A story in which Village Mayor Paul F. Rickenbach Jr. announced political appointments for after he resigns on Dec. 31 has led to an accusation of dirty politicking.

The East Hampton Village Zoning Board of Appeals made it clear on Friday that it will deny an application from the owners of an oceanfront property at 33 Lily Pond Lane to tear down a house in a coastal erosion hazard area and construct a new one. An official determination will be issued at a future board meeting.

The East Hampton Town Anti-Bias Task Force will host an information forum on New York State’s new law allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain a driver’s license on Wednesday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the East Hampton Library.

A pilot program launched in 2017 to narrowly target the application of mosquito larvicide around Accabonac Harbor brought another dramatic decrease in its use this year, East Hampton Town and Suffolk County officials announced on Friday.