Notable in 1976? The town Z.B.A.’s forward-thinking consideration of a windmill overlooking Fort Pond Bay in Montauk. And, as always, other tidbits judiciously culled from our past pages.

It’s primary season and school vote season, and a few readers have thoughts.

Herewith, a list of pleasant things to do in this fair weather before the holiday-weekend hordes arrive.

A bill passed in April and now waiting to be signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul would ban a chemical food additive used to make bagels — and pizza crust — chewy and more stretchable.