Confused by the New Jersey return address on the envelope accompanying your 2023 East Hampton Town property tax bill? You're not alone.

The confluence of Covid, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (R.S.V.) is causing people to break out their masks, hand sanitizer, and disinfectant just ahead of the holidays. “And we’re just at the beginning of what is typically the season for upper respiratory illnesses,” said Dr. Fredric Weinbaum, chief medical officer at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital.

Following a rippling cyberattack on Suffolk County in September, the East Hampton Town Board announced Tuesday that it is fast-tracking upgrades to its own computer systems.

Cold and wind greeted the 45 participants of the 93rd Montauk Christmas Bird Count on Saturday, but the rough conditions didn’t stop them from tallying 131 different species, the highest total for the count in the last 10 years.