In a village election season with a deficit of drama, the contest for Sag Harbor justice has become a headliner, and we think Carl Irace is now seasoned enough for the job.

In praise of Southampton Town’s pay-per-bag system of handling trash.

Nostalgia is a funny thing when it is wrapped up in an object, in my case a favorite cooking utensil.

I am unworthy . . .

When a certain body type is irresistible to parasites.

It was with both happiness and a tinge of disappointment that I saw the go-kart my son and I built years ago drive away.

You read it here first. Make that second, as these entries are reprinted from past Stars for your pleasure and edification.

Notes on an interesting race for Sag Harbor Village justice. And more from our readers.

New real estate transfers here.

From tattoos to dead-end jobs, here is a novel for anyone who had no idea what came next in their youth.

Juneteenth, a holiday marking the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people were freed in Texas, will be celebrated in Agawam Park in Southampton Village this weekend. Though it has been observed for 158 years, Juneteenth was made an official national holiday in 2021.

The East Hampton Trails Preservation Society has awarded its inaugural $1,000 scholarship to Skye Tanzmann of Wainscott, who is graduating from East Hampton High School.

After years behind the bar at venues such as Gurney's in Montauk and Sag Harbor's Le Bilboquet, Jarhn Blutstein has taken the elevated cocktail experience on the road with East End Mixology.

The Church in Sag Harbor was awash in cosmopolitans during its recent benefit that featured Candace Bushnell and her solo show, “Is There Still Sex in the City?”

The Southampton African American Museum, the Eastville Community Historical Society, and LTV Studios will celebrate Juneteenth with performances, panel discussions, films, a barbecue, and more.

HamptonsFilm’s SummerDocs opener, “The Eternal Memory,” is a portrait of a loving marriage between a Chilean actress and a journalist who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

Offshore Art & Film will bring three fashion events to Montauk this summer, starting with designs from Glam Mom New York, Coast Hampton, and the Montauk Group.

Open Garden Day on the South Fork, jazz at Duck Creek, Hungarian folk music, multimedia performance, Perlman Music Program recitals, Birbiglia redux at Bay Street.

An artists’ panel at the Parrish, Darius Yektai at Grenning, open houses for historic artists' homes, Jamie de Pasquale and Paton Miller at MM Fine Art, sustainable design at Todd Merrill Studio, new shows in Sag, Montauk, and Water Mill.

The Madoo Conservancy’s two-part summer benefit will feature a garden market from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and a cocktail party from 5 to 8.