The Artists and Writers dinner series at Almond restaurant in Bridgehampton will host Isla Hansen, a multidisciplinary artist, Il Buco al Mare in Amagansett has a new prix fixe, and Goldberg's is open in Water Mill.

A 38-foot adult female humpback whale washed up on the shore at Napeague State Park in Amagansett on Dec. 17, but according to Joanne Biegert, a representative of the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society, because of the whale's advanced state of decomposition the organization cannot determine a cause of death. 

Now that Christmas is in the rear-view mirror of 2024, what can be done with all those fir trees that are no longer needed to hold up the tinsel and lights in the living room? The Madoo Conservancy in Sagaponack announced this week that it is accepting Christmas trees to chip down into compost that will sustain its gardens throughout the coming year.