Kathleen Mulcahy called for a village administrator position for Sag Harbor, improved communication between the mayor and the public, and more long-term planning.

What started last year as a Sag Harbor athlete’s cross-country bike trip in memory of friends who died from opioid overdoses has grown into a full-fledged nonprofit that promotes physical fitness as a way to reach natural highs instead of using drugs.

The EH Fusion Party, a new hybrid, has filed a nominating petition for a ballot line in the Nov. 5 general election, ahead of the deadline.

Local school districts collectively ordered hundreds of Spanish-language ballots for last week’s budget vote and school board elections, and manned the polls with translators, in response to federal election mandates requiring schools to expand access for voters who predominantly speak Spanish. For most districts, it was the first time they had done so.