A Springs woman called police for the second time in two weeks on Nov. 4 to say she had found a dead swan near her house. Police reported that the carcass was intact and appeared undamaged, but that its head was missing.

A body was found washed up on the beach at the Mashomack Preserve on Shelter Island on Friday but has yet to be identified by the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s Office.

East Hampton Town police reported a single alcohol-related arrest on local roads last week.

Wildlife explorations with the South Fork Natural History Museum, candle-making and Thanksgiving crafts at local libraries, and a screening of "The Wizard of Oz" at the Sag Harbor Cinema are just a few of the things happening this week for kids and teens.