A New York State Supreme Court judge has denied the East Hampton Town Trustees’ motion seeking clarification of a May 2023 order that both the trustees and the town must pay $389,060 of the plaintiffs’ attorneys’ fees as defendants in lawsuits brought in 2009 over ownership of a stretch of Napeague ocean beach popularly known as Truck Beach.

East Hampton Town Supervisor Kathee Burke-Gonzalez has written to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to request an amendment to the Fire Island Inlet to Moriches Inlet, Downtown Montauk project to incorporate damages to the ocean beach caused by storms in December and January.

Springs School’s two robotics teams, along with their coaches, were all smiles Saturday because they received a total of three awards at the Long Island LEGO League Robotics Tournament at William Floyd High School.

The jazz band, camerata choir, and chamber orchestra of East Hampton High School will give a concert Thursday night at 6:30. Elsewhere, the Valentine's Day crafts and programs are picking up.