Paid Notice: Anthony Lombardo, a retired designer and manufacturer of fine furniture and decorative wall paneling, died on October 20 at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, N.Y., after undergoing emergency gastrointestinal surgery.

East Hampton voters have a choice between two very different candidates for town clerk.

Ballot proposals can be murky matters, with opaque language and obscure origins, and voters on the South Fork are faced with two puzzlers this election year. 

During George W. Bush’s second term, a sculptor friend made a model of the White House from driftwood, with one purpose in mind.

October and November are pleasant months if you, like me, enjoy the preparation for a social event as much as, or more than, the event itself.

From one Greene to another: Keep up the good fight.

A leading feminist artist transitions beyond shame to helping others with their own.

Democratic incumbents and Republican challengers ponder East Hampton’s waterways and environment.

A discussion hosted by Progressive East End Reformers laid bare the impacts of ICE agents searching for undocumented immigrants, a dragnet that across the country has snared multiple United States citizens and immigrants in the process of attaining legal status.

To paraphrase James Carville’s famous advice to then-presidential candidate Bill Clinton, when it comes to discussing the application for Toilsome Farm Restaurant and Brewery in East Hampton Village, “It’s the noise, stupid.” 

The Abstract Expressionist artist Frank Wimberley of Sag Harbor, a key figure in African-American art, died on Oct. 9 at the age of 99.

Alice Tillotson of Sagaponack, the owner and manager of Perennial Charm Nursery for many years, died on Oct. 23 in Westhampton Beach. She was 74.

Henry Dean Lester III, who ran his own business in the building trades for over 30 years, died on Oct. 14 in Sebastian, Fla. Formerly of Springs, he was 77.

George Allen Nama, whose artwork is in the Brooklyn Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Morgan Library, died on Oct. 22. He was 86 and lived in Montauk.

“The aim here is for us to have the differences, vocalize them, and for us to be patient and understand where they’re coming from,” said Dr. Asma Rashid, a co-host with Jim Vrettos of an interfaith disussion on creating unity in an age that feels increasingly divisive and isolating. 

Folksy music and family photos at LTV Studios Sunday added an upbeat touch to a commemoration of the life and legacy of Larry Penny, a naturalist, teacher, writer, and former director of the town’s Natural Resources Department.

The East Hampton Town Planning Board reviewed and applauded a “substantially revised site plan” for Project Most’s headquarters that saves the historic Neighborhood House on Three Mile Harbor Road rather than demolishing it, as previously planned. 

With two months to go until the East Hampton Town Police Department takes over the lion’s share of emergency dispatching responsibilities from East Hampton Village, questions linger about the cost of the transition and how the town department will handle the new workload. 

Rigged, illegal, and high-stakes poker games have been held in recent years in various locales, including East Hampton, according to a federal indictment filed on Oct. 9. 

Some may avoid cemeteries for fear of lost souls, but those interested in the past, like Alice Dayton LaPointe, seen here in 1956, know they are a goldmine of local history.