The week in reader comment.

Where game, and not just deer, was once plentiful: From 1923, an eye-opening tally of what hunters took across Suffolk County.

From Montauk to Southampton Village.

The killing of two Black brothers by a white police officer in Freeport in 1946 was a little-known but pivotal moment in a long and tragic history.

After experiencing a lifetime of trauma, a lawyer and educator's recent loss of a loved one plus a terrible accident sparked the urge to write it all down.

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Bay Street Theater will present “David Dean Bottrell Makes Love,” a solo show of funny and moving true-love stories from the actor-writer’s life.

A new exhibition at The Church will feature work by Nanette Carter, Gregory Coates, Al Loving, and Frank Wimberley, four African-American artists with strong ties to Sag Harbor.

Bay Street Theater to host an All Star Comedy show, a screening of "La Traviata" from the Met, and a Broadway Skating Party at the Buckskill Winter Club.

Michael Butler at Hampton Library, late-night open studio at The Church, Christopher Knowles performance and talk at Watermill Center, paintings and mixed-media works at Oscar Molina Gallery, group show at LTV.

At 6 a.m. on Jan. 27, three hours before East Hampton Village opened in-person sales of its nonresident beach parking permits to town residents, 20 people in lawn chairs were already waiting at the Emergency Services Building for their chance at one of the coveted $500 passes. By 6 p.m., they were sold out.

The Church debriefs a judge/attorney/actor/rock-and-roller, the Masonic Music series will feature Caroline Doctorow, classic films in Montauk, a virtual talk on winter gardening, and two rock shows in Riverhead.

Bay Street Theater announces Actors’ Equity auditions for its upcoming season and calls for applications for a summer stage manager. Those with summer housing in the area are encouraged to apply.

Valentine's Day is quickly approaching, and couples who want to do it up big with extravagant dinners out should reserve their spots early to avoid any last-minute disappointment.

Park Place wine classes, Artists and Writers dinner, specials at Coche Comedor and Bell and Anchor, openings, pauses, and more.

The East Hampton Town Board has three public hearings on the schedule for this week's regular board meeting on Thursday at 2 p.m. -- new fees for projects in urban renewal areas, the acquisition of a Gerard Drive property with money from the community preservation fund, and a hearing on easements granted at a Three Mile Harbor-Hog Creek Road property. 

The Covid-19 and influenza testing center on Stephen Hand's Path has been closed by East Hampton Town "due to lack of demand," the town has announced.

The temperatures should finally dip below freezing for HarborFrost, the annual celebration of winter put together by the Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce.

This year the High Impact Community Outreach program will focus on the uncertain economic environment, targeting those with children, families with low incomes, or those who need help supporting aging parents.  

While the bees are mostly hive-bound and slowed by the cold of winter, it’s not a time of rest for a beekeeper.

Representative Nicholas LaLota of the First Congressional District had quite a wild ride in his opening days as a freshman Republican in the 118th Congress. There was the epic and very public battle to name Kevin McCarthy as house speaker — and then there was George Santos, the newly elected representative from Nassau County whose résumé turned out to be a pack of lies and who now faces ongoing opprobrium from almost all quarters.