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Get Your Shots While They’re Hot

Make an appointment now. The Centers for Disease Control says you probably need to get a flu shot by Halloween.

Lockdown Trauma

The Springs School District is proposing a change to its safety plan regarding lockdown drills, and it’s a smart and necessary change in protocol.

Dog Fight

From the Springs dog park to dogs on the beach, we have been fielding a lot of letters about dog controversies lately.

The Mast-Head: Questions and Answers

We get a lot of questions from readers here. It is, after all, a local newspaper.

Gristmill: So Long, Pops

When a county investigator instantly “gets,” and appreciates, a just-deceased family member.

Guestwords: Another Softball Sunday

Around 9, cars start pulling up and guys meander onto the field, one by one, groggy and disheveled, animated by caffeine and muscle memory. They soft-toss and take B.P. and let the weight of the week rise into the morning mist.

Recorded Deeds 09.05.24

A noticeable uptick in sales is here recorded, for all you real estate watchers out there.

Writing Workshops in Springs

The Springs Library has announced two writing workshops plus a weekly story hour for children.

Sax Player on the Rise

Sara Hanahan, a jazz saxophonist who tours nationwide and internationally, will perform with her quartet at the Parrish Art Museum.

On the Water: Turning the Page

This was a weird summer. We witnessed it all, from epic rainfall to sustained heat waves to jungle-like humidity. On the fishing scene, anglers are looking forward to the change of seasons.

For Bonac Sports It’s Ready or Not

East Hampton High School varsity sports competition was to have begun in earnest this week, with the football, girls tennis, girls soccer, boys soccer, field hockey, boys volleyball, and golf teams all scheduled to have seen action as of Thursday evening.

Dittmer Wins the Hampton Classic Grand Prix

The sky on Grand Prix Sunday, which caps the weeklong Hampton Classic Horse Show in Bridgehampton, was uncustomarily gray, and, for the first time anyone could remember, a light rain fell as 40 horse-and-rider entries vying for the $132,000 winner’s share of the $400,000 Longines purse traversed a tough, sinuous 17-effort course that posed problems just about everywhere.

Men’s Soccer Title Is Up for Grabs

The summer 7-on-7 men’s soccer league’s championship seems to be a tossup given the fact that the top four teams went into the playoffs this week on virtually an even keel.

A Circuitous Path to Mastery

Josh Kessler's career included antiques restoration and opening a recording studio before he found his niche as a sought-after master of piano restoration and tuning.

Poems That Invite Us In

In Kathy Engel’s timely new collection, “Dear Inheritors,” the poems do not sit still, they rise to the occasion of deep conversation, particularly when the subjects are tough.

Paul Simon Doc at Guild Hall

Guild Hall stays busy with a Paul Simon documentary from “American Masters,” a performance of a new work for solo piano, and its annual Garden as Art event.

, Through a Photographer’s Eye

Michael Light's large-scale photographs range from the gardens of Madoo to nude human statuary to distressed landscapes on Napeague and Stony Hill.

Landscape Icons at LongHouse

LongHouse Reserve's Landscape Legends program will honor the artist Mary Miss and feature presentations by her and three landscape architects, a luncheon, and garden tours.

Jazz, Auditions, Surf Movies

The Southampton Arts Center will host Jazz from Santi Debriano, auditions for staged readings of Truman Capote's holiday stories, and Surf Movie Night.