Irving Markowitz, a founding member of the Jewish Center of the Hamptons who served as its president and on its board of directors, died on May 14 in Rockville, Md. He was 94.

With the recent departure of Scoop du Jour, the East Hampton Village commercial district may be facing a summer without an ice cream shop for the first time in 26 years, and residents of all ages are dripping with dread.

Tuesday’s flare-up among members of the East Hampton Town Board was unusual only in its intensity; sadly, we have gotten used to a certain level of steam when the group gets together.

A confluence of events on the retail scene has many people in and around East Hampton talking about what exactly is the nature of this community.

Lately I have been leaving the house early to get to the office by 6 to write before the distractions of the day begin.

I may have mentioned this before, but I enjoy walking in the middle of the road.

Naomi Osaka first said that she’d be absenting herself from media interviews at the French Open, and then promptly passed on the whole shebang. Wringing of hands ensued.

I was telling Mary that I’d dreamed of a former boss dressed in a Santa suit, and she asked if I’d asked for a raise. Dream on, I said.

I read the sign’s words out loud: “Grand Army of the Republic Highway,” adding, “I love that about America. You’re never far from our history, and we’re still fighting the Civil War.”

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Erica R. Juneja to BTBK L.L.C., 66 Old Montauk Highway, Sept. 21, $4,995,000.

John Dellanoce to John Dunchick, 8 Old Station Place, Jan. 13, $6,750,000.

Peter and Stella Sichel to BAP Bluff L.L.C., 82 Bluff Road, Feb. 12, $2,800,000.

Top Neck Realty Inc to JAV 8 Estates L.L.C., 41 Oak Lane, Commercial, March 5, $4,000,000.

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Democratic Party debates for East Hampton Town supervisor and town board happen Thursday night at 7, broadcast live on LTV's Channel 20, on its YouTube channel, and at ltveh.org.

The East Hampton Town Board is expected to approve use of an aquatic weed harvester in Georgica Pond on Thursday. Used in the pond in the summers of 2016, 2017, and 2018, and on a limited basis last year, the harvester is part of a multifaceted effort to alleviate conditions that have promoted blooms of toxic cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) that have fouled the pond every summer for almost a decade.

Two saves on the water over the holiday weekend were efficient and without major injury, a good warm-up for chaotic summer months likely to come. One involved a kiteboarder tangled in his equipment and the other a pair of inflatable boats, each with five people on board, that were caught in two-to-three-foot waves in significant winds.

Hamptons Jazz Fest 2021 will span July, August, and September from Montauk to Southampton, featuring some of jazz's most distinguished players from around the world in more than 50 concerts, most of which will be free.

A.R. Gurney's play "Sylvia" mostly succeeds as a funny, insightful look at modern relationships, driven by fine actors, even if it runs a bit long.

An Art Apart repeat coming soon, new exhibitons at galleries such as Drawing Room, Harper's, Studio 11, and Grenning, plus art-related film, talks, and more.

Live and in-person performances are returning to the Bay Street Theater, both in the theater itself and in its outdoor courtyard, which will be transformed into an immersive video performance space.

The Retreat offers a star-studded benefit, environmental documentaries in Southampton, and a weaving workshop at the Watermill Center

The Lone Sharks take over the Talkhouse, Kate Usher and the Sturdy Souls at the Surf Lodge, checking out the Clubhouse, and the Jam Session Radio Hour