Paid Notice: Captain Paul George Forsberg, 86, of Montauk, New York, and Tarpon Springs, Florida, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 20, 2026, in Tarpon Springs, surrounded by family. A titan of the American fishing industry, a relentless advocate for fishermen’s rights, and a pillar of the Montauk community for more than seven decades, Captain Forsberg leaves behind a legacy as vast and enduring as the waters he spent his life navigating.

From a meeting of the eminent Tiddlywink club to a fish-catching duel between a working Montauk vessel and a government survey dragger, dig into some deep history, won’t you?

A funeral for Regina R. Foley of Montauk will be held on Saturday at 10 a.m. at the East Hampton Presbyterian Church.

Ian Adam Nathanson, a writer and producer of video games, died of a heart attack on March 10 while working on his property in Springs. He was 45.

According to numbers provided by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the majority of the almost 700 geese found dead in and around Georgica Pond over the last couple of weeks, the victims of avian flu, were buried on the East Hampton Village Department of Public Works property on Accabonac Road.

In a tele-town hall last week, Representative Nick LaLota defended the war in Iran amid the Trump administration’s shifting rationales and objectives, said he had no role in a no-bid contract awarded to his brother, and broke with the president on Obamacare and offshore wind, with qualifiers.

A five-year plan launched by former County Legislator Bridget Fleming to renovate the exterior of the historic Cedar Island Lighthouse at Cedar Point Park is inching closer to its anticipated completion in 2028.

“We ask you to do the right thing,” Minerva Perez, the executive director of Organizacion Latino Americana, pleaded through tears to the East Hampton Town Board last week, as she pushed the board to discuss what’s become known as the East End Public Safety and Accountability Law.

Familiar faces showed up at a public hearing last week in front of the East Hampton Town Board regarding the John Osborn Homestead on Main Street in Wainscott. Their message? “It’s the view, stupid.”

On Saturday a shoplifter struck at Dôen on Madison Street in Sag Harbor, stealing a pair of black shoes. Employees told police she had “heavy Botox to her face.”

A driver and his passenger were both arrested by Sag Harbor Village police in the early morning hours on Sunday, one charged with drunken driving and the other with resisting arrest.

An East Hampton man faces up to four years in prison after he was found guilty of felony-level driving while intoxicated on March 16.

In their first-ever robotics competition at Hofstra University, East Hampton High’s Bonac Bots won the Rookie All-Star award for their robot, the Claminator, and placed 27th out of 48 over all.

Get ready for a taste of Mardi Gras and Carnival at the Clubhouse in Wainscott Friday night. The East Hampton High School Jazz Band will be opening for the band Nation Beat at Jazz Night, starting at 6.

The Springs School P.T.A. hosted its fourth annual Springs Break at the Stephen Talkhouse on March 13. The party is a fund-raiser for upcoming field trips and school events, including the back-to-school barbecue, field trips for all grades, and the annual Green and White Field Day.

The Pierson High School spring show, “The Drowsy Chaperone,” billed as a musical within a comedy, is taking the stage in Sag Harbor this week.

Tens of thousands of spectators are expected in Montauk on Sunday for the 64th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, and out front will be Tom Grenci Jr., former police precinct commander and fire chief.

A budget crunch in Sag Harbor Village has officials looking to save money. One way could be by hiking the cost of resident parking stickers from $15 to $25.

Construction is “well underway” at the long-term parking area at the end of Lumber Lane in East Hampton Village, and a barn for the Fire Department’s antique trucks and equipment has quickly arisen adjacent to the construction site.

The next No Kings rally, part of the ever-growing movement protesting the Trump administration, will happen on Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. outside East Hampton Town Hall.