Words of unity at a graduation ceremony on Pierson Hill.

It was never going to be easy for the East Hampton Town Zoning Board of Appeals to rule against the Shagwong Tavern in Montauk. This week after wrestling with language and the weight of history it sided with the tavern, deciding in a split vote that the Shagwong is not a nightclub even when the tables are pushed aside for dancing, but that it still must comply with fire codes.

Moving on after the death of my father involved moving, literally towing, his riding lawn mover and all it signified.