A first-time candidate, Ben Dollinger grew up off Three Mile Harbor Road and now lives along Fort Pond in Montauk, “a body of water that’s under attack.”

Francis Bock, the clerk of the trustees since Democrats assumed a majority in 2016, is seeking his fifth term on the board.

Macmillan Publishers, which produces work by some of the most popular authors, has announced an embargo on e-books for libraries. The limits will be particularly acute in Suffolk County.

John Aldred, an incumbent who lives in East Hampton, is running for a second term as East Hampton Town trustee.

In addition to a three-way race for supervisor, voters in Southampton Town have five choices for two seats on the town board.

Linda Kabot, a Republican and former Southampton Town supervisor, is hoping to make a political comeback by unseating Democratic Suffolk County Legislator Bridget Fleming, who has represented residents of the Second Legislative District, from Montauk to Moriches plus Shelter Island, for four years.

The East Hampton Kiwanis Club's annual Family Fun Day, originally scheduled for last weekend, was postponed because of rainy weather.

County Executive Steve Bellone, a Democrat, is facing a re-election challenge this year from John Kennedy, the Republican county comptroller.

Find your polling place. And information about early voting in East Hampton and Southampton Towns.

Betsy Bambrick, a Conservative and Libertarian candidate for East Hampton Town Board in the forthcoming election, has an active complaint with the New York State Commission on Human Rights alleging mistreatment, age discrimination, and a hostile work environment during her final years as head of the town’s Ordinance Enforcement Division.

A story in which Village Mayor Paul F. Rickenbach Jr. announced political appointments for after he resigns on Dec. 31 has led to an accusation of dirty politicking.

The East Hampton Village Zoning Board of Appeals made it clear on Friday that it will deny an application from the owners of an oceanfront property at 33 Lily Pond Lane to tear down a house in a coastal erosion hazard area and construct a new one. An official determination will be issued at a future board meeting.

The East Hampton Town Anti-Bias Task Force will host an information forum on New York State’s new law allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain a driver’s license on Wednesday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the East Hampton Library.

A pilot program launched in 2017 to narrowly target the application of mosquito larvicide around Accabonac Harbor brought another dramatic decrease in its use this year, East Hampton Town and Suffolk County officials announced on Friday.

There are two seats open on the Suffolk County Family Court bench, with four candidates, including Andrea Harum Schiavoni, a sitting Southampton Town justice and North Haven resident, and Michael P. Sendlenski, a former East Hampton Town attorney.

The East Hampton Town Republican Committee is hosting a Countdown to Election Day fund-raiser tonight from 6 to 9 at the Bel Mare restaurant at 28 Maidstone Park Road in Springs.

Lori Hubbard and Jim Esposito are not used to asking for help. But when they did — on behalf of their 15-year-old son, Jimmy, who has a balance disorder, hearing loss, speech delays, and other conditions — the community answered.

Fireplace embers fell into a small grating in front of the fireplace at an East Hampton house Saturday morning and started a fire.

A Montauk man, Gregg S. Weinstein, was charged Friday with misdemeanor criminal contempt in the second degree for allegedly sending emails he was not supposed to.