Just in time for the first day of spring, and with Easter right around the corner, it's officially egg-hunting season for kids. Plus: youth sports, crafts, music and movement, creative writing, and more family-friendly fun coming up this week.

Consultants to the East Hampton Town Board issued a draft report on a Springs-Fireplace Road Corridor study, an ongoing initiative to evaluate traffic, land use, and environmental issues and offer recommendations to improve the functionality and character of the area surrounding the county road while reducing potential environmental threats. 

The East Hampton School Board voted Tuesday to put an over-the-tax-cap spending plan for 2024-25 on the budget ballot in May, citing a need to preserve all academic, extracurricular, and support programs as students continue to cope with the aftereffects of the difficult Covid-19 school years.