The 96th annual Audubon Montauk Christmas Bird Count was held on Dec. 20, when 45 participants found 127 bird species despite a morning wind chill of 16 degrees.

The East Hampton girls varsity basketball team won its first game of the season at home on Dec. 19 — a 38-34 come-from-behind victory over Mattituck — improving to 1-2 over all and 1-0 in League VII.

The Bonac boys swim team remained undefeated in League II, improving to 3-0 after a 77-31 home win over Lindenhurst on Dec. 15, and Knight and Chavez competed at Farmingdale.

A small crew represented Bonac boys indoor track at a crossover meet at Suffolk Community College in Brentwood on Dec. 21, but the track and field athletes who did compete turned in impressive performances.

East Hampton High School’s girls indoor track-and-field squad performed well at its rescheduled meet at Suffolk Community College in Brentwood on Dec. 20, the small turnout allowing athletes to try new events.

The Rev. Dr. Katrina Foster, once of St. Michael’s Lutheran Church in Amagansett, is the new bishop of the Metropolitan New York Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

Tim and Courtney Garneau raise large, hand-crafted, ultra-luxury tents, keeping their kin busy as they establish a cult brand.

The East Hampton Village Board approved a $51,750 quote to inventory every tree on village-owned land in a joint effort with the L.V.I.S. and using a G.I.S.-based software.

The East Hampton Village Board approved a $51,750 quote to inventory every tree on village-owned land in a joint effort with the L.V.I.S. and using a G.I.S.-based software.

Henry Thomas Dering of Sag Harbor wishes his cousin Nicoll Havens Dering of New York a happy new year, emphasizing how the occasion is a time for reflection and reformation.

As depressing as it was accurate, then-Supervisor Jay Schneiderman’s 2001 State of the Town address foretold an East Hampton as “an elite Manhattan suburb, a boring monoculture,” and worse.

Paid Notice: Alexander Michael Colonna, who passed away on Dec. 17, lived in many different places, moving from New York City to New Jersey in his youth, spending several years in Colorado, and eventually settling on the East End of Long Island, a place he had come to know as a child thanks to his great-grandfather.

In praise of first responders and bookstores, and the opposite for the local deer population.

Somehow, the South Fork listings grow.

We are warming to an increasing trend on the South Fork scene toward quieter and cozier gatherings and outings on New Year’s Day.

An idea making the rounds in Town Hall to change the way farmland construction projects are reviewed may have value, but a degree of caution is necessary.

Stephen Miller and others in the White House have cast their bet that stirring up race-based hatred among voters is the only hope if the extreme right is to maintain its grip on Washington.

It is fascinating to see how a tragic event 200 years ago helped advance science.

Until December 2025, my children had distinguished themselves by not getting me proper gifts. Ever.

Bestirred by televised yule log nostalgia.