The good news that Erica-Lynn and Alex Huberty received was that Mr. Huberty’s cancer — B-cell follicular lymphoma — is not terminal. But wrapped in that was also some bad news on the financial front.

A new 185-foot emergency communications tower at Camp Blue Bay in Springs, including antennas for the four main personal wireless carriers, could be operational by Memorial Day. And there appears to be movement on a tower at the Springs Firehouse, where an attorney for the fire district said it was reviewing a shorter pole. “Until September, we thought we still needed a 180-foot pole. . . We didn’t have reason to prioritize review of a shorter pole. We do now."

The East Hampton Village Board is considering making Mill Road one way. Traffic could continue to head from James Lane to Route 27, but drivers heading on Route 27 would no longer be able to turn onto the short street.

Despite the approach of winter, the East Hampton Village Board turned its attention to Main Beach and summer recreation issues at its Nov. 4 work session.