East Hampton Village police charged a local man last week with stealing $2,450 worth of merchandise, a class-E felony, from the Louis Vuitton store at the corner of Main Street and Newtown Lane.

A dumpster fire sparked at the recycling center on Springs-Fireplace Road on Friday afternoon. East Hampton firefighters arrived and tamed the blaze.

Twice a year, the Town of East Hampton awards money to homeowners and businesses to incentivize water quality improvements. On Dec. 16, applications opened to award $1 million to fund eligible projects for 2025.

Larry Penny, the writer of The Star’s “Nature Notes” column for many years, died on Sunday in California following a two-week hospital stay. He was 89 and had lived in Noyac until recently.