Joy is how we survive, and Stephen Colbert’s “The Late Show” was one place to find it.

Other than striped bass, which have shown up in great numbers and sizes, those on the prowl for bluefish, weakfish, fluke, squid, black sea bass, and blowfish have been mostly met with rather slim pickings.

Two East Hampton seniors will take center stage on June 17, as Mason Miles and Livs Kuplins earn some of the highest honors in Suffolk County athletics.

East Hampton’s track and field teams turned up the heat at the Suffolk C County Championships at Kings Park High School last week, the girls finishing second and the boys fourth.