With public gatherings prohibited by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s New York State on PAUSE executive order, Perry Gershon, an East Hampton resident and candidate for the Democratic Party’s nomination to challenge Representative Lee Zeldin in New York’s First Congressional District, has taken his series of town hall-style meetings to cyberspace.

While most of us have never experienced anything like the Covid-19 pandemic, the parallels with the 1918 influenza pandemic are significant.

Southampton Town is weighing in on short-term rentals in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, with Supervisor Jay Schneiderman directing the ordinance enforcement division to crack down on illegal rentals during April.

An East Hampton man was charged with a felony on March 31 following a domestic dispute. Noe W. Guaman-Nieves, 32, allegedly hit a woman in the face, despite an order of protection against him.

Over on Pleasant Lane on Saturday, a resident reported that neighbors had arrived from New York City and had not quarantined, though the governor had recommended that anyone from the city quarantine for 14 days.

From one poet to another: In his new memoir, Mark Doty explores the lasting effect Walt Whitman has had on his life and work, wondering at this “extraordinary flowering that seemed to appear out of nowhere.”

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Covid-19 orders to close schools, businesses, and houses of worship have revealed surprising aspects of contemporary life in our region, aspects worthy of a deeper look at how readily eastern Long Islanders have taken to the outdoors.

This is a stressful time. Giving when one can or lending a hand in other ways can remind us that we are all in this together.

Passover week found me leafing through a big file folder of my mother’s old recipes, along with a few cook-booklets from days gone by. My goodness, what a time capsule she had squirreled away.

We call and write our friends more now that there is a glimpse of mortality on the horizon and the time to think about it. But the paradox to this newfound closeness is that we cannot express our connection in the physical world.

The Tibetan horoscope foretold “sudden change or obstacle,” and here it is. The present planetary alignment is said to “force a more spiritual outlook by causing material loss.”

During our walk with O’en (I used to complain that our neighborhood was comatose, now I’m grateful that it is), Mary said she might reconsider the popovers she’d planned to make. “Ah, flattening the curve?” I said.

Peter Beard, the 82-year-old artist and photographer, went missing from his home in Montauk last week, and the search has been scaled back with each passing day.

Because of uncertainty about the resumption of traditional classroom instruction, the New York State Education Department has canceled Regents exams scheduled for June. Students must pass a number of Regents exams, high school-level tests, in order to graduate. 

Suffolk considers targeted testing, messaging to reach non-English-speaking communities as Covid-19 fight continues.

Answering calls and making sure that police and E.M.S. get as much information as possible to ensure safety.

Marit Molin of the Hamptons Art Camp has shifted her focus from registering kids for camp to raising money to provide meals for those in need.

While a slight leveling off of new Covid-19 cases suggests that the state may be approaching the apex of the pandemic, "Now is not the time to be lax," he said, calling on local governments to help enforce social distancing rules.