The Hampton Classic began early Sunday with leadline classes for 2-through-7-year-olds aboard ponies as a three-time Olympian, Joe Fargis, watched them pass back and forth, posing questions having to do with horsemanship.

Katie Osiecki, North Bar’s pitcher, returned for the East Hampton Town women’s slow-pitch softball league’s playoffs, and immediately made her presence known, leading her team to a trophy at the Terry King ball field in Amagansett.

I was surprised to see in my logbook that my lobster catch was better than expected this year, although lobsters in our local waters have been on a downswing for decades.

Several fire departments worked for four hours to tame a fire at a large house on La Forest Lane in East Hampton Saturday evening.