Jessica Chew Martin, who grew up in Montauk and lived in Larkhall, Scotland, with her husband, Robert, and three youngest children, died there on April 1 of complications related to Covid19. She was 42.

Robert John Buckley of East Hampton, a former Chicago police officer, died of cardiopulmonary arrest on June 25 at the Westhampton Care Center. He was 86.

Robert Miller, a lifelong Springs resident, died at home on Neck Path on June 30. He was 90 and had been ill for six months. Mr. Miller maintained landscapes for Montauk Point State Park and at the estate of Dennistoun M. Bell overlooking Gardiner's Bay. He also cleaned and did maintenance work for the Springs Presbyterian Church, where he was a deacon elder and member of the choir.

Thomas Osborne (1594-1677) acquired the property from Robert Bond sometime shortly after he arrived in East Hampton from New Haven, Conn., between 1650 and 1660. Here he ran a tannery business, which passed down through six generations of Osborne tanners.

Merrall Topping Hildreth, a descendant of a Hildreth who settled on Long Island in the 17th century, died gently at home in Sagaponack on July 5, his daughter, Deborah Hildreth Phelps of Columbia County, N.Y., said. He was 96 and had been in the care of East End Hospice for less than two weeks.

High school students, particularly rising seniors, can get help preparing college essays and studying for the SAT.

The Sag Harbor School Board voted during a special meeting on July 2 to spend $341,000 to construct a new retaining wall behind the Sag Harbor Learning Center.

In a fiery 2 a.m. crash more dramatic than harmful, Matthew Porcelli's motorcycle erupted in flames on Sunday as he was riding east on Montauk Highway near Surf Drive in Amagansett.

Liz Waller, the daughter of Julie Pospisil Waller of Springs and the late Tom Waller, and Kameron Whitmeyer, the son of Kerry and Paula Whitmeyer of Lafayette, La., became engaged on July 2 at Springs-Fireplace Beach.

CMEE will officially reopen to the public on Aug. 3, a Monday. Families will be able to make online reservations for two-hour blocks of time. The museum has enriched its outdoor offerings with games like Giant Jenga and made its miniature golf course free with the price of admission. 

According to East Hampton Town police, a 21-year-old Montauk man met a girl under the age of 15 online and had sex with her on two occasions. The father of the underage girl became suspicious after seeing her social media posts and contacted police.

Early on Saturday morning, Charles Teller of West Orange, N.J., 64, crossed the double yellow lines on Stephen Hand's Path in East Hampton and rear-ended a 2006 Honda driven by Richard Kalbacher, 28, of East Hampton, who was slowing down for the light on Route 114.

Sick raccoons were roaming the village last week. One was reported at 229 Main Street on the morning of July 8. Police confirmed that the animal was acting oddly and advised the caller to contact a removal service.

Leila Zhaklin Shahidinia, the daughter of Derakhsh and Habib Shahidinia of Sari, Persia, is to be married to Justin Septimus Osborne, a.k.a. Justin Osborne Hurdel, the son of Darrin Hurdel of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., and Candace Osborne of East Hampton.

He is the 12th generation of his family to grow up in East Hampton, and is the grandson of Charles J. and Patricia Osborne.

The history of Freemasonry on Long Island runs deep, dating back to George Washington, and is remarkably fire-plagued, particularly in Sag Harbor.

The tiny, leafy Hedges Parsons Cemeter, near the Springs General Store and the hamlet's public school, has been given a careful renovation this month by the Burying Ground Preservation Group. "We look at these stones as the records of these people," said the group's Zach Studenroth.

The WNET Group, the company that owns the PBS television stations Thirteen in New York City and WLIW21 on Long Island, acquired 88.3 WPPB-FM in March. Its call sign was changed to WLIW-FM in June, and, on Tuesday, it began broadcasting from a new studio.

The proposal would essentially prohibit seaplane operations anywhere but at the airports and on Gardiner's Island, with a penalty for a first offense a fine of between $1,500 and $5,000. Subsequent violations within 18 months would be subject to a fine of $5,000 to $10,000. 

The most recently available operations and complaint data associated with East Hampton Airport, as presented by a consultant to the East Hampton Town Board, show "not only an ongoing problem, but a growing problem," Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc said on Tuesday. 

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