A woman in her late 70s became East Hampton Town's first confirmed case of COVID-19, the town announced Thursday night.

Sag Harbor and Amagansett became the first school districts to announce closures in an attempt stem the spread of COVID-19 — Sag Harbor will close through March 22, Amagansett through March 29.

The family returned from Italy this week, had no contact with the Montauk School since their return, and will be in precautionary quarantine at home for 14 days.

A fire gutted an unoccupied house in East Hampton packed with boxes and debris on Saturday afternoon as firefighters were met with several unexpected challenges. 

The films "A White, White Day" and "Overseas" were two of the major competition award winners announced on Monday by the Hamptons International Film Festival.

Those who saw Martin Scorsese's epic "The Irishman" this weekend (or who plan to see it Monday at its last showing at 2:15 p.m. at the East Hampton Cinema) may have been disappointed in the lack of a post-screening discussion, but there were reasons for that.

Saturday was a day in full at the Hamptons International Film Festival: full of screenings, talks, events, and parties. From morning to night, East Hampton to Southampton, it was a packed day.

Brian De Palma, recipient of the festival’s Lifetime Achievement Award, sat down with Alec Baldwin for an illuminating and often hilarious conversation at Guild Hall that covered many aspects of Mr. De Palma’s work.

The Hamptons International Film Festival's Documentary Short Film Competition Program was presented on Saturday morning in East Hampton.