Theresa Whelan, who had a long and distinguished law career on Long Island, died of cancer at East End Hospice in Westhampton Beach on Dec. 26. A resident of Wading River, she was 60.

A couple of professional historians cut through the agenda-driven amateurism that’s crippling civic discourse.

Margaret M. Johnson, author of 13 cookbooks, including "Teatime in Ireland," will talk about teacups at the John Jermain Memorial Library in Sag Harbor on Friday from 2 to 3:30 p.m.