On Friday at the Carl Fisher House at 7 p.m., the Montauk Historical Society will host the launch of Bill Akin's book "The Equanimity of Fishes: Stories and Reflections From Seven Decades in Montauk."

Months of strategic planning and detailed debate culminated in Tuesday's budget votes and school board elections on the South Fork, with positive results for the three districts piercing the tax cap, East Hampton, Springs, and Amagansett.

Thanks to the efforts of Hamptons Pride volunteers and elected officials here, those attending the third annual Pride Parade in East Hampton on June 1 will have another way to travel here for the noontime step-off: the Long Island Rail Road has added a special train to East Hampton that day.

Blowfish are one of the tastiest local fish in our warming waters as we jump from spring to summer. They are one of the cheapest fish at the markets, too.

More than 400 youngsters between the ages of 5 and 12 are playing baseball, from T-ball to Little League, this spring at the newly built turf fields off Stephen Hand’s Path.

Eduardo Menezes, a Ross School senior from Brazil, was the odds-on favorite to win the Suffolk County boys tennis singles championship Monday in a match with second-seeded Bryan Volk of Half Hollow Hills West.

Four teams of over-40 Ultimate disc players vied at the John M. Marshall Elementary School’s fields on Saturday and Sunday in an annual Grand Masters tournament.

From the birth of East Hampton lacrosse to a look at some past track and field glories (the SATs be damned).

Joey Wolffer's busy life revolves around the Wolffer Estate Vineyard, her Sag Harbor clothing and accessories shop, competitive riding, and her family.

Re-released after 25 years, Jon Schueler’s memoir, “The Sound of Sleat,” remains a gripping portrait of an artist in the throes of the creative impulse.

HamptonsFilm's Summerdocs series will present films about a couple of Russian daredevils, a political crisis, and the life and legacy of Christopher Reeve.

The Sag Harbor Cinema will host an exhibition of movie art and artifacts from a private collection, and a rare screening of the cult film "Vanishing Point."

Bay Street's production of Frank D. Gilroy's Pulitzer-winning drama stars the real-life family of John Slattery, Talia Balsam, and their son, Harry Slattery.

Hampton Theatre Company to present the multiple award-winning farce "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum."

Connie Fox at Tripoli, outdoor sculpture at the Parrish, Prudence Peiffer on her book "The Slip," and a bevy of gallery shows.

Reflections on Music at The Church, Rising Stars Piano Series returns, garden party and plant sale in East Hampton, literature and disco at Guild Hall.

A busy music weekend headlined by the Nancy Atlas Project at the Masonic Temple and the Talkhouse, and performances by eight other bands.

A new sunset cocktail hour at the Baker House, C.S.A. programs at Quail Hill and Amber Waves, multiple openings and reopenings, breakfast at the Sweet Shop.

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May

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation urged New Yorkers last week to remember that as the weather gets warmer and wildlife wakes up, the safest way for everyone to appreciate it is from afar.