Removing nature preserve status from the triangle at the intersection of North Main Street and Springs-Fireplace and Three Mile Harbor Roads would make “the property available for installation of highway improvements,” according to a notice a hearing, thus paving the way for a possible roundabout there. Residents have mixed feelings.

Cilvan Realty, a limited liability company that owns 44 Three Mile Harbor Road in East Hampton, went before East Hampton Town Planning Board once again last week because of inaccuracies in its application, which was approved in October.

Jeremy Samuelson, the planning director for East Hampton Town since January 2022, is leaving the post for a job in the private sector as the director of human resources at Gurney's in Montauk.

Solange Damaz, a French-born raconteur, cook, and gardener, died of cancer at home in Springs on Aug. 13. She was 91.