Maureen T. Kenny of East Hampton died of complications following a fall at home on July 17 at Stony Brook University Hospital. She was 89.

Dr. Soll Berl, a former World War II Army medical technician who had a long career as a neurochemist and psychiatrist, died of cancer at home in Pittsboro, N.C., on June 7. The part-time Amagansett resident was 101 years old, just five days shy of turning 102.

Two years after adopting a law that prevented East Hampton Village's historic inns from holding special events outdoors, the village's planning and zoning committee is exploring ways to relax it. The committee is also looking to crack down on short-term rentals.

Norman Tuthill, described by his family as "an artist, surfer, and friend to many," died of heart failure on Friday in West Haven, Conn. He was 61.

Hildy Maze, an artist who specialized in painting and collage, died at home in East Hampton suddenly on July 2. She was 70.

Colton Givner, an advertising art director, graphic artist, and illustrator, died of emphysema at home in New York City on June 15. He was 81 and had been ill for a year. A part-time resident of East Hampton since 1979, among his accomplishments was the design of the logo for the Palm restaurant on Main Street.

This year’s Authors Night fund-raiser for the East Hampton Library goes virtual from Aug. 6 to 9 with talks by the likes of Philip Rucker, Mike Birbiglia, and Neal Gabler.

As the virus continued to spread across the globe, the men and women aboard the ship were blinded from the realities of the world around them.

On a side street in Montauk just off the Plaza, Amalia Dayan and Adam Lindemann have conjured something different from the galleries setting up in storefronts on the South Fork. Their space, South Etna, is a manifestation of place as much as it is a merger of the independent curatorial approaches they have honed over years of directing their own New York galleries.

Southampton Town officials had stars in their eyes when they granted permission for a giant pop concert held in Bridgehampton on Saturday, attended by an estimated 3,000 guests.

It is painfully ironic that that the federal agency created to keep the United States safe after the Sept. 11 attacks now targets Americans.

It’s been weeks since the last sustained soaking.

I don’t believe there are any secret spots anymore. That was certainly the case on Saturday, when the middle child and I went to a normally empty place along the ocean for a late-afternoon swim.

I have an unhealthy relationship with large home appliances.

Cribbage? You never know what will bring two strangers together.

The pandemic has caused a boom in luxury home sales and an increase in real estate prices on the East End, according to second quarter reports from the Douglas Elliman and Brown Harris Stevens agencies.

The Plain-T tea boutique in Southampton has partnered with Inspire, a clothing brand, to launch a limited-edition line of baseball caps and T-shirts.

These prices have been calculated from the county transfer tax. Unless otherwise noted, the parcels contain structures.

The Far Right found me a month or so ago, and now not a day goes by that I don’t get half a dozen emails from Newt Gingrich, Donald Trump Jr., or worse.

My success at underachieving is undoubtedly my extraordinary ability at staying supine on the couch. During these difficult days, what more valuable skill than the ability to put in long-term couch time.