Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. announced on Friday that Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed legislation to identify lands at risk from sea level rise or flooding as eligible sending districts.

Subject to congressional approval, the Town of East Hampton will allocate a total of $125,000 in community development block grants for 2020, the town board agreed last Thursday.

According to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Accabonac Harbor is listed as “impaired” for shellfishing and as “stressed” for public bathing. As part of a local effort to boost the health of the harbor, the Accabonac Protection Committee, Concerned Citizens of Montauk, and East Hampton Town are teaming up to host a question-and-answer session for homeowners next Thursday about septic system and cesspool replacement.

The East Hampton Town Board voted last Thursday to increase incentives for property owners to replace conventional septic systems with new, low-nitrogen systems approved by the Suffolk County Health Department.