One of the major thrusts in our founding documents, as I understand them, was to shield this democratic republic from autocracy.

For years my grandson had been writing in the brown leather visitors’ book after every summer stay at our beach house. Then one day he stopped.

The latest real estate action here.

Pleasure, praise, and pains in the neck, it’s all here in the letters section.

East Hampton had “the biggest Labor Day in its history” in 1922, visitor-wise. Fifty years later, the departure of the Miller clan was chronicled. All in The Star of yore.

There's been a change of plans: The Sag Harbor School District announced Tuesday that it will put the Sept. 29 Mashashimuet Park bond referendum on hold in favor of pursuing a land deal that would allow it to build athletic facilities next to Pierson Middle and High School.

Though the East Hampton Soccer Club couldn’t muster a complement of six field players because of several absences, the five who contested a 7-on-7 league semifinal with Sag Harbor United, the playoffs’ top seed, at East Hampton’s Herrick Park on Aug. 30 acquitted themselves very well in a 4-1 loss. In the night’s other semifinal, a hotly contested struggle between F.C. Tuxpan and Liga De Gulag, Tuxpan prevailed 4-3.

The East Hampton Aviation Association will host Just Plane Fun Day at East Hampton Town Airport on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Eden Williams's most recent pivot, in a career that took her from publishing and marketing to politics and nonprofits, was to promoting and supporting the work of artists, especially Black artists, and connecting them with collectors.

The Complete Unknowns will bring two nights of Bob Dylan's music to Bay Street, with everything from deep cuts to familiar favorites, and no repeats.

OLA's Latino Film Festival will have something for everyone, from an intimate documentary about trauma and recovery to Disney's computer-animated musical fantasy "Encanto," with two dramas in between.

A New York writer, an empty nest, a dissolving marriage, a desirable visiting poet. What could go wrong?

The Suffolk County Water Authority's Stage 1 Water Emergency for the East End, declared early last month, was extended to the entirety of its customer base, stretching from Montauk to the Nassau County border, on Thursday, with the agency reiterating a call for customers to cease nonessential water uses and stop watering lawns between midnight and 7 a.m.

The Southampton History Museum's annual house tour will feature a mix of historical properties and new and updated residences.

This week marks the "official" end of the summer season, and while it's kind of silly to think that the post-Labor Day East Hampton scene undergoes a wholesale sea change with nothing but traffic-free roadways, empty beaches, and no-reservation dining, a Tumbleweed Tuesday party on Main Beach promises a welcome breather for locals to unwind and take pause.

Guild Hall's cross-country art-performance events at Main Beach will link 65 East End artists with Los Angeles counterparts.

"Mean Streets" to kick off film series at Pollock-Krasner House, documentary on Patricia Highsmith at Sag Cinema, garden lecture in Bridgehampton

The endless summer of art continues with solo shows at Tripoli, Firestone in Manhattan, Keyes, David Lewis, two at Duck Creek, plus a performance event at the Leiber Collection, and art fairs in the city.

Business is booming at Sundaes on Main, a new fill-your-own-bag, top-your-own-cup frozen yogurt and candy shop in Bridgehampton.

Drivers take note: School opens this week, which means those familiar yellow buses will be back on the roads right alongside everyone else. And with that drive-safe reminder, here's another — school buses here are now equipped with stop-arm cameras to catch and penalize drivers who fail to brake for buses with flashing red lights.