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A Hand Lane resident told police last week that an assortment of jewelry belonging to his late wife had gone missing sometime this past year. Jewelry cases holding items valued at around $15,000 were discovered empty, a redacted police report said, when the man was going through his things for the pending sale of his house.

It was a normal Sunday with a good crowd at Main Beach, said Drew Smith, chief of East Hampton Village lifeguards, when, around 2 p.m., a teenage girl was caught in a rip current. "A lieutenant at Stand Two called, 'Heads up!' " he said, and another lieutenant guard, Andrew Wilson, raced through the waves to the girl, calmed her, and assisted her back to safety with a float.

Two passengers and a driver were injured recently in separate accidents on local roads.

Caylynn McMaster, 27, was charged on the afternoon of June 20 with criminal possession of oxycodone and driving while impaired by drugs, both misdemeanors. East Hampton Town police said she had been driving erratically on Route 114, and that they found the car on Goodfriend Drive with her in the driver's seat apparently passed out. Asked to exit the car, she was "unsteady on her feet," according to the report, which said that 11 blue pills stamped "M30" were found in the center console of her 2014 Volkswagen. Ms. McMaster was held overnight and appeared in court before Justice Steven Tekulsky the next morning.

East Hampton, Bridgehampton, and Pierson High School were all well represented among the nominees for 2021's Teeny Awards, given by East End Arts to high schoolers who have distinguished themselves in the performing arts. The awards ceremony, on July 11, will be held at the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center and streamed on Facebook. Nominees will be there in person, not only for the celebrations, but also for live performances.

The Long Island Community Foundation's Long Island Racial Equity Donor Collaborative has awarded a $100,000 grant to the Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center. The center plans to use the grant to support the Teach Me How to Fish program, an initiative that aims to tackle the wealth equity gap by supporting Black communities on the East End.

Jester Jim will return to Guild Hall on Wednesday afternoon to kick off KidFest with juggling, comedy, and music. Two shows, one at 3 and one at 5, will be preceded by fun workshops for kids. Tickets are $15 for children, $30 for adults; masks are mandatory for all attendees over the age of 2. Guild Hall has suggested taking beach chairs or blankets to the outdoor performance.

Erica Abeel’s novel “The Commune” takes place in the summer of 1970, during the lead-up to the Women’s Strike for Equality, and recognizable literary figures abound as second-wave feminism comes in for some lumps.

Coche Comedor faces stiff competition from Rita Cantina, another haute Mexican restaurant that just opened at Maidstone Park in Springs.

The Hampton Classic has released the poster for this year’s event, designed and photographed by the equine photographer Shelli Breidenbach. The poster was to have announced last year’s big annual horse show, but the event was canceled because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Baron's Cove had updated its menu for the summer, Simply Sublime pops up at Sportime, and Ruschmeyer's opens

The Coast Guard successfully rescued three fishermen in distress 72 nautical miles southeast of Montauk on Sunday evening after the crew abandoned its 44-foot commercial fishing vessel, the Nite Nurse, when it started taking on water and sinking.

Decades after their publication, Steven Gaines's "Simply Halston" and "Philistines at the Hedgerow" are receiving big-time small screen treatment.

On Monday, G.E. Smith, who lives in Amagansett, will host Masters of the Telecaster with Jim Weider, who played with the Band for 15 years.

The Bay Street Theater will put the audience inside the four walls of its outdoor courtyard, where it will be surrounded by video projections and share the space with performers.

For Sandra Foschi and her husband, Bill Evans, ownership of WLNG is about "respecting its longevity, its legendary status in the community," the latter said last week

“The God Committee,” which Bridgehampton's Austin Stark wrote, directed, and co-produced, will open tomorrow, theatrically and on demand, two weeks after its premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival.