The contractor charged with the annual sand replenishment at downtown Montauk’s ocean beaches began mobilizing on Tuesday for what was expected to be a 10-day project.

The young dancers of the Hampton Ballet Theatre School in Bridgehampton will stage “Cinderella” tomorrow, Saturday, and Sunday at the Bridgehampton School. Plus: Kite decorating, recycled bottle art, toddler music and movement, and more coming up for kids and teens.

A bottle of 18-year-old Macallan Scotch whiskey valued at $475 was stolen from Amagansett Wine and Spirits on the afternoon of April 26. A man was seen putting the bottle under his sweatshirt while an employee was helping a customer. Charges will not be pressed, management told police, if payment is received or if the bottle is returned intact.

This student-made guide to the native plants of the East Hampton Nature Trail from 1976 feels particularly relevant this spring.

One hundred years ago, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the village’s most famous “lowly thatched cottage” — John Howard Payne’s Home, Sweet Home.

Eleanor B. Newirth of East Hampton and Manhattan, an attorney and ardent feminist, died at home in Manhattan on April 5. She was 80 and had been ill with leukemia for seven years.

Roy J. Pollock of Bridgehampton, a real estate broker, died on May 3. He was 92 and had been ill with multiple sclerosis.

Carlo Grossman, a resident of East Hampton since the 1960s, died at home on Friday. He was 90 and had been in declining health. No funeral services are scheduled.

The best boys tennis team Kevin McConville’s overseen since he began coaching at East Hampton High School five years ago is about to enter the postseason this weekend in the conference individual tournament, with the county team tournament to follow next week.

Three senior East Hampton High School athletes — Jack Dickinson, Cami Hatch, and Claire McGovern — as well as two adults, Kim Covell and Tom McGlade, were honored by the Old Montauk Athletic Club at a dinner at the Springs Tavern Friday evening.

More than 800 participants turned out for Sunday’s May Day 5K here, a race founded last year by two East Hampton High School track teammates, Dylan Cashin and Ryleigh O’Donnell, to raise money for organizations addressing mental health problems.

It’s school board vote ramp-up week in The Star’s estimable letters section.

A rash of luxury homebuilding on the South Fork has prompted East Hampton Town to appoint a committee to look into revamping the rules that govern how houses are built and where. Expect meaningful results.

Tuesday could represent a pivotal moment for public education here, with several school districts asking voters to approve larger than usual property tax increases.

As the world shut down in the first months of Covid, it was the presence of huge fish along the Nature Trail that got my attention.

My son, Teddy, has been given a more-or-less-clean bill of health by his orthopedic surgeon after 12 years of what amounts to rather major medical intervention.

Dispatches from the SUNYAC outdoor track championships in Oneonta.

A requiem for newsrooms? Not so fast.

A rediscovered letter from 1972 sheds new light on parenting.

South Fork realty. The hits just keep on coming.