"Because of the weather, the only day we could go out clamming was Friday. We were out there for five hours," said Michael Fromm of Amagansett, whose efforts paid off when he emerged the overall winner of the East Hampton Town Trustees' 33rd Largest Clam Contest on Sunday.

East Hampton Town will hold a hearing on Oct. 17 on what would be the largest community preservation fund purchase in its history, $56 million for 30 acres south of Wainscott Main Street.