In 1834, 14-year-old Martha Thompson (1821-1854) made this sampler in Center Moriches. Detailed with the alphabet, her name, year of her birth, and a short poem, it was completed as a way for Martha to practice her needlework, writing, and reading skills.

The just over $103.72 million preliminary budget that Rebecca Hansen, the town administrator, presented to the board this week brings the town’s projected expenses above $100 million for the first time, because of an over $8 million spending increase.

A new documentary coming to the Hamptons International Film Festival explores a civil war within the Bush Sr. White House that ended up stifling an early effort to deal with climate change.

The race for the East End’s State Senate seat is heating up between Anthony Palumbo, the Republican and Conservative incumbent, and Sarah Anker, a Democratic and Common Sense Suffolk candidate and former county legislator.