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The New York State vaccination site at the Stony Brook Southampton college campus will cease operations as of the end of the day on Monday, July 26. The closure is part of the state's effort to "focus on localized vaccination efforts" in specific communities with lower vaccination rates, according to the governor's office.

A first haircut is a rite of passage for kids. Parents watch with pride as youthful locks hit the ground, a symbol of growing up. For the O'Brien family, however, their grandson's first haircut had particular meaning.

In this painting, Annie Cooper Boyd depicted a whaling hunt scene featuring a whaleboat approaching a surfaced whale.

The use of Cedar Lawn Cemetery in East Hampton as a makeshift parking lot for guests attending a private party on Saturday elicited outrage from the organization that manages the cemetery. "Why would anyone think it's okay," the president of cemetery association wondered.

Two longtime friends have combined their respective small businesses to create Clay Camp, which offers a mobile two-hour course in hand building and throwing, rolling and whirling on a potter's wheel.

The summer brings with it not only the joyful opportunity to spend time with friends and family or explore the outdoors, but also an associated increase in minor wounds and lacerations.

Three Mile Harbor will be closed to shellfishing from sunrise on Saturday through Wednesday, coinciding with the Clamshell Foundation's annual fireworks display, which is set for Saturday night.

The Clamshell Foundation's Great Bonac Fireworks Show will light up the sky over Three Mile Harbor in East Hampton on Saturday at 9 p.m., in a return to an annual tradition dating back to the 1970s. 

Robert Zecher, a real estate developer and the new owner of the building that is home to Mary's Marvelous in East Hampton Village, has a vision to transform that section of the village into an extension of the commercial core with more storefronts and apartments. 

East Hampton Library Item of the Week: On July 14, 1842, Alexander Gardiner wrote to his mother, Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, in East Hampton, sending news of family and friends, along with business interests. Two years before, his parents whisked his younger sisters off to Washington, D.C., to avoid the scandal that followed his sister Julia (1820-1889), who eventually become First Lady, modeling for a lithograph advertisement.

High Covid-19 vaccination rates on the South Fork are giving residents and visitors the confidence to return to their pre-pandemic routines albeit with a dose of caution. 

While people across the country celebrated Independence Day on Sunday, many gathered in Bridgehampton to celebrate their interdependence at a multi-location event focused on unity and food justice.