Artists' Table at the Watermill Center, a wine class at Park Place, the Shinnecock Oyster Festival, an expanded menu at La Goulue, and one last weekend at Bostwick’s and Sunset Pizza.

Caroline Ernst Hackney, a summer resident of Howard Street in Sag Harbor who had a long career in fashion, died of complications related to Alzheimer's disease on Sept. 24. She was 83.

The Springs Fire Department will celebrate 60 years of service with an open house from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday.

Suffolk County Legislator Ann Welker, in partnership with East Hampton Town Supervisor Kathee Burke-Gonzalez, the Suffolk Office of Veterans Service Agency, and Long Island Cares Veterans Outreach will host a veterans resource fair at the American Legion Hall on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Dogs, cats — even ferrets and parrots and snakes — will be welcomed at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church for the annual Pet Sunday service this week at 10 a.m.

The East Hampton Healthcare Foundation will hold a free community health fair Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Hoie Hall at St. Luke’s.

Edward J. Schmidt of Springs and Riverhead, a history teacher for 33 years at South High School in Valley Stream, died on Sept. 9. He was 93.

Lee Maria Choron, who ran a five-and-dime in Pelham, N.Y., for 30 years and lived part time in Montauk since the 1970s, died on May 3 at the age of 95.

As the East Hampton School District begins over the next few years to retire the debt from improvement and expansion bonds that built the high school science wing, cafeteria, and new district offices, it finds itself at what the assistant superintendent for business is calling “an ideal time and a once-in-a-generation time to be able to undertake a significant amount of work” with a “net zero” impact to taxpayers. 

Four men were seen “rearranging” the metal benches in front of the Yummylicious ice cream and frozen yogurt shop in Sag Harbor last week. They told a police officer they’d moved the benches “because they wanted to hang out.”

As winter looms, state and local medical professionals, concerned about public health emergencies amid a mistrust of vaccines sown by federal officials, are advising the public to trust science and protect themselves against viruses such as influenza and Covid-19. 

Maura Davis Gropper, the 67-year-old East Hampton woman who was accused in May of driving her car into two teenage traffic control officers in Sag Harbor, pleaded guilty to a single count of second-degree harassment, a violation, and was ordered to pay a fine.

The nonprofit organization Heart of Springs will host its second annual SpringsFest, a community music festival, on Saturday from 4 to 7 p.m. on the grounds of the Parsons Blacksmith Shop. 

An 11-year-old boy was taken to the East Hampton Emergency Department with minor injuries after being struck by an S.U.V. in a crosswalk last week, and another pedestrian was struck by a van in Sag Harbor.

May the best clam win! The East Hampton Town Trustees’ 34th annual Largest Clam Contest happens on Sunday from noon to 3 p.m. on the grounds of the Amagansett Life-Saving and Coast Guard Station Museum. 

With Banned Books Week set to begin on Monday, local librarians report that, for the most part, South Fork libraries have dodged the clutches of a censorship trend that has been on the rise across the country and elsewhere on Long Island. 

A Hampton Bays man was accused of choking another man at a residence on Three Mile Harbor Drive, while a traffic stop in Sag Harbor uncovered a raft of license suspensions and revocations.

In the first of three profiles of candidates running for East Hampton Town Board, The Star talked with Ian Calder-Piedmonte, an incumbent Democrat seeking his first full term after first being appointed and then winning a special election in 2024.

The closure of Montauk Airport will lead to more traffic at East Hampton Town Airport. The big question is “How much?” That question was left unanswered at last week’s planning board meeting, as Montauk Airport Inc. got a preliminary review of its proposal to turn the airport into four large residential lots.

Crows, foxes, dogs, trucks, truck tracks, people. Oh, and ghost crabs. These have been some of the threats to East Hampton Town’s piping plover population in 2025 (ignoring habitat loss), according to Samantha Schurr, an environmental analyst in the Natural Resources Department.