New York State Senator Anthony Palumbo, who has represented the First Senatorial District since 2021, announced on Jan. 31 that he will seek a third term. He has at least one challenger: On Monday, former Suffolk County Legislator Sarah Anker announced her candidacy for the Democratic Party’s nomination for Mr. Palumbo’s seat.
Georgica Pond has long been ecologically compromised, and the Route 27 rest stop, neighboring the pond’s Talmage Creek, has been identified as a source of significant runoff. Improvements are on the way.
The New York State Department of Transportation is now designing a new bridge to replace the one that spans the Long Island Rail Road track at the western end of Cranberry Hole Road in Amagansett, which has been closed to all vehicles, pedestrians, and cyclists since July 1.
Town officials are urgently seeking funding to mitigate the effects of three storms in December and January that damaged both beaches, particularly at Ditch Plain, leading Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. and State Senator Anthony Palumbo to issue a formal request to Gov. Kathy Hochul on behalf of East Hampton.
