Bridgehampton High School’s class of 2024 worked hard and played hard, helped one another overcome obstacles, and made lots of memories together along the way — all accomplishments that were celebrated during an emotional graduation ceremony on Saturday.

“There was a concerted effort to cut out all comment on this,” Aidan Corish, a Sag Harbor Village trustee, said of a barely averted vote to create a local development corporation at the June village board meeting. “It’s disturbing. We were one vote away from basically giving over financial borrowing authority to an unelected board in perpetuity.”

In the country of Georgia, citizens are standing up to the government in the wake of a new law they feel runs counter to democracy. At the center of the conflict in Georgia is an Amagansett woman, Tsisnami (Sissy) Sakvarlishvili, who has been a leader and organizer of protests for democracy and has even landed in court, facing sanctions for her work.

For parents looking for wholesome activities to do with their kids this summer, the Duck Creek Arts Center in Springs may be an answer: Family Night, kicking off Monday. Plus: Kids' movies, summer reading, crafts, mermaid story time, a hermit crab meet-and-greet, and more.

This summer, the Fourth falls on a Thursday and skyline spectaculars are being held practically all month long across the South Fork.

Fighting Chance of Sag Harbor, in collaboration with the American Cancer Society, has published an updated cancer resource guide that includes details about medical and wellness facilities and practitioners, emergency services “along with a sprinkling of information and practical advice to ease each patient along their journey,” according to a release from the organizations.

A memorial service for Lucas DeSario of East Hampton, who died at sea in June of 2023 at the age of 35 after having been missing for a few weeks, will take place on Saturday at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church on James Lane.

The recent heat wave zapped my energy for getting on the Rock Water and wetting a fishing line. But I sucked it up and checked on my lobster traps anyway.

Yoga Shanti in Sag Harbor celebrated its 25th anniversary last week with a block party of sorts behind the Bridge Street studio.

As the school year comes to a close, accolades and achievements continue to roll in for student-athletes here, including college signings and Dellecave Award announcements.

F.C. Tuxpan, the runner-up to Maidstone Market in last fall’s 7-on-7 men’s soccer league’s championship game, has taken the early lead in the summer standings. The hourlong games are played at East Hampton’s Herrick Park on Tuesday evenings.

The most recent water-quality report by the Concerned Citizens of Montauk revealed elevated bacteria levels across all testing sites except for Napeague Harbor. The explanation behind the increase, according to the organization, is the considerable rainfall on June 21 and June 22 and the rise in temperature.

Family members and friends of Roy Lee Mabery will be on hand Saturday to rededicate the newly renovated and relocated basketball courts at East Hampton’s Herrick Park in his memory.

The South Fork Natural History Museum will host "What's Up in the Sky?" on Thursday night at 7. This summer, the moon will cover Spica, one of the brightest stars, and Jupiter and Mars will "rendezvous" in the sky.

Daniel Rose Marrow of Washington, D.C., and Julia Cuddihy Butz of New York City were married on Saturday in the rose garden at the groom’s family home on Ocean Avenue near East Hampton’s Main Beach.

With his Tuesday primary victory in New York’s First Congressional District, John Avlon of Sag Harbor will now face first-term Republican Representative Nick LaLota in the November election.

A baby whale comes ashore in 1924. And much more from our pages of yore.

More dispatches from our readers.

The New York Post and The Daily Mail seized on the Justin Timberlake D.W.I. stop to sling insults at the arresting officer — who was simply doing his job.

At the Long Lane and Stephen Hand’s intersection, should we really be shifting heavier, faster traffic there from Montauk Highway?