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First she helped locally, then saw needs elsewhere
By Christine Sampson |
Kathryn Bermudez is an East Hampton mother who organized a back-to-school clothing drive in East Hampton this past summer. She and her family, along with a sponsor, brought the leftover donations to children who crossed over the U.S.-Mexico border as refugees. Christine Sampson

Some say conservative, others believe ‘short-term’ sacrifices are working
By Christopher Walsh |
Representative Lee Zeldin, left, and members of the House Committee on Natural Resources convened in Riverhead on Monday for a field hearing on restoring Atlantic fisheries. Christopher Walsh

Can a Montauk motel build a restaurant? Can its neighbor build a house?
By T.E. McMorrow |
An old postcard offers a look at the original restaurant at the Breakers, then called the Burgundy House Buffet.

By Taylor K. Vecsey |
Nine-year-old Wesley Handler, left, and Colin Handler, 12, picked out the DVDs they wanted to give away as part of a community service project their father started called Santa Claustin. Austin Handler

By Carissa Katz |
With guidance from chefs at Swallow East, children in a Camp SoulGrow workshop earlier this year made fresh pasta and strawberry shortcake. Camp SoulGrow

By Taylor K. Vecsey |
An airborne drone Morgan McGivern

By Taylor K. Vecsey |

By Star Staff |

| By Christine Sampson
From left, Emma Golden, Jeffrey Gregor, Bennett Greene, and Kyle Seltzer are second graders who selected mittens from the Mitten Line to help community members in need.

| By Star Staff