Last Thursday was a rather solemn day, but I knew it had to happen at some point. Like reading a popular best seller, the page had to be turned. And there was no going back. I removed my gear, tackle, and electronics from my boat. It was the final chapter and the book has been closed.

Ted Hartley has lived such a full life that he could be excused for spending his days on the deck of his oceanfront house listening to the waves roll in.

“Abstract Expressionism Revisited: Selections From the Guild Hall Permanent Collection,” is notable for reminding us about the people behind the pictures and sculptures now on view.

Bruce Wolosoff, a Shelter Island composer, has recently written a cello concerto that has been recorded by a Grammy Award-winning artist and one of the world’s top orchestras, and the album rose to the top 10 in a leading classical music chart.