Enticing private investors and employers to build housing units was a focus at a recent East Hampton Town Board work session, when the board discussed how best to build affordable housing in the town.

In the Democratic primary race for town supervisor, the incumbent, Kathee Burke-Gonzalez, touted a series of endorsements from party figures this week, while her opponent, Village Mayor Jerry Larsen, said the only endorsements that matter will be those made by voters.

Robin Kaplan, a bookseller, writer, and successful real estate broker formerly of East Hampton, died of pneumonia in Oakland Park, Fla., on Feb. 9. She was 74.