William Cuthbert, who died on May 11 of metastatic bladder cancer, was a sensitive, caring man of high principles, his partner of 21 years said.

For years I’ve noticed numerous symmetrical holes measuring about an inch in diameter in the sand near where I dock my boat in Sag Harbor Cove. Who created and resides in such dwellings?

The playoff news baseball-wise was not good for East Hampton High School’s team, which lost to Mount Sinai and Miller Place last week, and thus was ousted from the county’s Class A bracket. For the Pierson (Sag Harbor) Whalers, however, the news was good.

Although East Hampton High School’s varsity baseball season ended last week with two playoff losses, Coach Vinny Alversa is pleased by the big step forward this spring and looks forward to the coming years.