At the turn of the millennium, Robert David Lion Gardiner and his estranged niece, Alexandra Creel Goelet, appeared in court in a disagreement over upzoning the family’s privately held Gardiner’s Island. And more of consequence from our past coverage.

It’s the Star mailbag, end-of-season edition.

Homeowners are suing the town over the loss of a view that the town itself was supposed to preserve.

Rhode Island has imposed an extra tax on second homes worth over $1 million, while municipalities on Cape Cod are considering adding a 2-percent transfer tax on property sales above the $2 million mark to fund affordable housing.

A reminder of how wasps like old boats.

More moves, realty-wise.

Tumbleweed Tuesday was the best day of the year, weather-wise. Of course, I am prone to such pronouncements. I can’t help it.