Ken Kalbacher, a surfer, sailor, kite-surfer, and contractor, died on Nov. 2 at the Southampton Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing at the age of 66.

The East Hampton Village Board heard a pitch for the creation of 10 affordable apartments allocated to village employees, an effort to bridge a large and growing demand and a vanishingly small supply.

The nascent offshore wind industry has proven its economic benefit — to union workers, businesses comprising every link in the supply chain, all the way down to the delis, gas stations, and restaurants surrounding such projects, a panel of professionals agreed during a round-table discussion last week.