The Lars Simenson Skatepark in Montauk is a gathering place for skaters young and old(er), tall and small, as exemplified on Saturday, when people of all ages and genders from across Long Island, even up to Brooklyn, gathered there for the fourth annual Montauk Skate Contest.

An East Hampton Town justice sent a homeless man to Suffolk County jail without bail Thursday following the man's arrest on eight combined charges of robbery, attempted robbery, and kidnapping. Police allege that on Tuesday evening he approached three people — all male East Hampton residents, one of them a juvenile — in a parking lot on Springs-Fireplace Road, where he held a knife to the throat of one victim, demanded money, and "ordered" them to drive to an A.T.M.

Talk about a summer well spent: From science research to lifeguarding to volunteer work, teens on the South Fork kept themselves busy exploring their interests and making a difference in their communities.

The first $15,000 scholarship from East Hampton Village’s new paramedic scholarship program has been awarded to Ariel Engebretson, an emergency medical technician with the village for four years who recently started the Stony Brook University paramedic certificate program.

The jail pictured here was built in Sag Harbor in 1916 by George Garypie, with steel prison cells by the E.T. Barnum Wire and Iron Works of Detroit. It was used until 1983.

On Wednesday at 6 p.m. members of all the fire, police, and ambulance departments from the East End will meet at the Hook Mill in East Hampton Village for a short 20-minute ceremony of remembrance.

A Bridgehampton man was arrested on charges of illegal firearms possession on Saturday night following a traffic stop on East Hampton Main Street shortly after 8. 

A man walked into the Romany Kramoris Gallery in Sag Harbor on Sunday night and pulled the fire alarm, which sprayed multiple pieces of art valued at about $10,000 in all. While no cameras caught the incident, the gallery requested that detectives conduct an investigation.

Round trip, an ambulance ride from Springs to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital takes between two and three hours, depending on the circumstances. From Montauk, it takes a minimum of three hours. So say two of the ambulance drivers who make these trips regularly, who know "every bump" in the road along the way.

Children and teens who love the performing arts have many opportunities to study and practice acting over the coming weeks and months. Plus: Hurricane swim tryouts, arts and crafts, story time in the garden, book clubs, movie screenings, and more coming up for kids and teens this week.

Barry Kohlus, a Montauk fisherman whose career on the water spanned 68 years, died of cancer at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital on Aug. 25. He was 82.

Peter Greene of Sag Harbor, an academic turned working pilot, died of a heart attack on Friday. He was 85.

Tales of bootlegging, of a fishing trip that netted a torpedo, and of a village rocked by the overwhelming stench of seaweed.

An East Hampton man was hospitalized following a collision with a 2023 Chevrolet while cycling north on King Street in the village on the morning of Aug. 16.

So many letters, so little time.

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

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.

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

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

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