Regular readers of this newspaper know it has made a significant editorial commitment of time, resources, and newsprint to issues surrounding greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution in its coverage of alternative energy sources and the reduction of demand.

It is movie time again in East Hampton. Next Thursday at Guild Hall, the Hamptons International Film Festival officially opens with the screening of “Just Mercy.” From then until the afternoon of Oct. 14, it will be a cinephile’s delight, with dozens of features and short films, as well as talks and parties, from all over the world and homegrown directors, writers, and producers, famous and not so famous. With this much to choose from in a short few days, just choosing what to see can seem daunting. Tickets have gone on sale, and while some of the biggest titles might be sold out, there are always plenty of other choices.

As far as I’m concerned, the trouble with our congressman, Lee Zeldin, is that he doesn’t come up for re-election again until 2020.

Four pints of Roma tomatoes and Laura Donnelly shamed me into getting the preserving kettle out early Monday morning. I had picked up the smallish, hard tomatoes a week or more earlier with the intention of canning them sooner, but instead they had just been shunted and shifted from one place to another around the kitchen as the clock of ripeness ticked. One day they were on the windowsill, the next the mantelpiece, then the next on a different, now north-facing windowsill.

It’s a mistake to allow police officers to sue the families of children or adults who have mental illness when something goes wrong after a 911 call. This may set a precedent the consequences of which could be a reluctance to make the call in the first place or even lost work because of time in court.

My father found grace in Sister Marie Joseph’s smile, a smile that told him everything was all right, that he was loved, no matter what, that he did not have to atone, and thus a heavy burden was removed.

Once upon a time I dreamt of a career singing and dancing in Broadway shows. Journalism was not center stage for me — yet. I trained as a triple-threat for a while and even joined a cabaret company, but never really got anywhere beyond the New Jersey dinner theater scene.

AMAGANSETT

R. Rosen to 341 Town Lane L.L.C., 341 Town Lane and lot 5-006, 2.09 acres, July 31, $12,500,000.

BRIDGEHAMPTON

Ernie Clark
East Hampton
September 30, 2019

To the Editor,

Ernie Clark passed away last week at 94. Although he moved to Florida quite a few years ago, he touched many lives in East Hampton, particularly mine.

East Hampton High School’s boys volleyball team has been sailing along in divisional play, and could well find itself as the county small schools tournament’s top seed in November provided it continues firing on all cylinders.

After having begun the fall season at 0-3, East Hampton High’s girls tennis team, whose 14-player roster is evenly divided between students from Sag Harbor and East Hampton, has been coming on of late.

All 11 of East Hampton High School’s teams will be on display here this week — beginning today with boys and girls cross-country, girls swimming, and boys volleyball — as it’s homecoming, for which Bonac’s 1965-66 boys basketball team will be inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame Saturday.

The Hamptons Marathon in Southampton and the MightyMan triathlons in Montauk drew a thousand competitors over the weekend, while Saturday brings the Run Down the Runway 5K at East Hampton Airport.

A fond look back at the Maidstoners ball club's Zen master, a reminder of the big push for the Lumber Lane youth center, and William Hartwell on the challenges facing the young — then as now.

From a teachers-students soccer game Thursday to benefit Kick Out Cancer, to the Bonac golfers taking on Westhampton Beach in Gansett Friday, to a Hall of Fame breakfast and jayvee football at the high school on Saturday.

Monday was mostly sunny and calm. Most of the summer crowd had gone back to the city and parts west. It was also the last day of September and the eighth day of autumn, a perfect opportunity for a leisurely drive around Southampton, Sag Harbor, and East Hampton to see how fall was shaping up.

Back in 1982, the British rock band the Clash — one of my favorite groups of all time — came out with the song “Should I Stay or Should I Go.” A classic rocker of a song with a steady beat, it is punctuated with some hard-hitting, sarcastic lyrics, backed by some great guitar licks. It’s a catchy tune that topped the music charts and can still be heard on the airwaves.

A montage during the first 60 seconds of the documentary “Alan Pakula: Going for Truth” includes clips from “Sophie’s Choice,” “Klute,” “All the President’s Men,” “Presumed Innocent,” “To Kill a Mockingbird,” and many more "first-class productions."

Although it is tempting to believe that everything that ever could have been said about Truman Capote has been, “The Capote Tapes” proves nothing is further from the truth.

For Laurie Lambrecht, a Bridgehampton native, it was natural to choose the Madoo Conservancy in Sagaponack as the site for her Parrish Road Show exhibition.