Paid Notice: Michele Anne Novak, born October 30, 1951, passed away peacefully at her home in Sag Harbor, New York, after a courageous battle with ALS, which she was diagnosed with in March of this year.

According to an audit released on Dec. 24 by the New York State comptroller's office, the Montauk Fire District failed to file three years' worth of required financial reports, paid out unauthorized longevity and overtime to employees, and lacked oversight and consistency in administering its length-of-service award program (LOSAP) for Montauk's 131 volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians.

The auto repair classes housed at the East Hampton School District's new bus depot are the talk of the district, and with good reason — dozens of students are engaged in meaningful work that merges traditional academics and career-oriented training for which they don’t have to go very far.

After learning that he would not be reappointed chairman of the East Hampton Town Planning Board, Samuel Kramer announced at the board’s Dec. 18 meeting that he has decided to leave the board altogether, a year before his seven-year term was set to expire.