In another relatively quiet week on the roads, East Hampton Town police charged just one man with drunken driving. Gregorio Tovar-Reyes, 41, of East Hampton was arrested on the misdemeanor offense on the afternoon of Oct. 21.

The equipment, including pull-up bars and parallel bars, was donated by a local nonprofit in honor of Mike Semkus, a Sag Harbor native, coach, and teacher who died of an overdose in 2016, but its installation has been mired in controversy for several weeks.

Public schools in East Hampton, Bridgehampton, Sag Harbor, Montauk, Sagaponack, Springs, and Wainscott will be closed for students on Tuesday. Classes will be in session at the Amagansett School. Some districts will hold superintendent conferences for faculty and staff that day, and the East Hampton School Board will still hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m.

The Children’s Museum of the East End in Bridgehampton promises a “smashing good time” on Saturday at its first-ever pumpkin fling, in which gourds will go flying from a working catapult.

Employees at White’s Apothecary called police on Oct. 23 after confronting a woman who put a cosmetics case in her tote bag before purchasing it.

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Denise Gorgone, the former owner of Sam’s Auto Service and Mrs. Sam’s Bait and Tackle in East Hampton, died on Oct. 20 at the Crystal Coast Hospice House in Newport, N.C.

Nan Noell’s work life had many twists and turns, including years spent in restaurant management, addiction counseling, and estate management.

Andrew Andry, a children’s book author, died of heart failure on Sept. 28 at home in East Hampton. He was 83.

Henry L. Haney of East Hampton, who hosted a show on LTV for many years, died on Tuesday. He was 88.

The Sag Harbor Village Board discussed the current state of the village and its plans to address water quality, parking, and the development of the John Steinbeck Waterfront Park at its first weekend work session on Saturday.

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A story time and project all about time is scheduled for Saturday at 11 a.m. to prepare children for daylight saving time. * On Monday at 2:15 p.m., prekindergartners can take in a stories read aloud followed by simple crafts. Advance registration is required for most programs.

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has drafted possible regulations in response to a 2018 assessment that striped bass are overfished.

Lisa L. Rooney, a 30-year-old Montauk resident and business owner, was released on $1,000 bail on a misdemeanor D.W.I. charge Thursday morning. Charges will likely be upgraded.

East Hampton Town Justice Lisa R. Rana has two hurdles to overcome in Tuesday’s election: her failed Democratic primary challenge in June and her entanglement with David Gruber’s rather malicious campaign for supervisor.

East Hamptoners and a number of town trustee candidates agree that the panel’s terms of office should be staggered so that voters are not asked to decide among 18 or more hopefuls for nine seats. If that were to happen, it would be too late for this year, of course, so we have our picks. Here they are in the order their names appear on the ballot: Francis Bock, Bill Taylor, David Talmage, Susan McGraw Keber, Tim Garneau, John Aldred, Stephen Lester, Mike Martinsen, and Jim Grimes.

The opposition is correct that the Democratic Party’s hold on the East Hampton Town Board can lead to a shortfall in critical thinking. The question is whether the challengers are up to the job of mixing things up.

David Gruber makes a good case for himself — for some public role, but not the role of town supervisor. Foremost among our concerns is his temperament: We have never known Mr. Gruber to admit he has been wrong, and he can be relentless in his attacks on those who differ with him. These are not helpful qualities in an elected official, much less the de facto leader and chief spokesperson for the town. A supervisor must be not just a combatant, but a skillful peacemaker, too.

It’s the rhythm of the natural world that keeps us grounded, and what we need most in desperate times. That’s what I came to understand when I was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer.

Friends met us for dinner at one of our favorite East Hampton restaurants last week, and handed us a surprising small gift: a copy of an outlandish million-dollar bill. The bill — faux, obviously — had skulls in the front upper corners and a red, yellow, and cream nuclear explosion where George Washington is supposed to be. On the other side, along with an image of some children, was the message: “Let us spend this money on a sustainable world for all of our kids.”