A proposed law in Sag Harbor would allow a village resident to remove any tree with a diameter at breast height of 18 inches or less, without a permit. But the audience was firmly against the 18-inch limit, instead pressing the village board to require a permit before trees more than 12 inches in diameter can be removed.

The Israel-Hamas war, now in its second month, continues to reverberate on the South Fork. For the second consecutive week, the Sunday afternoon gathering of East End for Ceasefire, an activist group calling for an end to hostilities, was met with a counterrally at their protest site, Long Wharf in Sag Harbor.

The Israel-Hamas war, now in its second month, continues to reverberate on the South Fork. For the second consecutive week, the Sunday afternoon gathering of East End for Ceasefire, an activist group calling for an end to hostilities, was met with a counterrally at their protest site, Long Wharf in Sag Harbor.

Following the recently retired judge Paul Baisley’s referral of Daniel Rodgers for disciplinary consideration to the Grievance Committee for the Tenth Judicial District — which Mr. Baisley made on the day of his retirement, Aug. 31 — Mr. Rodgers has filed suit, alleging “significant personal and professional harm.”

The East Hampton Food Pantry's annual Harvest Food Drive will take place Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the lawn in front of the East Hampton Middle School.

The plan was to head out on a 90-minute ride to Block Island for blackfish, sea bass, and codfish. When boats were able to get out in recent days, the action was good, especially for blackfish.

At the 3.3-mile Dock Race in Montauk Sunday, it was a good thing that George Watson had the Elitefeats timers at the finish line in front of his dockside restaurant and bar, for this year’s turnout of more than 400 was double that of the last two years.

In just a few weeks, since the end of October, a crew of 20 has transformed the Buckskill Tennis Club into the Buckskill Winter Club, which on Saturday is to begin its 21st year of operation in East Hampton.

Leslie Czeladko, the men’s 7-on-7 soccer league overseer, said F.C. Tuxpan, Maidstone Market, and Sag Harbor United all had a chance to finish the season in first place as of Monday night.

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Varied, thoughtful, from the gut: It’s the week in reader comment.

It is time to ask whether the daily responsibilities of town board members may serve to maintain the status quo and prevent adequate forward thinking.

With lots of Thanksgiving cooking about to take over kitchens, it is a good time to take another look at gas stoves, for health reasons and for the environment.

There are no understory plants any more. No saplings coming up. The Quercus alba acorns I may manage to grow into small trees could help preserve the species.

Don’t name your business Hampton-whatever. It just sounds generic.

From the comic stage to the world stage.

Money can’t buy you love, no, nor can it buy you peace of mind, engaged as you might well be in the constant pursuit of it.

Playwright, lyricist, actor, debtor, here is John Howard Payne on the 200th anniversary of the unveiling of his song “Home Sweet Home.”

The latest reported deals across the South Fork.

A steel-hulled fishing vessel out of Montauk named Act I began sinking Wednesday morning about five nautical miles south of Watch Hill, R.I., east of Fishers Island. The Coast Guard Station in Montauk was called to assist.