Brave souls will descend en masse on Main Beach on New Year's Day for the annual Polar Bear Plunge, a bracing event the $40 entry fee of which benefits the East Hampton Food Pantry. There's another plunge, too, off Beach Lane in Wainscott.

Bedell Cellars will host a four-course prix fixe dinner with wine pairings, the Cookery is expanding its GrubHub offerings, and L&W Market trades coffee for used coats.

Best-read man picks 10 best books, for the best year-end list you’ll find.

At the East Hampton Town Board’s final meeting of 2023, there were fond farewells upon the retirement of Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc and Councilwoman Sylvia Overby, and a proclamation for Rebecca Morgan Taylor, the executive director of Project Most, recognizing her nearly two decades of service to the children and families of the town.