Across Montauk, young people are rallying around Poppy Heart, a haven, they say, for all  things fun and creative. For some, it's even more than that — it's a safe space with a positive role model and mentor in the shop's owner, Tiffany LaBanca.

"The blackfish bite has been very solid," said Ken Morse at Tight Lines Tackle in Sag Harbor. "Lots of small fish, but many are still catching their limits." Surfcasters along the ocean beaches are finding action too.

As they prepare for a Nov. 3 vote on the acquisition of five lots off Marsden Street for athletic fields, Sag Harbor School District officials have found themselves countering an onslaught of what they describe as inaccurate and misleading dialogue circulating on social media, on lawn signs, and in private emails among concerned residents.

Eight of East Hampton High's 11 fall teams, seven of which finished with winning records in league competition, made the postseason, and two of those teams, boys soccer and girls cross-country, were league champions.