Thus far, one big advantage Supervisor Kathee Burke-Gonzalez has received from becoming the chosen candidate of the East Hampton Town Democratic Committee at its Jan. 14 nominating convention is that it and the Suffolk County Democratic Committee have since been attacking her primary opponent, Village Mayor Jerry Larsen.

In discussing the devastation wrought by the invasive southern pine beetle on pine trees in Hither Hills and Napeague State Parks, state officials sent a message of resilience and the promise that “we are going to make a new forest, and it’s going to be great.” That effort starts Friday with a controlled burn.

At the inaugural meeting of East Hampton Town’s newly reconstituted Latino advisory committee, much of the discussion centered around the local police force and its potential role should federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement action accelerate on the East End.

As they look to move closer to reopening the east channel of Napeague Harbor, the East Hampton Town Trustees voted on Monday to hire George Walbridge Surveyors to provide updated baseline mapping and conduct upland topographic and other surveys.