After much lobbying by local officials, a state-run site for Covid vaccinations will soon be opening on the campus of Stony Brook Southampton.

The Bridgehampton School District will hold a public forum on Wednesday at 7 p.m. to weigh the pros and cons of piercing the tax cap in next year's budget. Officials will present the latest 2021-22 budget proposal of $20.8 million, and will invite comments and suggestions from the community.

A maximum of 50 people will be allowed in the school's new gym for the forum, and a live-stream option will also be offered. More information can be found online at bridgehamptonschool.com.

East Hampton Town Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc has found the petition for a vote to form an incorporated village of Wainscott legally insufficient.

It was one of those things you think could happen anywhere but in your own town, but Covid-19 proved it would not discriminate, starting with its official arrival here in March 2020, when the county's first Covid-19 patient was admitted to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital.