East Hampton hasn’t had a Cub Scout pack in almost nine years, but this week a new combined group of scouts was back in full force, with one of the most classic scout activities imaginable: a Pinewood Derby.

Jessica Berger, a 16-year-old sophomore at East Hampton High School, was studying for her A.P. world history and algebra II midterms when she was inspired to write a poem that won first prize in the Suffolk Poetry Contest.

Two former members of the Devon Yacht Cub and their spouses, ousted, they allege, over their outspoken opposition to the club’s redevelopment plans, have filed suit against Devon in New York County Supreme Court.

While his father is too old to be cured of his sickle cell anemia, except for gene therapy (approved in late 2023 and very expensive), Devansh Carty could be fully cured through a bone marrow transplant set to happen this spring.