One giant preservation puzzle remains to be solved: What to do about Plum Island.

Sunday was opening day in East Hampton Town waters for scallop harvesting, and, while there were some to be found, the haul for those who braved the wind and rain was about what was expected — poor.

Only in the topsy-turvy world of government could an honest effort by a town to reduce noise and air pollution be required to submit to an analysis of such a move’s negative effect on the environment.

Cerberus came out of the water last week, formally ending my sailing season.

Notes from a five-night film festival at sea, sponsored by the Turner Classic Movies channel.

“Death of a Salesman” made Arthur Miller, rich, famous, and admired. So how was he “defeated” by Marilyn Monroe?

It was one all-stater and a strong finish for the Pierson girls cross-country team at the New York State championship meet in Vernon.

People, it seems, have been voting against their best interests for years, since Reagan proselytized on behalf of trickle-down economics, which turned out not to raise all boats, just yachts.

The Nov. 3 vote in the Sag Harbor School District to approve buying five lots near the high school with C.P.F. help was significant. It forces all of us to rethink what preservation means for the East End.

From a series of poems on full moons and the Algonquins.

From post-midterm fallout to the Potter plans for downtown Sag Harbor, readers weigh in.

It happened here, Star fans . . .

The latest in South Fork real estate transactions.

Charity-minded residents have an opportunity over the next month to contribute to the Retreat's annual Adopt-a-Family program, which collects gifts and gift cards for families in need during the holiday season.

Sparked by music at the age of 2, Christian John Wikane followed his passion, becoming a music journalist and essayist who has interviewed over 500 recording artists, songwriters, and producers in print and on video.

Sag Harbor Cinema's Festival of Preservation will feature an eclectic roster of films by notable directors, dating from 1923 to the present, and featuring conversations with filmmakers and curators and a live salute to vaudeville.

After 29 years at Guild Hall, including 20 as its museum director and chief curator, Christina Strassfield will become executive director of the Southampton Arts Center.

Shot in the Hamptons with a Sag Harbor-based director, "Love . . . Reconsidered" is a truly independent film about a young woman trying to find her footing in an angst-ridden farce.

A new Parrish Art Museum show of photographs, images, letters, and other ephemera provided by the artist's family focuses on Frida Kahlo's dramatic medical history and its impact on her life, work, and relationships.

MM Fine Art in Southampton will mount a benefit show for Heart of the Hamptons, with work by more than 20 local artists.