In her new novel, Eileen Obser clearly shows herself to be an authority on her subject: renting rooms to the young, self-absorbed, inconsiderate, conniving, and broke.

The driver in a fatal crash in Amagansett that took the life of a mother walking her children in January took a plea deal last week, accepting a felony charge of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death.

Suffolk County Legislator Bridget Fleming has teamed with Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon and his Sheriff’s Transition and Re-entry Team, New Hour LI, and the Sound Justice Initiative on a clothing drive to help those transitioning to life after incarceration.