amazing staff at the senior center are caring and highly effective.” But, she said, East Hampton Town's current senior citizens center is too crowded.

Big things are happening in East Hampton High School’s science research program, whose students recently returned from two rounds of the Long Island Science and Engineering Fair with a number of awards — including a first-place finish in the plant sciences competition for Leah Fromm, one of 61 students in the research program who will show off their work at next Thursday’s Science Research Symposium at the high school.

Students and teachers at the Bridgehampton School will soon see more bees buzzing about the campus, fitting for a school whose mascot is the bee. Through a partnership with ReWild Long Island, a nonprofit organization that promotes “sustainable landscaping for biodiversity and climate resilience,” according to its website, Bridgehampton is in the early stages of planning a new pollinator garden.

On March 22, Springs School held its annual World’s Fair celebration, hosted by the school's Diversity Club. “It is about celebrating other countries and their cultures,” the club's adviser, Vicki Firemark, said.

Administrators and board members at the Ross School have approved a reorganization of grade levels at its two campuses, with an eye toward “optimizing resources and enhancing students’ overall educational outcomes,” according to Tom Sturtevant, the head of school.

The second annual East Hampton Village Hamptons Whodunit festival, which features mystery and crime authors, interactive simulated crime scenes, walking tours, panel discussions, and escape rooms, will be launched next Thursday and will continue through next weekend.

In the spring of 1933, 25 East Hampton High School seniors and two chaperones took a class trip to Washington, D.C. In this photo they are seen at Mount Vernon.