In 1822 Henry Packer Dering, the Sag Harbor customs collector, issued this “acknowledgement” that Benjamin Lord, “an American seaman,” had paid “into this office six months Hospital Money.”

Coming less than a week before Gov. Kathy Hochul detailed a plan to ban smartphone use in schools statewide from “bell to bell,” parents gathered in the auditorium of the Pierson Middle and High School on Jan. 15 heard from an expert on just how detrimental screen time can be to younger children.

The library at the John M. Marshall Elementary School has added 350 books to its collection since September, Patty Moyer, the school librarian, announced, and since the additions, monthly circulation has increased to 1,200 to 1,300 books per month.

Recently, the Springs School Diversity Club took a field trip to the local food pantry, and used their time there to make a difference in the community.