Justin Kulchinsky, 50, won the Y.M.C.A. East Hampton RECenter 5K at East Hampton’s Main Beach over the weekend, and the high school’s boys and girls track teams competed indoors at Suffolk Community College-Brentwood.

With the estimated costs of the plans for a new senior citizens center in Amagansett made public for the first time recently, it’s hard not to question whether the chosen design is the best one for the money.

The town restrooms are a big problem.

Early darkness and the bell music from the Presbyterian Church make me think of my grandmother, who lived just up the driveway from the Star office.

You may have been a teenager in the 1980s if . . .

When holiday protocol is violated.

I have vowed while breath is still in me not to be such an a-hole on the tennis court, to be charitable when it comes to my partners and opponents.

To live a protected life is to know too little. It’s a segregation of the mind bounded by proscribed language.

Behold the public forum: It’s the latest batch of Star letters.

Tenia Campbell, accused of smothering her twin daughters and leading police from multiple jurisdictions on a search spanning 40 miles from Medford to Montauk in June 2019, pleaded guilty Wednesday to two counts of first-degree murder, a class A violent felony.

LTV Studios in Wainscott and the Jewish Center of the Hamptons will host "A Concert for Israel" to support humanitarian relief in that country on Wednesday at LTV with performances by Mick Hargreaves, Jeffrey Levitt, Peter Martin Weiss, and Lauren Lebowitz.

Idylls at an artist’s compound in Springs, an allegory for our times, and calming words of affirmation: It’s The Star’s kids’ book roundup.

The East Hampton Historical Farm Museum at the corner of North Main and Cedar Streets has invited Santa for a visit and photo opportunities on Thursday evening.

Taking her leave after more than 30 years at the helm of the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center, Helen Harrison reflects on its history, its growth, and the filming there of the movie “Pollock” by Ed Harris, while sharing a few anecdotes and debunking a popular myth.

Laura Donnelly takes on holiday cookies: the latest trends and cookie exchanges, along with recipes for shortbread cookies, Charleston’s benne wafers, and more.

Christmas and Christmas Eve dinner options from Almond, Lulu Kitchen and Bar, Loaves and Fishes, and the Cookery for dining in or feasting out.

Kizzy T’s offers an international mashup of pub grub, prize drawings at Hampton Eats, Roman Roth at Armin and Judy’s, Almond's new specials, and more.

Light + Air at the Watermill Center will feature an afternoon of workshops, jazz, an art sale, and a gift shop, plus a special dinner in the evening.

A tribute to Jimmy Buffett at Bay Street from Sarah Conway and the Playful Souls and Joe Lauro and the HooDoo Loungers, plus a Christmas show at the Talkhouse with Ms. Conway and her band.

The artist Michael Butler will talk about his work at Guild Hall, Jeremy Dennis will be at the Leiber Collection to discuss his book “On This Site—Native Long Island,” and the Stella Flame Gallery will feature jewelry, art, and a film.