The East Hampton School District's proposed 2021-22 budget reflects "normal fluctuations" in spending along with planning for the future, a senior school official said yesterday. East Hampton district voters will see a $75.16 million spending plan on the May 18 ballot that also considers the possible continuation of Covid-related needs.

The Sag Harbor School District adopted its $44.87 million budget for 2021-22 in a quick virtual meeting last week that did not require the board's further discussion of the spending plan, which is under the tax cap for the 10th year in a row.

Sales of single-family homes on the South Fork hit a record high in the first three months of the year as a surge in sales lured some who hadn't been planning to sell their houses to "seize the moment."