Five Pierson High School students who are excelling both inside and outside the classroom have been recognized for their achievements: Two seniors have been named semifinalists in the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Competition, and three students have been honored for their exemplary work and outstanding character.

Friends and family members arrived from near and far — by long trips on planes, trains, and buses — to attend the Sept. 14 wedding of Ethan Bregman and Olha Beskhmelnytsina in Lviv, Ukraine.

Michael Clark, the executive director of LTV Studios, was honored with a Recognition Award at a Wainscott Citizens Advisory Committee meeting on Saturday after being invited as a guest speaker.

After 34 years in business — all of them on East Hampton's Park Place — the Party Shoppe will close its doors at the end of February when its owner, Theo Landi, retires.