Tensions ran high on Monday at East Hampton Town Hall, where the Springs Park Committee met to go over plans for the future of the park.

A proposal to increase density on senior-citizen-only affordable housing developments in East Hampton Town from the current eight units per acre to 12 was met warmly at a town board hearing last week.

This card from the photographer Kathryn McLaughlin Abbe to Enez Whipple, the Guild Hall director at the time, is from the Local Artist Research Archive.

Working to rekindle a sense of community among people with a deep history here, an old group with a new name — the Sons and Daughters of East Hampton — got together this week at the East Hampton Historical Farm Museum to reminisce and reconnect.

After heavy rain and flash flooding on Sunday, Concerned Citizens of Montauk’s weekly tests of water samples collected at sites in Montauk, Napeague, Amagansett, Springs, and East Hampton “revealed through-the-roof dangerous bacteria levels,” at all but two spots, including test spots on the ocean.

Jennifer Johanna Mula and Gabriel Joseph Greenberg got engaged in Amagansett Square on Aug. 6.

Project Most will host an exploration hike on the Paumanok Path on Saturday at 3 p.m. Plus: pirate adventures, crafts video games, international snack night and candy taste testing, an outdoor movie, and more activities coming up for kids and teens.

In an era when digital connectivity is ubiquitous, the role of cellphones in educational settings has sparked significant debate: Should high schools ban them from classrooms, hallways, and even cafeterias? While they can serve as valuable tools for learning and communication, their widespread use by teens during school hours has raised concerns about distractions and mental health across the country and right here on the South Fork.

The East Hampton School Board on Tuesday approved spending $81,735 from its repair reserve account to make sure the Blue Point Lockdown System — a key component of the district’s safety infrastructure — is working properly. The district has also hired a new bus driver, while putting out the message that still more drivers are needed.