Data released last week by Suffolk County show that low-nitrogen septic systems approved by the county’s Department of Health Services are performing, on average, as originally anticipated or better.

According to a report issued by the International Energy Agency, offshore wind is capable of generating more than 18 times the current global electricity demand and is poised to become a trillion-dollar industry over the next 20 years.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation oversaw two soil borings to test groundwater at East Hampton Airport on Friday. Eastern Environmental Solutions, a Manor­ville contractor, performed the borings.

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A swastika and some writing in Spanish were found spray-painted on a large rock in Springs last week, raising community concern of a hate crime, though police believe it was an isolated incident that was the work of juveniles.

An issue affecting many school districts and municipalities across the country hit home on Monday when hackers hijacked the Sag Harbor School District’s computer system.

The New York State Education Department has signed off on the Springs School’s construction plans earlier than anticipated, putting the project about a month ahead of schedule, the district announced Monday.

A detailed study of land use along Springs-Fireplace Road and its surroundings is to be commissioned by East Hampton Town Board in an effort to improve commercial and residential development, traffic circulation, and the area’s visual character.

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A new round of coed inline skating and girls volleyball clinics will begin on Tuesday at the Sportime Arena in Amagansett. The skating clinic, for ages 4 to 9, will happen from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

A homeless man contacted police with a complaint about UPS on Friday. He was advised to follow up with the company’s complaint department and said he would.

The Rev. Walter Silva Thompson Jr., Calvary Baptist’s pastor, called Mr. Haney “a conscientious man who wanted to make a difference.”

A memorial service for Nan Noell of East Hampton, who died on Oct. 6, will take place on Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Cormaria Retreat House at 77 Bay Street in Sag Harbor.

A funeral Mass for Renee G. Alversa of East Hampton, who died on Friday, will be said today at 10 a.m. at St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church in Montauk. An obituary for Ms. Alversa, who was 61, will appear in a future edition.

Last Thursday evening in Sag Harbor, village police charged a woman with misdemeanor drunken driving after an officer saw that her older model Mercedes had no lights, either headlights or taillights.

Affordable housing, a recurrent campaign theme in East Hampton elections, is a bitter paradox. As the total number of vacation houses climbs upward, there are fewer and fewer places for year-round residents and the seasonal work force to live.

What town government really may need are views from the left — a more liberal, more pro-environment and anti-growth point of view.

Before my husband and I made our move to Greenport last spring, we undertook an epic clearing out of closets, pantry, and basement. It went on for weeks, and unearthed many an interesting relic of lives lived on Edwards Lane.

Tuesday morning before voting I took advantage of a daylight low tide to pull a mooring from the bay. Fair weather in the month of November is difficult to come by. Though there were matters to take care of at the office, the tide and wind were to turn later in the week.

I did not make it to Woodstock. I mean, I did not make it to Woodstock last weekend, not the music and art fair in August 1969, though it’s true that I didn’t make that Woodstock either.