Ashawagh Hall in Springs will host an Artist and Artisan Holiday Market of handmade creations by local residents on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from 10 to 5.

The South Fork’s L.G.B.T.Q.+ community is celebrating President Biden’s signing on Tuesday of the Respect for Marriage Act, a new, bipartisan law that protects the marriages of same-sex couples across the country.

In a move that surprised many people, last week the East Hampton Village Department of Public Works removed about 35 arborvitae, each anywhere between 20 and 30 feet tall, that separated Herrick Park from the Douglas E. Dayton Arboretum, the 3.2 acres at the end of Muchmore Lane that was purchased by the Town of East Hampton starting in 2017 with community preservation fund money.

The East Hampton Town Board this week revealed some details and a prospective timeline for a contentious plan to build an estimated $75 million sewage treatment plant in Hither Woods to serve parts of Montauk.