The Montauk Historical Society, Eastville Community Historical Society, and the Southampton African American Museum have come together to organize Amistad Week, a series of educational and commemorative events beginning next Thursday, centered around the 128-foot schooner Amistad, a replica of a vessel that held an infamous place in world history.

The circus performers Johnny Peers and the Muttville Comix are coming to LTV Studios for the Friday Family Frolics series tomorrow at 5 p.m. to make the whole family hoot and holler. Plus: Summer reading wrap-up parties, family art activities, fun at the library, an outdoor movie, and more coming up for kids and teens.

The East Hampton Star’s Summer Academy took a field trip to Amagansett this week for a stop at Bonfire Coffeehouse, which opened in May. Laura Donnelly, the East End’s expert food critic and longtime Star food columnist, offered a primer on restaurant reviewing. After tasting a range of Bonfire’s sweet and savory offerings, here’s what our students had to say.

“We found Faith through a fluke,” said the award-winning singer and PBS-TV host Cristina Fontanelli, referring to Faith Mullaly, a 13-year-old Montauk student who will be performing at the Basilica of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary in Southampton on Saturday as part of a charitable concert organized by the Cristina Fontanelli Foundation.

Project Most, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing meaningful after-school programs, day care, and weekend activities for children of all ages, has an aptly named fund-raiser coming up this weekend: Building Blocks.

An Audi was stolen from a Jericho Lane driveway on Saturday morning. The owner logged in to her Audi account, she later told police, and noticed an E-Z Pass transaction at the Throgs Neck Bridge earlier that day. Police in Newark located and impounded the car, which she has since retrieved.

Two bicycle riders required medical attention recently after colliding with vehicles in East Hampton Village and Montauk.

Gov. Kathy Hochul visited the South Fork last week with good news not just for coastal resiliency in Montauk, but also for the Retreat, a domestic violence response and advocacy group in East Hampton.

Samantha Klein, intergovernmental relations coordinator for the town, announced its eligibility for a $100,000 grant from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority based on its work with the Clean Energy Communities program.

“We’re very pleased with the 2023 results,” Rebecca Hansen, the town administrator and budget officer, said after an independent audit showed "no material weaknesses" in the town's finances.

Phil Gamble of Montauk, fisherman and plumber turned Z.B.A. chairman, died on Aug. 3 at the age of 83.

Richard B.H. Stern, a management consultant known as the Mayor of Main Beach, died at home in East Hampton on June 27. He was 94.

The Hampton Lifeguard Association’s team in the national lifesaving tournament held last week on South Padre Island in Texas finished fifth among the 25 contending entries from around the country, a significant improvement from a year ago.

Coming this weekend are Paddlers for Humanity’s Montauk Point to Block Island paddle and the Southampton Village Ocean Rescue squad’s long-distance swims at Cooper’s Beach Saturday morning, the Artists and Writers Softball Game at East Hampton Village’s Herrick Park that afternoon, and Ellen’s Run at the Southampton Intermediate School on Sunday morning.

Tortorella Pools and Maidstone Market continue to contend for the lead and the playoffs’ top seed in 7-on-7 men’s soccer action Tuesday evenings at Herrick Park in East Hampton Village.

This year, Stony Hill Stables in Amagansett is celebrating 60 years in business, most of them under the ownership of the Hotchkiss family.

Strikes hit the Fahys Watchcase Factory in Sag Harbor 100 years ago and the A&P here 50 years ago. Plus a hair-raising airplane crash over North Haven.

It seems we must plead with beachgoers to stop leaving giant bags of garbage and other bulky discards in the general vicinity of the trash cans at the beach.

Seven curious, smart, spirited high school students have been taking part in our Star Summer Academy these last two weeks, learning what it takes to become a newspaper reporter.

Our roads are more dangerous now than ever before. There are more cars, and an explosion in popularity of e-bikes and powered scooters demands that local officials act swiftly to reduce the danger.