High bacteria levels that exceed health standards continue to afflict many waterways on the East End, according to the Eastern Long Island Blue Water Task Force, which issued its 2021 water quality report on Tuesday at Long Beach in Noyac.

High summer, with its attendant apocalyptic traffic and legion of flustered motorists, hit its stride this week as numerous vehicular accidents were logged by police. Victims included a tree, a deer, a utility pole, and a shopping cart.

Sag Harbor police charged a woman with four drug-related misdemeanors after she was allegedly caught shoplifting at Love Shack Fancy, a Main Street shop, on the afternoon of July 11.

Three motorists were charged this week with driving while intoxicated, all three charges first-offense misdemeanors.