Lee Maria Choron, who ran a five-and-dime in Pelham, N.Y., for 30 years and lived part time in Montauk since the 1970s, died on May 3 at the age of 95.

As the East Hampton School District begins over the next few years to retire the debt from improvement and expansion bonds that built the high school science wing, cafeteria, and new district offices, it finds itself at what the assistant superintendent for business is calling “an ideal time and a once-in-a-generation time to be able to undertake a significant amount of work” with a “net zero” impact to taxpayers. 

As winter looms, state and local medical professionals, concerned about public health emergencies amid a mistrust of vaccines sown by federal officials, are advising the public to trust science and protect themselves against viruses such as influenza and Covid-19.