East Hampton Town announced the hiring of two new department heads last week, including a new town attorney, hired from within, Jake Turner, and a new director of code enforcement, Marty Culloton.

Most people associate March Madness with basketball, but in the Springs School, the sport of chess, particularly the season’s final tournament, is a big deal in March too.

Only two school districts, Amagansett and Springs, will see challengers to school board incumbents running for re-election on May 20. Elsewhere, incumbents are running unopposed, and where they are not seeking re-election, new faces are also unopposed.