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Art Show Heralds Fairs to Come

The Art Dealers Association of America will have an early jump on next week’s Armory Show and satellite fairs when it opens The Art Show today at the Park Avenue Armory. This year, two galleries are featuring South Fork artists in solo shows at their booths.

Woolf Howls Again on Broadway

Edward Albee’s seminal and trenchant 1962 drama “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” will return to Broadway in previews beginning on Tuesday, with an opening date of April 9 at the Booth Theater.

Bloomberg Campaign Works the Talkhouse for Volunteers

Scores of residents of the Town of East Hampton attended an information session for the presidential campaign of former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Feb. 19 at the Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett.

Jack Youngerman, Prominent American Artist, Dies at 93     

Jack Youngerman, a significant American artist for more than six decades, died on Feb. 19 at Stony Brook University Hospital of complications from a fall. He was 93.     

Fluke Run From Montauk Turns Into Close Encounter With Hypothermia

Three commercial fishermen returned safely to East Hampton last week after a scary morning at sea about 25 miles south of Fire Island.     

Three Vie to Oppose Rep. Lee Zeldin

Candidates slam him, and Trump, at debate at LTV’s studios in Wainscott, where here was a standing room-only crowd.

Nature Outings in Montauk

On Saturday at noon and Sunday at 1 p.m., a Montauk Point State Park naturalist will lead a three-mile hike from the state park office in the lower parking lot to see shore birds and seals.

The Lost Freetown Cemetery

The location of a burial ground believed to contain the remains of as many as 20 people, some of whom may have been formerly enslaved, has been lost. A single gravestone is a rare clue.

Peconic Jitney Ferry May Yet Float

Eight years after its trial run, the Peconic Jitney, a ferry service that provided a direct link between Sag Harbor and Greenport, may return this summer.     

A Public-Private Schools Blowback

The New York State Education Department has postponed making a final call on new rules that would give public schools more oversight into the educational offerings of private and parochial schools after thousands of people across the state criticized the proposal.     

185-Foot AT&T Tower a Go, Scoville Hall Additions Considered

An application from AT&T to build a cellphone tower in Northwest Woods was approved by the East Hampton Town Planning Board.

Say Hello to ‘Dolly,’ East Hampton

The show opens on Friday, Feb. 28, with other performances on Saturday, Feb. 29, at 7 p.m., and on Sunday, March 1, at 2 p.m.

'See-Through' House in Springs Goes Dark

The owner of a 10,000-square-foot house at 145 Neck Path in Springs has agreed to pay a $32,000 fine to the Town of East Hampton after using the house last summer for parties.

Exploring the South End Burying Ground

This week's Long Island Collection Item of the Week focuses on the oldest graveyard in East Hampton and the final resting place for a number of well-known figures.

Enslaved History Revealed

A presentation and panel discussion on how the history of the enslaved is being revealed through archaeology, anthropology, and other methods that fill in the gaps left by official records will be held on Sunday.

Amagansett Grad Off to Oxford

Lily Mongan, a graduate of the Amagansett School, has spent most of her high school career abroad, learning languages and dreaming of one day being accepted at Oxford University in England. Her dream has come true.       

Wind Farm Plan Is Paused

The move coincides with the departure of Clint Plummer, who was Orsted U.S. Offshore Wind’s vice president for development.     

Show Winners Announced

Guild Hall has named the high school competition winners of its annual student art show, which this year had a theme — “made by water” — for the first time.

Hailed for Adoption Efforts

Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. on Tuesday presented Lorraine Dusky of Sag Harbor with a signed copy of a new bill on adoption rules passed by the New York State Legislature that Ms. Dusky helped make happen.     

Gershon Hits the Talkhouse

The Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett will host a town hall-style event with Perry Gershon, who is seeking the Democratic Party’s nomination to challenge Representative Lee Zeldin in New York’s First Congressional District, on March 8.