Paid Notice: William T. Gillan, 1944 – 2025

As school districts across the East End tallied budget and school board votes Tuesday night, all eyes were on Montauk, where a $38.41 million renovation bond ended up failing by just 43 votes, with a record number of people weighing in. 

The McNally-Gatlin family of East Hampton is a local example of a national trend: Multigenerational living, which was decreasing in the 20th century, is on the rise again as families contend with increased housing costs and working parents seek both child care and elder care.

For homebound senior citizens already contending with illnesses or injuries that restrict their ability to leave the house, house-call services can become more than a means of accessing services otherwise unavailable to them; they can become a connection to the outside world.