Concerned Citizens of Montauk announced the election of Jessica James as the new board president at its annual meeting last month. Ms. James succeeds David Freudenthal, who has led the organization’s mission to protect Montauk’s unique environment through education, advocacy, and citizen action since 2021.

As Independence Day weekend approaches, locals and visitors from all over the world are getting ready to pack together onto narrow strips of coveted coastline to partake in the time-honored tradition of the East End’s annual fireworks shows, each of which features the work of Fireworks by Grucci, the sixth-generation family-owned company based in Bellport.

Carrying four blaring smoke detectors, a North Haven man walked into Sag Harbor Village police headquarters on Saturday night and claimed that they had been going off in his house for three days and could not be deactivated. Police were unable to disable the alarms and contacted the fire marshal, who responded to the station and properly disposed of the devices.

Terry Lydell Hochstedler of Bridgehampton, a pastor and financial administrator for a number of churches on the East End, died on June 17. He was 58.

Gerald T. Keating of Springs, a Navy veteran whose global perspective was enriched by the 17 countries across Europe and Asia he visited during his military career, died on June 9 at the age of 94.

A graveside service for Franklin Keith Reutershan will be held on July 12 at 10 a.m. at Cedar Lawn Cemetery in East Hampton.

This letter from Joseph Anthony & Co. to Henry Packer Dering exemplifies some of the responsibilities held by the customs master in Sag Harbor.

Fifty years ago, Judith Hope, town supervisor, showed some political backbone. Who knew that would become so rare?

On June 23, a Subaru S.U.V. rear-ended a Toyota S.U.V. at Carl Fisher Plaza in Montauk. That evening, two other S.U.V.s collided in Wainscott and had to be towed away. And more news of the roads.

Failed to yield, failed to signal, failed to stay in lane, a failed taillight, a failed roadside sobriety test.

A Penske rental truck collided with the Long Island Rail Road overpass on Cove Hollow Road in East Hampton Village shortly before 4 p.m. on June 26, resulting in train service delays between the Southampton and Montauk stations.

No rest for our reader-commentators . . .

This is a plea for Representative Nick LaLota to prioritize fighting Washington’s war on weather forecasting and climate science. This congressional district is particularly at risk.

It feels a bit like someone up in Albany is punking us with the “Groundhog Day” roadwork situation at the intersection of Route 114 and Stephen Hand’s Path.

The classic lobster roll when I was growing up here in the 1970s was just lobster meat and mayonnaise, sometimes with chopped celery, on a hot dog bun. These days, variations abound.

One of the analog pleasures I miss most in our digital world is sitting on a stool behind the jewelry counter at my late Aunt Mary’s boutique on Newtown Lane examining catalogs from travel agencies.

By doing absolutely nothing to my Noyac lawn I’ve inadvertently created a firefly sanctuary.

Adventures in yardin’ from the 1990s into the aughts.

More realty moves hereabouts . . .

An 18-foot-tall elephant balancing on its trunk, a horse made of mud and sticks, and a 12-foot spider are only three of the more than 50 animal sculptures assembled for "The Ark" at The Church in Sag Harbor.