The cancellation of this year’s Fisherman’s Fair, for many decades a banner day in Springs, is blamed on Health Department food prep regulations. It seems the letter of the law has trampled the spirit of the law. 

A recent collapse of a turbine blade at the Vineyard Wind offshore site was spectacular, but what should it mean for the wind-power industry as a whole?

I cannot remember the last time the full set of window screens went up at the Star office. There simply are too few flying insects around anymore to bother.

I’m a single mom with two teenagers. Let’s discuss.

Never mind the bluster. That’s entertainment.

This photo by Eileen Bock, from The Star's archive, shows the Rev. Thomas Holmes of the Montauk Community Church and the Rev. John Traynor, rector of St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church, granting blessings to a waiting flotilla in Montauk.

In 2013 I was obsessed with being an Authors Night author in support of the East Hampton Library. Here’s an inside-the-tent look at the Hamptons’ ultimate book party and benefit.

Not the heaviest volume we’ve seen, but property transactions are always closely watched here, aren’t they . . .

Bicycling was so popular just before the turn of the 20th century that a plea went out for a way to stand the two-wheelers up when riders dismounted to head into the post office or village shops. Plus other tidbits from the venerable Star’s past.

What's better than a juicy yard sale on a summer weekend? A big, communitywide one, where people from all walks of life here can come together to sell unwanted items and hunt for treasures. Such a sale will take place on Aug. 10, a Saturday, at the East Hampton Historical Farm Museum from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Christopher Cinque, the chief lifeguard for East Hampton Town's Montauk district, has been named the New York State Lifeguard of the Year. 

No Sailor, a folk-rock group based in New York City and Philadelphia, will play at the Stephen Talkhouse on Monday night at 7. Two local musicians, Ryan Sherman on drums and Morgan Tracey on bass, will join the set.

Ed Burke Jr., the attorney representing the pop star Justin Timberlake on his June 18 drunken-driving charge in Sag Harbor Village Justice Court, argued Friday morning before Justice Carl Irace that the case should be dismissed on the grounds that police had erred when processing the arrest paperwork.

Dog moms and dads, there's just enough time to get your furry best friends ready for their close up at sixth annual Hamptons Dog Show on Saturday, Aug. 3, at the American Legion in Amagansett. 

In a positive turn of events, the Concerned Citizens of Montauk’s weekly water testing earlier this week revealed lower levels of bacteria across the numerous testing sites in the Montauk, Amagansett, Springs, and East Hampton areas. Unfortunately, enterococcus bacteria levels in Montauk’s Fort Pond remain high. 

Two stories about good Samaritans in this week's paper and another heard around the office serve as reminders to heartily thank the lifesavers, first responders, and CPR trainers among us.

There was good electoral news out of France, and then England, and now, with Kamala Harris ascending to the top of the ticket, Democrats in this country have something to cheer about.

Our readers bemoan “frustrating times.” And much more, frankly.

Waiting on a new diesel engine for Cerberus, my sailboat. And then waiting some more.

Just when you needed an emphatic voice on the side of sanity, here comes Billy Bragg.