Jeffrey L. Laytin, an attorney and a founding partner of the Lewin & Laytin law firm, died on Sept. 4 at the Old Hollow Lane, East Hampton, residence he called home for 30 years. He was 80.

A Long Island Rail Road strike set to begin today, which would have caused a complete shutdown of the largest commuter rail service in the country, was averted earlier this week after representatives from the unions threatening to strike asked President Trump to intervene to force contract negotiations to continue.

The Suffolk County district attorney’s office is appealing to the public for help in identifying “Montauk Mary,” an elderly woman who was found shot to death in Montauk in the spring of 1978. 

Some surprising eateries are looking to operate the concession at Main Beach in East Hampton. Bids for the five-year lease are due on Tuesday.