Stevie Ruiz of Montauk said he first hit his stride on “Jeopardy!” in early December, an experience that netted him $38,987 over three days, when the category Artists by Album popped up on the board.

A water main break that occurred on Mitchell Lane in Bridgehampton on Saturday may be the culprit behind the discolored water coming out of taps in Bridgehampton, according to the Suffolk County Water Authority. But residents seeking answers have been frustrated with a lack of them.

On Dec. 31, the Brookhaven Town landfill stopped accepting construction and demolition waste, which means that trash generated in East Hampton now needs to be hauled much farther away — off Long Island, in fact. Chiefly because of the new hauling fees, Stephen Lynch, superintendent of the Highway Department and Sanitation Department supervisor, asked the town board to increase the budget for most categories of trash disposal.

The New York State Clean Slate Act, which establishes a framework for sealing records related to certain offenses and addresses “some of the collateral consequences that follow a criminal conviction,” took effect last month, and while some local attorneys view it as a tool for better rehabilitation, others think it is too broad in scope.