Government

East Hampton Town Councilwoman Sylvia Overby, left, and her Democratic running mate, Peter Van Scoyoc, center, the two top vote-getters in the recent board election, were sworn in at Town Hall on Tuesday, as was Stephen Lynch, right, as highway superintendent. Morgan McGivern

East Hampton Town trustees were sworn in on Tuesday night. From left back row and clockwise, Tim Bock, Sean McCaffrey, Diane McNally, Stephanie Talmage, Lynn Mendelman, Joe Bloecker, Deborah Klughers, Nat Miller, and Stephen Lester. Russell Drumm

Pete Hammerle will step down from his post at the end of 2011. Morgan McGivern

The Rev. Katrina Foster of St. Michael’s Lutheran Church in Amagansett stood in front of the demolished parsonage that will be the site of 40 units of low-income housing for senior citizens to be completed within the next year. Morgan McGivern