Fifty years after opening at Gosman’s Dock in Montauk in 1971, the Rumrunner Home furnishings store has remained an East End fixture by capitalizing on the area’s population boom, and surviving skyrocketing rents, ever-changing design trends, and competition from national brands.

The Bridgehampton School District on Wednesday evening appointed a new superintendent, Mary T. Kelly, who was chosen from a field of 21 applicants.