It is depressing to think that war, nuclear weaponry, and oceans clogged with plastic will be our legacy to coming generations.

If we’re interested in reducing the strain on our interdependent world amid this devastating conflict, it’s worth considering a more mundane response: conservation of resources.

Guild Hall tops reader comment this week, but water concerns aren’t far behind.

The local jail passes muster in 1922, the county pushes smallpox vaccinations in 1947, and the day in 1972 when the sloop the Sojourn came aground at Montauk.