Mary Louise Crommett, who opened the independent Sears catalog store in East Hampton, died on Nov. 18 in Bakersfield, Calif.

This etching by Mary Nimmo Moran shows what was likely the view from her home across Town Pond, with the Gardiner Mill in the background, a favorite landscape for her.

The Montauk Point Lions Club honored Lisa Valcich with its Lion of the Year award.

Want to start the new year in the great outdoors? In Montauk there are two chances to do that on New Year’s Day.