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Concerned that artificial turf fields carry health risks because of the materials they are made of, a pair of Sag Harbor parents launched a petition this week in an attempt to halt the construction of a turf field at Pierson Middle and High School.

Tom Knobel resigned his position as chairman of the East Hampton Town Republican Committee, a month after being fired from his position at the Suffolk County Board of Elections.

Ruth Appelhof was surprised with her own Guild Hall Lifetime Achievement Award on Tuesday night at the Rainbow Room in New York City.

An accident occurred at the intersection of Halsey Lane, just east of Citarella, just before 4:30 p.m.

An attorney representing one current and one former Springs School employee in lawsuits against the school district has been charged with grand larceny after Nassau County police say he misused $198,000 in settlement monies that had been awarded to clients.

Sag Harbor Village officials unveiled conceptual drawings and related details on Friday for a waterfront park they would like to see on Ferry Road, despite unwillingness by the private property owners to sell the property.

A system of autonomous power-generating stations at key locations in East Hampton could keep important buildings powered even if widespread power outages occurred while also saving money and using primarily clean technology.

While every municipality in New York State is facing an almost-zero limit on increases in taxes, the state tax cap, first adopted in 2012, is particularly onerous for school districts.

The coroner for the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s office has determined that Lilia Esperanza Aucapina, who disappeared in October and whose body was found six weeks later, committed suicide, Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman said Tuesday.

Musical tackles mature topics, but student talents were up to the challenge.

Neighbor objected, but that appeal came six years too late, Z.B.A. finds.

We have been defacing our 30 percent at an ever-increasing pace ever since the industrial revolution ramped up in the mid-1800s. Our factories and our wars are collectively changing the landscape overnight.

Two people and two dogs escaped a fire that destroyed a house in Water Mill early Thursday morning thanks to the quick action of two police officers.

If you are a Bernie Sanders supporter on the East End, it is not hard to find others who “Feel the Bern.” Supporters have watched debates, made phone calls, signed petitions, and carpooled to “get out the vote” events. Those who support Donald J. Trump here have not made similar public efforts, but they are out there. As for Hillary Clinton, all is quiet as local supporters point to the number of delegates she can count on for the national convention.

The Sag Harbor School District will ask the community during the annual school board and budget vote in May whether it should issue bonds to buy and renovate the Stella Maris Regional School.

The Bridgehampton Killer Bees waltzed to a 67-50 win over Eldred in the state's Class D Southeast regional boys basketball final played Tuesday at Suffolk Community College-Selden.

As the Hamptons Marathon prepares to exit Springs for Southampton Village next fall, taking with it tens in thousands of dollars of charitable contributions, Project Most, a key beneficiary since the marathon’s inception nine years ago, is looking for creative solutions to close a hefty gap in funding.

Acknowledging the effect of global climate change and rising sea levels, East Hampton Town is developing a coastal resiliency plan for the future of its more than 100 miles of coastline.

The family of the late Lilia Esperanza Aucapina will meet with South­ampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman on March 18 to review a report from Town Police Chief Robert Pearce on his department’s handling of the woman’s disappearance and subsequent death last year.

The East Hampton Town Police Department has named its merit award winners for 2015.

The southern pine borer that has been devastating pitch pine trees in the Central Pine Barrens including in Westhampton and Hampton Bays, leaving pitch pines mere skeletons from Long Island Sound to the Great South Bay next to the ocean.

A community oyster garden will begin with a pilot program this spring in East Hampton's Three Mile Harbor.

Hugh King, East Hampton Town’s town crier; Dell Cullum, an Amagansett native, photographer, and naturalist, and Katherine C.H.E., a musician, will take part in a celebration of the Amagansett Free Library’s centennial on Saturday. The community has been invited to “put on their party hats.”

A 44-year-old man working on a dock in Montauk died Thursday after he was run over by a piece of construction equipment he was helping to direct. A relative, whom he lived with in Hampton Bays, was behind the wheel of the forklift moving material.

The East Hampton school cafeterias resemble test kitchens these days, as parents, teachers, nutrition experts, and administrators have met monthly since September to review new elementary and middle school menus and adjust the food lineup based on student reaction and their own observations.

A fire broke out on Three Mile Harbor-Hog Creek Road on Tuesday morning calling out three fire departments.

A lower-level of the East Hampton Library remained closed to the public a week after an exterior check valve burst, flooding the eastern side of the basement. Damage to books was minimal.

A graveside service for the well-known painter of local landscapes will be held on Wednesday afternoon.

A man was injured when he was run over at a construction site in Bridgehampton Friday morning, according to Southampton Town Police Lt. Susan Ralph.

Judiann Carmack-Fayyaz has many responsibilities at the Bridgehampton School, among them teaching classes in nutrition and botany and running the school’s garden and greenhouse program.