Jerry P. Keeler of Springs died on Oct. 6 at the Hamptons Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Southampton. He was 86.

A dog had been barking on and off in a fenced-in backyard for four days, a Springs-Fireplace Road neighbor reported on the night of Oct.15, adding that the house appeared to be empty and abandoned. Police went to the property and found a large black-and-white husky, “whimpering and shivering.”

“We want folks to know that we’re listening, and we want to work with the community to improve the system,” East Hampton Town Supervisor Kathee Burke-Gonzalez said at a town board work session last week, in a discussion about ways to efficiently process building permits. 

Town police made two similar felony-level arrests for drunken driving last week, one on Main Street in Montauk and the other in East Hampton.

A host of environmental organizations will come together on Sunday at LTV Studios to celebrate the life and work of Larry Penny, former director of the town’s Natural Resources Department and author of The Star’s “Nature Notes” column.

Despite the name of this column that has run for so many decades in The Star, I have to admit that I’ve not been on the water much this year. Those who have report that blackfish, porgies, and seabass abound.

At the first public workshop to discuss a $64 million capital improvement bond that the East Hampton School District expects to put on the May ballot, the focus was mainly on needs. The focus at the second meeting, on Oct. 15, shifted to wants.

Election season is here.

We need to consider the effect of one-party rule in Town Hall, but this may not be the year to make changes.

In the face of a student newspaper shutdown, a new group at Indiana University is stepping into the shoes of journalistic heroes like Ernie Pyle.

Taking Cerberus out alone for one last, leisurely sail before dry dock.

With parenthood, I have become pro cozy.

Catching up with the Berwinds and their summer retreats, Newport to Bridgehampton.

An unexpected hiccup in getting a pampered nine-pound terrier from L.A. to the East End of Long Island.

More real estate moves across the South Fork.

East Hampton Town police have ended a search for a 61-year-old woman who went missing Tuesday night from her family’s house on Manor Lane in Springs. This is a developing story.

Paid Notice: Elizabeth Bond (Stoner) Welsh, 98, a longtime resident of Swarthmore, Media, and for the past 23 years, White Horse Village, Newtown Square, Pa., passed away peacefully surrounded by family on July 2, 2025.

The Bridgehampton Lions Club’s Carving Contest, a tradition anticipated by adults and kids alike, is moving to a new location and a new day of the week this year: Sunday at the Corwith House.

Springs School's fall sports season is going strong.

The second annual Spooky-Palooza, a week of family-friendly Halloween-themed activities in Sag Harbor, will begin this weekend.