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If there’s any doubt that people are concerned about rising Covid-19 numbers on the South Fork, countywide, and across the state, one need only drive by East Hampton Town’s Covid testing site on Stephen Hand’s Path. The facility ran out of tests and closed early on Tuesday, and Wednesday morning, the line of people waiting for tests was 50 cars long.

Skye Qi Marigold and Patrick Timothy Boyle were married at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in East Hampton on Dec. 11 by the Very Rev. Denis C. Brunelle.

The omicron variant of Covid-19, known to be more contagious than previous variants, is causing virus cases and hospitalizations to rise fast.

New York State’s beaches were given a grade of “C” in the Surfrider Foundation’s 2021 State of the Beach report. The annual report aims to inform the public and decision makers on the current status of their coastlines and how they are being managed.

If you are lucky enough to encounter one of these visitors from the north, the number-one rule is to simply keep your distance.

This photo from the Springs Historical Society’s archives shows a decorated evergreen tree floating on a platform in Pussy’s Pond in Springs. Based on the photo technology, the image probably dates to the 1980s or early 1990s.

In discussions with patients about whether to get vaccinated against Covid-19, the people who express hesitation worry that the risks of the vaccinations outweigh either the risk from being infected with Covid-19 or the risk to communities by allowing continued spread of the virus. Yet there are plenty of things we do everyday without a second thought that are far riskier.

Impressive selections of used, rare, and collectible books can be found in local shops like Black Cat Books on Shelter Island, Sag Harbor Books and Southampton Books, and Canio's Books in Sag Harbor, and some of these are also tapping the internet to redirect the world’s flow of used books from extinction (and landfills) to readers who truly care for and appreciate them.

The Star in the days of yore . . .

The Montauk Historical Society has received a $100,000 grant from the Ludwick Family Foundation for the restoration of the Montauk Lighthouse tower.

Capt. Walter R. Elflein Jr., a decorated reconnaissance pilot, will be honored with a wreath laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, 63 years after being lost at sea during a training mission, an honor due in part to the efforts initiated by his only granddaughter, Madison Elflein, a junior at East Hampton High School.

This will, part of the Isaac Edwards Deed Collection donated by Bess Rattray, is the perfect example of how one will can give genealogists a lot of material to work with.