Advocacy organizations and physicians are strongly encouraging families of children with autism to get genetic testing — not just in April, which is Autism Awareness Month, but as a standard practice in this branch of medicine, to gain insight into the spectrum of ways autism impacts kids. “Knowledge is power,” said Dr. Kolevzon, the clinical director of the Seaver Autism Center, who sees at least one South Fork family, the Egerton-Warburtons of Water Mill, in his practice.

Nobody wants to live next to a nightclub, but apparently nobody wants to live next to a mixed-use building with a market, offices, and apartments either. At least that was the vibe at a public hearing before the East Hampton Town Planning Board last week, where residents sounded off on a proposed change of use to a building at 44 Three Mile Harbor Road.

Those coming of age in the 1960s and ‘70s have either arrived at retirement or are about to enter that stage of life soon, comprising a demographic that studies show is both returning to marijuana and trying it for the first time. “It’s the legalization that is piquing people’s curiosity once again,” said David Falkowski, a cannabis expert, grower of industrial hemp, and producer and seller of CBD products. “Old people love weed.”

A new East Hampton Town senior citizens center on Abraham’s Path in Amagansett took another step toward reality on Tuesday when the architects selected for the project presented updated plans to the town board. Design development and construction documentation will continue for another six months, with hopes of putting the project out to bid in the first half of 2024.