Kerry S. Baker, an office manager and Girl Scout and 4-H leader who settled in Springs in 1986, died in hospice care on April 22. She was 71.

Seasonal bans on gas-powered leaf blowers differ from one municipality to another, and there's a growing call for gas blowers to be phased out completely in favor of electric ones.

Town residents can now go online to apply for beach parking and beach driving permits, both of which are free.

The New York State Democratic Committee issued a list of elected officials in Suffolk and Nassau Counties who have endorsed Gov. Kathy Hochul for re-election, in an announcement that coincided with the launch of an effort to tie Nassau Executive Bruce Blakeman, her Republican opponent, to President Trump.