Marc Rowan, the billionaire investor, chief executive officer of Apollo Global Management, and owner of Duryea’s Lobster Deck on Fort Pond Bay in Montauk, is an appointed member of the executive boards of the Trump administration-led Board of Peace and the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza.

Comprehensive plans are more vision statements than action plans, but in one key aspect a near-final draft for East Hampton Village is specific and deserves close attention.

With highly pathogenic avian influenza on the march and in numerous dead geese, now is a good time to skip the beach walk with the family dog.

The last of the cold weeks is a fine time for mending a holey sweater, looking online at what new things I might buy for the boat, and baking.