Behold the holiday week commentary.

“The young folks of the town enjoyed two days of good skating this week” back in 1897. Not earth-shattering, but good to hear.

Read all about it, new real estate transactions.

The weather forecast looks pleasant for New Year's Day, with clouds giving way to sun and a high temperature around 51 degrees — why not go for a hike?

Harry Kamen, former chairman of the board and chief executive officer of MetLife, died at home in New York City on Dec. 20. A summertime resident of Wainscott, he was 89.

Stephen James Gauger, who worked at the late Gerson and Judith Leiber’s estate in Springs for 41 years, died on Dec. 21 at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital of complications of Stage 4 lung cancer. He was 63.

The temperature is predicted to be 51 degrees here on New Year's Day, virtually balmy when compared to Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, so expect big turnouts for the New Year's Day ocean plunges at East Hampton Village's Main Beach at 1 p.m. and at the Beach Lane road end in Wainscott at 2:30.

The Star’s incredibly well-read man in letters bids an insightful farewell to the year that was.

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday that the state is now accepting applications for another round of Excelsior Scholarships, in which students from families with federal adjusted gross incomes up to $125,000 can earn up to a full scholarship to study at a public college in New York.

With the mainstreaming of tattoos, microblading, and piercing, a Noyac couple finds a lively market for their artistry at Hamptons, Ink.

Alastair Gordon, in conversation with April Gornik, Eric Fischl, and Lee Skolnick, focuses on the genesis, design, programming, and mission of The Church in Sag Harbor.

The Elaine de Kooning House, LongHouse Reserve, and the Arts Center at Duck Creek have been selected for the National Trust for Historic Preservation's Historic Artists' Homes and Studios program.

Nancy Atlas returns to Bay Street Theater with four new Fireside Sessions concerts.

Four Doc Fest films make Oscars Shortlist, Martha Stotsky named Parrish education director, rock and jazz at the Masonic Temple

A special New Year's Eve menu at Wolffer Kitchen, weekday happy hours at Sag Pizza, cider sake from Wolffer Estate Vineyard, and online farm stand offerings from Sylvester Manor.

Confused by the New Jersey return address on the envelope accompanying your 2023 East Hampton Town property tax bill? You're not alone.

The confluence of Covid, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (R.S.V.) is causing people to break out their masks, hand sanitizer, and disinfectant just ahead of the holidays. “And we’re just at the beginning of what is typically the season for upper respiratory illnesses,” said Dr. Fredric Weinbaum, chief medical officer at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital.

Following a rippling cyberattack on Suffolk County in September, the East Hampton Town Board announced Tuesday that it is fast-tracking upgrades to its own computer systems.

Cold and wind greeted the 45 participants of the 93rd Montauk Christmas Bird Count on Saturday, but the rough conditions didn’t stop them from tallying 131 different species, the highest total for the count in the last 10 years.

Pending approval from the D.E.C. to place a wastewater treatment plant under the long-term parking lot off Gingerbread Lane, the East Hampton Village Board heard a presentation on alternate locations including at the village's Department of Public Works property at 172 Accabonac Road, outside the village, and at 29 King Street, which is not owned by the village but is within its boundaries.