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Rollover in Sag Harbor

A driver whom Sag Harbor Village police did not identify admitted to doing doughnuts in the parking lot of 373 Main Street late Saturday night, just before her car rolled over.

Town Launches a Green Page

East Hampton Town is developing “Green East Hampton,” a new page on its website highlighting accomplishments in environmental protection and sustainability.

Jack Perna to Retire From Montauk School

Jack Perna, the longtime district superintendent and principal of the Montauk School, has announced that he will retire in June after more than 40 years of service to the district.

Stormwater Work at Louse Point

Mobilization was to begin this week for the commencement of a stormwater abatement and control project at the Louse Point Road parking area and beach access in Springs.

Concussion Testing for Students on Agenda

John King, the Springs School District’s athletic director, pitched a plan on Tuesday to have all of the district’s seventh and eighth graders undergo baseline cognitive testing for the management of potential concussions during school sports, gym class, or other school activities.

Item of the Week: An 1855 Broadside for County Clerk

This broadside establishes Elisha Baldwin’s candidacy for county clerk as a member of the American Party in 1855. Baldwin (1821-1865) was at the time a Queens County resident and part of a long-established family there.

Marsden Street Vote Is Nov. 3

Registered voters in the Sag Harbor School District can cast their ballots Thursday on a proposal allowing the district to spend $3.325 million from its reserve on a land deal that would also involve a separate contribution from Southampton Town’s community preservation fund.

Kids Culture for November 3, 2022

With Thanksgiving just a few weeks away, local libraries are encouraging teens to express gratitude.

Two Drivers Were Charged

Two young men were charged last weekend with driving while intoxicated on local roads.

Menacing and Mischief

After allegedly striking and breaking a bedroom door in a Cosdrew Lane basement a woman was charged with second-degree manacing.

Ronald J. Hansen

Ronald John Hansen of Amagansett, an employee of the McCoy fuel company for many years, died on Oct. 23 at the Hospice House in East Northport. He was 79.

For Wally Smith

A graveside service for Wallace Smith, general manager of WPPB, WLIU, and WPBX radio in Southampton for 25 years and a familiar voice on the FM airwaves, will be on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Shelter Island Cemetery. Mr. Smith died on Oct. 27.

For Joe O’Connell

A celebration of Joe O’Connell’s life will be held on Nov. 12 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Old Stove Pub in Sagaponack. Mr. O’Connell, a retired educator, died on Oct. 10.

For Jennifer Hartig

A funeral service for Jennifer Mary Hartig, an English-born stage actress who lived in Noyac, will take place on Saturday at noon at the Shelter Island Funeral Home on West Neck Road. Her ashes will be dispersed into the bay.

Heart Is the Muscle in This Home

Matt Charron has spent many of his Saturdays over the past two-plus years helping Habitat for Humanity of Long Island build new houses for families just like his for whom home ownership was always just out of reach. On Monday, the tables were turned, as others pitched in to raise the walls on a Habitat house in East Hampton that is being built for Mr. Charron and his 15-year-old son, Jackson.

Propositions One, Two, Three

Most East End voters will find three propositions on the back of their ballots this election, labeled One, Two, and Three. We believe that each should be approved.

The Mast-Head: Going Native

A friend called a single flower that emerged from a thin cosmos plant on my office window this week the “miracle on Main Street.”

The Shipwreck Rose: Ephemera

On Sunday at dinner time, the evening before All Hallows Eve, my son, who just turned 13, decided he wanted to wear a costume for the first time since he was small.

Point of View: I Hope the Spirits Come

This would be a good Hallowe’en to be visited by ghouls and ghosts because the Mohs surgery I’ve had lately has prompted Mary to sing “My Funny Frankenstein” from time to time.

Relay: Giving as Opportunity

There is, as you may know, homelessness in East Hampton Town.