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Murphy Elected, LOSAP Passes in Bridgehampton

Thu, 12/21/2023 - 05:16
Robin Murphy

Robin Murphy was elected Dec. 12 to the office of fire commissioner in the Bridgehampton Fire District, succeeding Bruce Dombkowski, who chose not to run for re-election.

Ms. Murphy becomes just the second woman ever elected fire commissioner in the Bridgehampton Fire District, following in the footsteps of Elizabeth Kotz, who is still a sitting commissioner and who was elected in 2020. Ms. Murphy received 122 votes; her opponent, Zach Broadmeadow, received 19 votes.

“I am very much looking forward to joining a great board,” she said by phone this week. “I’m looking forward to serving the taxpayers and being fiscally responsible, while also making sure that the members of the department have everything that they need.”

A ballot proposition to boost Length of Service Award Program (LOSAP) benefits for volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians who have retired from active service passed overwhelmingly, with 135 “yes” to 5 “no” votes. Beginning on Jan. 1, the maximum monthly LOSAP benefit accrual — which is seen as a recruitment and retention tool within such volunteer agencies — will increase from $20 to $30 per year of “service credit” that each volunteer completes, to be received after the firefighter turns 65.

On the Police Logs 03.20.25

Police at first thought that the water reported to be flowing onto Church Street last Thursday afternoon came from a water main break, but found upon arriving at the scene that it was being pumped from a nearby swimming pool, a violation of the village code.

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Coordinated Response Brought Fires Under Control

As winds out of the northwest gusted at near 40 miles per hour early Saturday, it didn’t take long for the embers from a fire that began around 9:30 a.m. in a Manorville backyard, “following an attempt to make s’mores,” to ignite multiple brush fires that would grow to burn 600 acres in the Westhampton pine barrens. Suffolk County police arson detectives reached the conclusion after first reviewing 911 call from the hours leading up to the incident.

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Ups and Downs in Annual Police Report

East Hampton Town police made fewer overall arrests last year, but more arrests for driving while intoxicated — another year that has led Chief Michael Sarlo to say that “we live in an extremely safe community.” 

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On the Police Logs 03.13.25

Low-flying drones were reported flying over Deep Hollow Ranch on the evening of March 3. Police saw their lights blinking red and white, but no action was taken. 

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