A new affordable housing fund, to be paid for by a .5-percent real estate transfer tax, is headed for the November ballot in East Hampton Town.

The East Hampton Town Board will hold a public hearing next Thursday at 2 p.m. on the adoption of the draft Coastal Assessment Resiliency Plan, which was issued in April. The plan is described as a first step to reduce the town’s vulnerability as a coastal community and adapt to a changing climate.

The five-foot-tall MTK letters on the front lawn of the Montauk Chamber of Commerce have been a popular selfie spot for visitors since being installed a couple of years ago. Now, they're getting a new look at the hands of the artists Kylie Ogburn.

After National Grid closed off the Reutershan parking lot for half the day on Friday to complete the tie-in of a new gas main, East Hampton Village Mayor Jerry Larsen, who had not been contacted in advance, was incensed. Disrupting traffic at the busiest time of the year is something local officials do not take lightly.

Warren Whipple (1910-2003), a renowned cartoonist and former art teacher here, created this map for the 1948 East Hampton tercentenary celebrations.

 “A little bit more back-and-forth dialogue with the community would be appreciated,” Ben Gregor told the Sag Harbor School Board on Monday, as one of several parents who spoke about the $13.5 million overhaul of Mashashimuet Park that the school and park administrations have proposed.

In this week's lineup for kids, teens, and families: A Rainbow Party at CMEE, old-fashioned toys at the East Hampton Library, an ocean-themed scavenger hunt, magic in Sag Harbor, and more.

Zane Kitburi had only lived in Montauk for about a month, trading his longtime bartending position at Indochine, a popular Vietnamese restaurant in New York City, for jobs at the Surf Lodge and Roberta’s.

A man and a woman, and a group of their friends, told police they’d been thrown out of the bar at the Memory Motel for no good reason. Witnesses, however, told the officers they’d taken videos of the incident, which police said showed the woman fighting with a bouncer after he tried to eject her intoxicated male friend.

Several recent accidents on local roads involved young drivers.

Town police on Sunday arrested a Queens Village woman who they allege is responsible for the disappearance of 23 dozen eggs from the outdoor Iacono Farm stand on Long Lane.

Alice Netter, a leading force behind the fund-raising efforts of the Ackerman Institute for the Family, died of pancreatic cancer at home in East Hampton on July 22. She was 87.

Alex J. Rosenberg, a New York appraiser, art dealer, and civil rights activist, died of a heart attack at home in Manhattan on Friday at the age of 103. Since 1978, he had a house in Southampton.

Robert D. Brown, a master tradesman who enjoyed golfing, snowmobiling, boating, and spending time with his grandchildren, died of a heart attack at home in Springs on July 9. He was 75.

Roger Walker of Wainscott, Korean War veteran, former Nassau County detective, and former town justice, died on July 3.

Barbara Ann DiGate Webb of Amagansett died of congestive heart failure on July 18 at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead. She was 73.

Loretta Orion, a retired anthropology professor, author of two books, and former French teacher who developed the gardens at the Home, Sweet Home Museum in East Hampton Village, died on Monday at home in Amagansett.

Ken Auletta is nothing if not scrupulous in telling the heinous tale of the fall of Harvey Weinstein.

Fishermen can be a rather superstitious lot. Many have unusual habits or a routine that is indelibly ingrained based on past history — sometimes on fact but more likely fiction.

Cristian Compuzano, a stocky striker who plays for F.C. Tuxpan, took over the 7-on-7 men’s soccer league’s Golden Boot lead with a hat trick at East Hampton’s Herrick Park on July 19, treating his team to a 3-1 win over the defending-champion East Hampton Soccer Club.