The Army Corps of Engineers’ dredging project in Lake Montauk to restore safe navigation to the inlet there starts this week. The Oyster Bay, a mechanical dredge and barge, and supporting equipment have arrived, marking the start of mobilization.

Andrea Brown, owner of the Victoria’s Mother boutique in East Hampton and later Southampton, died on Sunday at the Kanas Center for Hospice Care in Westhampton Beach after a short illness. She was 86.

Bonnie Munshin, who for more than three decades presided over the front room of Nick and Toni’s restaurant in East Hampton, died of dementia-related causes on Oct. 30. She was 84.

Springs School students participated in Red Ribbon Week recently. This event is a way to remind students of the dangers of drug use and the importance of staying away from them.