In the annals of jaw-dropping East Hampton political miscalculation, the bugging of the town trustees office is a new low.

The senseless destruction of the Maidstone Park ball field last week caused outrage and disbelief. But it also should serve as a reminder of how important organized youth baseball and softball are in this community, and the admirable commitment of the adult coaches who make it all possible.

Jacqueline Ann Meacham Lattimer, who was known as Jackie, died at the age of 61 on April 24 while camping, a favorite pursuit, near Carlisle, Pa. Her death was attributed to a heart attack.

Anne Fritts Stewart of Springs and Manhattan died at Mount Sinai Hospital on the Upper East Side on May 5, of complications following abdominal surgery. She was 80 and had been ill for one day, her family said.

Warren H. Phillips, who died at the age of 92 in his Bridgehampton home on Friday, was widely known as director emeritus of Dow Jones & Company. He had guided it as it became highly profitable, developed European and Asian editions, and expanded into cable television and book publishing.

Marilyn Jane Kouffman of East Hampton, an actress in Off Broadway productions who appeared on the stage at Guild Hall after moving here in the late 1950s, died of pneumonia at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital on April 12.

An application from the owners of Bostwick’s Clambake and Catering Company in East Hampton, who are seeking permission to add storage structures to the Pantigo Road property, led to an examination of the current infractions of the zoning code at the site at a meeting of the town’s planning board on May 8.

Group show at Ashawagh, McGuinness at Harper's, glass artists at D'Amico, Crandell and Elliot at Studio 11, and more

Here is Cindy Pool’s recipe for coconut cake. She got it from her sister when they were visiting her in Greece over 25 years ago.

A long-held plan to improve the westbound bus stop in Amagansett recently came to fruition when a flat brick surface was installed on Main Street in front of Gansett Green Manor. Two new benches accommodate waiting passengers.

Paola’s, the Italian restaurant taking over the space formerly occupied by EMP Summer House on Pantigo Road in East Hampton, will open by Memorial Day weekend, Stefano Marracino, the owner, said on Friday.

In an effort to provide more affordable housing for year-round residents, the East Hampton Town Board on Tuesday introduced a proposal to change minimum lot area requirements for detached affordable accessory structures.

A Queens resident was found on Sunday with 45 grams of marijuana in his car during a traffic stop in Amagansett.

The East Hampton Library will open the fifth annual Tom Twomey Series of conversations on topics of local and national interest with “Bioswales: A New Vision for East Hampton’s Village Green” on Saturday at 6 p.m. Subsequent talks will range from politics to oysters to the cartoonist Charles Addams.

Guild Hall’s Teen Arts Council has organized a cleanup at Atlantic Avenue Beach in Amagansett on Saturday and will follow up with a fashion event using repurposed finds on Sunday

Possible gunshots were reported in the vicinity of Maidstone and Susan Streets last Thursday evening around 9:30. Police searched the area but found nothing.

With the arrival of the month of May, for anglers of either the salt or freshwater ilk, it can be difficult to decide what to fish for on any particular day.

A 69-year-old East Hampton man is being held on $50,000 bail after an investigation revealed he had been abusing a girl sexually for more than three years, East Hampton Town police said.

A 56-year-old man with a history of drunken driving was slapped with several charges on Saturday afternoon, including a felony under Leandra’s Law, after East Hampton Town police reported finding him driving while intoxicated in Amagansett with two teenagers in the car.

Item of the Week From the East Hampton Library Long Island Collection