Last week’s surprise snow squall was a sign that the fishing season is nearly over and it’s time to pull the Rock Water for her winter slumber.

Kathryn Karabelas of Montauk, a gourmet cook and gardener, died on Sept. 4 following a stroke. She was 87.

A farmer, firefighter, and “daredevil” who raced cars as a young man and rode motorcycles into his late 80s, Lawrance Leroy Osborn of Wainscott died at home on Nov. 13 at the age of 91.

Love pie? Then the East Hampton Historical Farm Museum will be the place to be on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., as Hugh King, the village and town historian, raffles off home-baked pies to the highest bidder.

A death has been linked to the alpha-gal meat allergy that is spread by ticks, primarily the lone star tick. According to researchers in Virginia, in the summer of 2024 a healthy 47-year-old man from New Jersey died four hours after consuming beef, likely unaware he had contracted the allergy.

A rally to support immigrants, demand due process, and urge a strong stance by government representatives and other civil servants against federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions will happen Friday from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the Hook Mill in East Hampton Village.

With the enthusiastic urging of members of the Surfrider Foundation, the Sag Harbor Village Board unanimously voted to adopt “Skip the Stuff” legislation regulating single-use plastics.

A nearly 10-year effort to upgrade a play area at Maidstone Park in Springs came closer to completion earlier this month. The town has budgeted $190,000 for a renovation meant to be especially useful to younger children and those with disabilities.

A not-for-profit licensee in one or both of the historic buildings at the John Osborn homestead at 66 Main Street in Wainscott was only one aspect of a draft management plan contemplated by the East Hampton Town Board last week for the 30-acre parcel the town preserved last year.

The East Hampton Town Board approved a resolution to pay $14,300 to its wireless consultant CityScape to develop a design guide for “small-cell” wireless facilities within the town’s right of way.

The East Hampton Town Trustees have taken an initial step toward potentially opening the east channel of Napeague Harbor, which began to close early in this century and has been completely closed since 2012.

Because of changes to the draft legislation made in the wake of public comment at a hearing on legislation that would allow parcels as small as half an acre to be designated affordable housing overlay districts, the proposed legislation has been adjusted and will require a new hearing.

At community forums this month, the Montauk School Board made the case for a revised renovation bond that residents will vote on Dec. 9. “Realistically, this school building is the only institution in Montauk that only serves the year-round residents. . . . That feels like a really worthwhile investment,” said Joshua Odom, the superintendent and principal.

Superintendent Adam Fine presented the district’s latest list of needs last week. The proposed work totals about $35 million, leaving just under $30 million for items the community might want to add.

The Springs School held a pep rally recently to celebrate the middle schoolers’ accomplishments and boost school spirit. 

This is a cookbook perfect for those interested in trying a new recipe while still holding onto traditions.

“You could actually hear the screams through town,” said a business owner and Amagansett Fire Department volunteer who was one of the first to come to the aid of the injured woman.

“A bald man with a briefcase” walked through his property on Friday afternoon, a Sag Harbor resident told police. The man showed up on his doorbell camera, said the homeowner, walking across the front lawn and then out of frame toward his backyard gate.

Two pedestrians were injured in a low-speed collision outside Bay Street Theater on Saturday night. 

Scott Wilson, East Hampton Town’s director of land acquisition and management, was so happy with the three farmers who responded to a request in May for proposals to farm the old Sherrill Dairy property between Springs-Fireplace and Accabonac Roads that he decided to recommend all three to the town board.