Mayor Paul F. Rickenbach Jr. of East Hampton Village is on an indefinite leave of absence for medical reasons. The mayor announced his leave, effective yesterday, at the conclusion of the village board’s work session last Thursday. He is to undergo knee-replacement surgery.

“I am going to turn the reins over to our deputy mayor, Barbara Borsack, who with her colleagues will make sure that everything is done with due diligence,” Mr. Rickenbach said. “Hopefully I’ll be back on the scene sooner than later.”

That announcement followed the brief work session at which the board continued to debate the roundabout to be constructed next year at the intersection of Route 114, Buell Lane, and Toilsome Lane.

Discussions on how to improve the intersection began in 2009. Last month, Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr., State Senator Kenneth P. LaValle, and village officials including the mayor and Ms. Borsack announced a $700,000 State Community Capital Assistance Program grant for its construction. The State Department of Transportation will have to approve the finalized design.

Becky Molinaro, the village administrator, said by email that the intersection’s traffic volume, poor sight distances, and misalignment of the intersecting roads make it a potentially hazardous area. Officials of the village and the D.O.T., she said, concluded that a roundabout would improve the intersection’s function and safety and provide a more aesthetically pleasing solution than would realignment or traffic signals.

Ms. Borsack told her colleagues that she is concerned about the roundabout’s aesthetic character, citing a roundabout on Scuttlehole Road in Bridgehampton. “The center was landscaped and the trucks have just ruined it,” she said. “They keep going over it and digging up the dirt. . . . It seems to me that we might have to do something with a design of brick to make it attractive, as opposed to landscaping.” The board, she said, will have to consider this before giving approval to a finalized design, and she urged her colleagues to visit the Scuttlehole Road roundabout.

Bruce Siska of the board agreed that a brick layout on the roundabout’s center, without the floral planting board members had initially envisioned, was the best solution. The intersection in question, he said, “gets a lot of trailer-truck use through it. They’re going to have to go right over the top of that. They’re not going to be able to get around it.”

Also at the work session, Joan Osborne, the chairwoman of the Village Preservation Society, told the board that she has received several calls from residents complaining about landscapers who park their trucks on side streets and the resulting obstruction of traffic. “It becomes a maze on these streets,” she said, adding that the trucks can make getting out of one’s own driveway difficult. “I don’t know what you can do about it . . . but apparently it’s causing enough problems for people to call us,” she said.

Mayor Rickenbach said that he would discuss the matter with Chief Gerard Larsen of the East Hampton Village Police Department. Thinking out loud, he suggested that landscaping crews be instructed to offload equipment and personnel at a work site and then park their rigs offsite and away from vehicle traffic. The board’s Richard Lawler suggested that residents of streets where this is consistently a problem call the police.

“It’s a universal problem,” said the mayor, “so we would expect due diligence from patrol officers and code enforcement as applicable. Let’s see if we can work together and make it better.”

Ms. Molinaro announced to the board that Suffolk County has awarded the village a Downtown Revitalization Grant for the second consecutive year. The grant received last year helped to offset the cost of installing a lighted crosswalk on Newtown Lane. This year, she said, the application submitted was for structural repairs to the Pantigo Windmill. She thanked Bob Hefner, a historic preservation consultant, and the East Hampton Historical Society, the applicant on behalf of the village.

“We received our full funding request amount of $20,000,” she said.

Since the Rev. Thomas Patrick Murray arrived in Montauk on June 25 as the new parish priest at St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church, he has made quite a few new friends. He credits the Monsignor, a chubby yellow Labrador retriever, for that. “Everyone greets the Monsignor,” he said from his new office at the parish center.

Before coming to the hamlet, he was the parish priest for 12 years at St. Agnes in Greenport. His parishioners there became like family, and it was hard for him to leave. But, he said, the Lord had plans for him to move on. He was given a list of other parishes that he could choose from, and while mulling different areas on Long Island he received a call from Bishop William Murphy, who offered him the Montauk parish.

“It wasn’t even on the list but I was delighted,” Father Murray said.

While in Greenport, even his mother became a member of the community and visited at least 10 days a month. She was so well liked that when she arrived for a visit he would put a little solar-powered bobblehead of Queen Elizabeth with a waving hand in a window so parishioners would know she was in town. They flocked to see her.

She died on July 16, and Father Murray tears up while speaking of her. He thinks she waited to die until he was settled comfortably in his new parish. From his mother’s home, he has brought various items to decorate his new office and keep her near. Her funeral was attended by hundreds, he said. As he was conducting the Mass, he imagined her whispering in his ear, “Too bad there’s not a collection.”

Montauk has welcomed him with open arms, he said, and that’s in no small part due to his humorous and outgoing personality.

Father Tom, as he likes to be called, became a priest in 1981 after attending college and seminary school. He knew from the time he was in grammar school that he would join the priesthood. “I heard the calling,” he said.

But when his father died, and he continued to serve at other funerals right afterward, he said he needed a break, so he went to work at the Ritz-Carlton in Palm Beach, Fla. But the Lord didn’t allow him too much time away. “I remember the Lord told me, Okay, it’s time to come back,” he said.

He enjoys a good relationship with Bishop Murphy, who called to offer his condolences after his mother died and then followed up with phone calls to check in on him. “He’s a joy to my life. Even though he’s in Rockville Centre he’s always been encouraging to me, with emails and phone calls. He cares for his priests.”

Father Murray was raised in Hicksville, so he knows the Island well. Montauk, he has found, is like Mayberry, the fictional small town from “The Andy Griffith Show.”

His family is equally happy that he has been posted in the hamlet. “I get calls now from my nieces and nephews asking if there’s any room at the inn,” he said and laughed. With three bedrooms in the rectory, he also hosts other priests on vacations.

On Sunday, he will participate in International Day in the parish center, a potluck event in which parishioners bring food items from their native countries. He plans to go shopping at B.J.’s in Riverhead for corned beef to make corned beef sandwiches. “With a name like Thomas Patrick Murray what else could I make?”

The long drawn-out process by which the Maidstone Club received approval to upgrade and expand the irrigation system on its golf course was concluded on Friday when the East Hampton Village Zoning Board of Appeals announced its satisfaction with 10 conditions it had attached to its approval in July. Two of the conditions required additional submissions.

Last month, the club met one condition by submitting a maintenance schedule. More recently, and in response to some neighboring property owners’ concerns about noise, the club agreed to add a device to the roof hatch on the system’s pump house, which will prevent it from being left ajar when not in use. With that, all conditions were satisfied. 

The board also announced several other decisions and closed two hearings. It granted a permit to allow the conversion of 103 Montauk Highway from pre-existing nonconforming restaurant use to an office and showroom for Michael Derrig’s business, Landscape Details. Mr. Derrig was also given approval to reserve an area for additional parking to be created at the building inspector’s discretion and to move three small outbuildings to the property from his company’s location in Sag Harbor.

Over the objections of several neighbors who asserted that the restaurant use had been abandoned and that the property should revert to residential use, the board, after determining that the conversion would not have significant environmental impact, granted the permit, with several conditions. In addition to the “land-banked” parking, the board ruled that no outdoor storage or stockpiling of landscaping materials or vehicles and equipment occur, that no wholesale or retail sales take place, that no separate units be created or buildings converted to other uses without further approval of the board, and that no plumbing be installed in the small buildings.

The board also granted a variance to Robert (Woody) Johnson, owner of the New York Jets, for the property at 57 Highway Behind the Pond. It allows the continued maintenance of a pool house that is 15 square feet larger than the 250 square feet allowed by the code for accessory buildings. The DeFlorio family, of 18 Buell Lane, was granted a variance to allow the continued maintenance of a window well that is within the required house setback. The window well serves as an airshaft for a below-grade generator.

The heirs of Laura Roberts, who are selling her property at 21 Pondview Lane, were granted variances to permit the continued maintenance of an addition to the house, cellar entrance, air-conditioning unit, an attached shed, and walkways within required setbacks, and the continued maintenance of the existing floor area of the house and shed, which is 574 square feet larger than the maximum permitted.

The Schade Family Trust of 188 Further Lane was granted variances for a new front walk, garden feature, step, slate area and walk, as well as for a second-floor addition to a garage that will be connected to the existing residence by a one-story addition. This will increase the structure’s floor area, making it 944 square feet larger than the maximum allowed. The application was granted on the condition that the second-story addition be used only for storage.

The community is raising money to support two children orphaned last week when their mother, Darcy Rodriguez, died of cancer at the age of 48.

Colin Rodriguez, 13, and Katalina Rodriguez, 11, are being cared for by one of Ms. Rodriguez’s longtime friends, Carla Gagliotti of East Hampton, which had been their mother’s wish. Ms. Rodriguez was diagnosed with lung cancer in September, by which time it had metastasized, leaving little time to make plans. 

 Ms. Gagliotti said she is going to do her best to foster the kids, who have always known her as Aunt Carla. It is unclear, however, how long they will be able to live with her. A nursing assistant with the Catholic Guardian Society, Ms. Gagliotti is a divorced mother of a 17-year-old who lives at home and a 22-year-old. She also raised her nieces for four years. “For me, it’s one day at a time,” she said.

Colin and Katalina are in the eighth and sixth grades at the Springs School, and Ms. Gagliotti hopes they will be able to finish the school year there. School administrators have arranged for transportation to and from her house.

Allison Lupo of Amagansett started a GoFundMe.com account on Saturday to help raise money for the children. Just one day after it began, the drive had raised over $2,000. As of yesterday, $3,500 had been pledged.

Lucas Rodriguez, Ms. Rodriguez’s cousin, has also set up an account for them. Checks can be sent to him at 55 Glade Road, East Hampton 11937.

Ghosts and goblins, not to mention princesses and Spider-Men, have plenty of places to go in the coming week. With All Hallows’ Eve falling on a Friday this year, there are two entire weekends chock full of frightful gatherings and trick-or-treating.

Tomorrow’s Tricks

Groundworks Landscaping @ Hrens in East Hampton will be ground zero for Halloween, featuring the Trail of Terror, an outdoor haunted attraction for adults and kids 12 and older. Visitors can take a spooky walk through the two-acre property tomorrow, Saturday, next Thursday, and Friday, Oct. 31, from 7 to 10 p.m. Tickets cost $10 per person.

A family Halloween bash best for kids 6 and under will be held at the Children’s Museum of the East End in Bridgehampton tomorrow from 4 to 6 p.m. There will be games, trick-or-treating, crafts, and a costume contest. The cost is $10, free for members. Make haste: Tickets often sell out. On Sunday at the museum, there will be a free Halloween story time with Sima from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

At Sag Harbor’s Bay Street Theater, tomorrow marks the opening night of “Frankenstein Follies,” starring the young actors of Stages, a Children’s Theater Workshop. “Follies” returns to Bay Street for its 20th year with performances tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15. A benefit performance, including many alumni of the theater group, will take place Saturday at 7:30 p.m. A party will follow. Tickets are $35, $25 for students, and proceeds will help support the workshop’s scholarship program.

Scary Saturday

Though it doesn’t scream Halloween, Groundworks is also having a fall festival on Saturday and Sunday. Kids and families can enjoy face painting, games, hayrides, caramel apples, pumpkin soup, and much more starting at 9 a.m. each day. A highlight: Sue Wee Flying Pig races at 10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m., and 4 p.m. Admission is $10 per person.

Costumed revelers will parade through Bridgehampton on Saturday morning starting from the Hampton Library. A story time at 10 a.m. kicks off the all-ages fun. That afternoon at 1, kids 12 and up can decorate monster cookies while watching a classic monster flick on the library’s big screen. Reservations have been requested.

The East Hampton Ladies Village Improvement Society has invited children to stop by its headquarters on Main Street on Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m., if they dare. Costumes have been encouraged at this party, which will include singing, dancing, storytelling, and a scavenger hunt for kids in third grade and under. There will be goodie bags for all.

Out at the Island’s spooky eastern end, the Montauk Library will host an afternoon of gourd and pumpkin painting on Saturday from 2 to 3:30. There will be games for all ages. Sixth through 12th graders can pitch in to help for community service credit.

The Whaling Museum in Sag Harbor will host a walking tour at 5 p.m. Saturday for adults and kids 12 and over. Tony Garro and Annette Hinkle will take the group to the Old Burying Ground, with stops in front of historic buildings and houses, telling ghost stories along the way. The cost is $25.

Then, from 7 to 9 p.m., the museum becomes the Sag Harbor Wailing Museum, with a family-friendly Halloween costume party. The museum promises “creepy vibes, finger food fit for a corpse, and music from the undead.” Tickets are $25.

Adults can take the party over to Long Wharf later, where the Drag Me to Hell party will happen at Harlow restaurant. Music will be played by D.J. Karin Ward from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. Tickets are $25 cash, at the door only.

Spooky Sunday

A Halloween Family Fun Day, sponsored by the East Hampton Kiwanis Club, will be held at the American Legion Hall in Amagansett from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be pony rides, face painting, pumpkin painting, a “tattoo” parlor, a bounce castle, scavenger hunts, prizes, and more, all included with the $5 admission.

Sag Harbor Village’s annual Ragamuffin parade, a costume extravaganza that whole families can take part in, will be on Sunday starting at 1 p.m. from the Sag Harbor Launderette on Main Street. Participants will stroll down Main Street to the Custom House, where there will be treats for sale.

Later on Sunday, the Great Pumpkin Blaze will light up Mulford Farm in East Hampton. A family pumpkin-carving event, it will be held in the barn rain or shine from 4 to 7:30 p.m. People have been asked to take their own pumpkins. Carved creations will be displayed in front of the barn starting at 6:30.

Monstrous Monday

Get your creative juices flowing and sharpen your knives, the Bridgehampton Lions Club’s annual carving contest is around the corner. The jack-o’-lanterns go on display at the Bridgehampton Community House on Montauk Highway at 5 p.m. Monday. Carved creations can be entered in more than a dozen categories, including new ones like Creepy Clowny and Poultrygeist. Cash prizes between $20 and $250 will be awarded. Liz Joyce from Goat on a Boat Puppet Theatre will do a show for kids, and the Milk Pail will offer cider and doughnuts. Rules and more information are online at bridgehamptonlions.org.

Wednesday’s Wackiness

On Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m., the Montauk library promises “tricks, treats, trivia, and a scavenger hunt” for kids, who can come in costume or not. And there’s an extra treat for those who check out a book with their library card!

Hugh King, the East Hampton Village historian and town crier, will lead an All Hallows’ Eve tour of the South End Burying Ground in the village on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Advance registration of $15 is required by calling the East Hampton Historical Society.

On Halloween

Students at the Sag Harbor Elementary School will get another chance to flaunt their getups on Halloween when the PTA-organized parade takes a turn down Main Street from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Amagansett’s Ragamuffin parade is slated for 2 p.m. Students will walk from the school down Main Street. Students at the John M. Marshall Elementary School in East Hampton will also set out from that school for a parade at 2 p.m. Most stores in the village give out candy to trick-or-treaters afterward. Cooper Lane and other streets off Newtown Lane are closed to traffic in the evening, when residents transform the streets into a Halloween spectacular for trick-or-treaters.

The Montauk School’s annual parade, with students from prekindergarten to eighth grade taking part, is set for Halloween as well. Students will meet at Pizza Village at 4 p.m., and the parade of costumes will go down Main Street.

On Halloween night, Page at 63 Main in Sag Harbor will host a Halloween costume party from 10 p.m. until 2 a.m. D.J. Twilo will be in the booth, and half-price specialty cocktails will be served. There is no cover. Prizes will be given for best costume, best drag, spookiest costume, and more.

The annual Halloween party at Rowdy Hall in East Hampton, better known as Rowdyween, is also slated for Halloween night. The $35 admission includes one drink, snacks, and $5 drafts and $6 well drinks. D.J. Noid will spin the tunes. The best costumes will be up for $500 in cash prizes. Tickets can be purchased in advance online.

Back out in Montauk, Gurney’s Resort and Seawater Spa will host a Halloween ball including dinner, dancing, and prizes for the best costume. Tickets are $35.

Harbor Grill on Three Mile Harbor Road in East Hampton will be the site of a Halloween costume party starting at 9 p.m. The best costume will take home a prize. The $25 admission includes two drink tickets and appetizers. A D.J. will provide music — “enough to wake the dead,” according to the invitation.

Day of the Dead, Nov. 1

La Fondita in Amagansett will celebrate the Mexican holiday Dia de los Muertos (the Day of the Dead) with kids crafts by the Golden Eagle art store on Nov. 1 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Children 5 and up have been invited to decorate skulls and play games. La Fondita will take care of the treats. Admission is $10 per child. The celebration will benefit a local family. Since space is limited, reservations have been suggested with the Golden Eagle in East Hampton. In case of rain, the event will be moved to Nov. 2.

Solé East and the Backyard restaurant on Second House Road in Montauk will close out its season with a Halloween bash at 8 p.m. Free food will be served at the bar, and a D.J. will be on hand. Prizes will be awarded for best costume. Admission is free, and special room rates are available if you want to make a weekend out of it.

The rain on Saturday postponed the Montauk Chamber of Commerce’s fall festival and turned what was supposed to be a fun day into a nightmare for chamber officials, said Laraine Creegan, the chamber’s executive director.

The chamber had to reschedule its volunteers and all involved with the festival, which was moved to Sunday and Monday. But when the sun came out on Sunday, so did the people, making it the busiest, most well-attended fall festival in the event’s history, she said.

Volunteers ladled more than 4,800 cups of clam chowder into the chamber’s commemorative cups. “Without these precious volunteers this event could not have gone so smoothly,” Ms. Creegan said. The lines for the chowder contest wrapped around the Plaza and south Plaza, ending at the entrance to Suffolk County National Bank. Chowder lovers waited in line for up two hours for their two tastings.

Because the event was postponed, the chamber decided to cancel the people’s choice award for chowder, leaving the tasting up to a panel of six judges. For the Manhattan blend, the winners were the Shagwong Tavern in first place, Sausages Pizza in second, and Manucci’s restaurant in third.

Gosman’s restaurant took first place for its New England clam chowder. In second place was the West Lake Clam House, with the Harvest restaurant in third.

Those arriving at the Montauk Firehouse on Sunday for the political debate sponsored by Concerned Citizens of Montauk had no doubt that State Senator Lee Zeldin was going to be there. Dozens of Zeldin for Congress signs were being waved at the entrance and a big bus in the parking lot carried the message. Once inside, the audience was peppered by those wearing Zeldin for Congress T-shirts. The event was well attended, with more than 100 prospective voters on hand.

Mr. Zeldin is running against Representative Tim Bishop, the incumbent, who arrived at the event  only accompanied by his wife.

During the two-hour event, both candidates said they believed in equal pay for men and women, and Mr. Bishop said he was a cosponsor of the Fairness Pay Act. They also agreed that Congress is not doing its best, although Mr. Bishop used the moment to say the most debilitating emotion in Congress has been anger. “It’s difficult to legislate with anger. I will never bring anger. I bring civility,” he said. They did not agree, however, on what was termed amnesty for immigrants or on Obamacare.

Mr. Zeldin said he opposes amnesty and favors increased border control. Mr. Bishop said he favors a 15-year path to citizenship in which those here illegally would pay fines and back taxes.

 Mr. Bishop said Obamacare is working, with 13 million people now having insurance. He said there were problems that still have to be worked out and an increased reliance on generic medication would help. Although some aspects of Obamacare seem to be working, Mr. Zeldin said he would seek its repeal.

The atmosphere changed when a woman in the audience asked Mr. Bishop if it was true that he had taken a bribe to expedite a fireworks display for a constituent. The congressman said the required permit application had been submitted only 60 days in advance when 180 days were required. He had asked such entities as the Army Corps and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Southampton Town Trustees to act on the application quickly. But, he said, “I did not intercede with the outcome. I just asked them to move it to the top, and I was cleared after a 21-month investigation by the Department of Justice.”

It was Mr. Bishop’s turn to chide Mr. Zeldin, and he did so about his opponent’s low score from an environmental group. “How do you justify having a score of 50 when Fred Thiele scored 100?” he asked Mr. Zeldin, who responded that matters he voted on as a State senator, such as a repeal of the Metropolitan Transportation Agency payroll tax and saltwater fishing license fees, were held against him. “The devil is always in the details,” he said.

Mr. Bishop complained that a mailing sent out by Mr. Zeldin insulted him, claiming that he was threatening national security by favoring moving Guantanamo prisoners to a Department of Defense prison where they could be housed at less cost. Mr. Zeldin said he does not favor closing Guantanamo. “We should not negotiate with terrorists,” he said.

Mr. Zeldin, a member of the Army Reserve, had strong words for protecting veterans’ rights. “I will stand up to my own leadership if they ever propose to do anything to hurt our veterans,” he said.

Jeremy Samuelson, the executive director of  Concerned Citizens of Montauk, asked Mr. Zeldin if he was in favor of strong coastal policy. Mr. Zeldin said the issue had two components, one a study and the other a solution. “Things get studied to death. But studies work. Now we’ve reached the point where we need to execute sand,” he said.

Otherwise, Mr. Bishop held the floor. He said he was proud of his 12 years of service in Congress and had dedicated his time to each and every individual. “We call it constituency service, and we do it very well,” he said.

He said he had fostered a partnership with the federal government on such local issues as getting the Lake Montauk inlet dredged. “I literally went to the top. I told them I have to have a dredge or ports between Montauk and New York will be shut down,” he said.

Before State Senator Kenneth LaValle and Assemblyman Frederick W. Thiele Jr. took their turns at the podium, Mr. Zeldin’s team packed up their signs and boarded the bus to head west.

Mr. LaValle, a Republican, is being opposed by Michael Conroy, a Democrat; Mr. Thiele’s challengers are Heather Collins, Republican, and Brian DeSesa, Conservative. Neither attended the event so the incumbents were free to tout their accomplishments.

On Saturday, hiking enthusiasts will mark South Fork Trails Day with a presentation about the more than 200 miles of trails in East Hampton Town.

East Hampton Town Supervisor Larry Cantwell will be joined by Debra Foster, a former member of the town board and the town planning board, and Rick Whalen, a former planning board attorney and frequent hike leader for the East Hampton Trails Preservation Society, in an informal gathering at 10 a.m. at Chatfield’s Hole, on Two Holes of Water Road in Northwest Woods. They will deliver remarks about the trail system and its early years and recall some “successes and failures and many experiences both funny and sad,” according to a release.

Following the brief gathering, participants will be invited on one of two hikes, of 2 and 41/2 miles respectively, rain or shine. Lee Dion can be phoned at 375-2339 for directions to the meeting place or other information.

The trails society has also issued a call for people to join its maintenance efforts. Jim Zajac, the president of the group, said, “No experience is necessary, just the desire to pitch in, use your loppers and clippers to cut back low-bush blueberry and grapevines, paint blazes to mark the trails, cut up fallen trees, and walk in pine forests, laurel and hardwood forests, and be surrounded by bays and oceans.” Work is typically on Tuesdays, from about 9 to 11:30 a.m. Tips on avoiding ticks will be offered to newcomers. Howard or Judi Roth can be phoned with questions at 283-0759.

Describing a summer on the beaches characterized by few serious mishaps, a lack of unruly crowds, and no extreme weather, Ed McDonald, the East Hampton Village beach manager, said, “Dull is good,” as he summarized the season’s activities and revenue at a village board meeting Friday. He noted that no one had drowned and said the Main Beach lifeguards, led by Eric Bramoff, deftly and professionally handled two incidents in which bathers suffered neck injuries.

“The beaches were, for the second year in a row, beautiful and wide,” Mr. McDonald said. He had visited beaches around the world, including in Hawaii, Costa Rica, California, Florida, and South Carolina, Mr. McDonald said. “I’ve never seen beaches as clean as ours.”

The women’s bathroom, however, was not in good condition, he said, recommending that an additional one be constructed.

“We don’t get a lot of complaints, but the complaints generally come from the conditions of the bathroom. It’s almost impossible for us to keep it clean because there are people in there. Also, there’s lines outside on busy weekend days all the way down to the end of the deck.”

Compliance with beach regulations regarding dogs and fires was around 90 percent, Mr. McDonald said, “but there’s always people that don’t take care of their dogs and don’t put their fires in the metal containers.” Police and traffic control officers, he said, “do a really good job of trying to enforce that.”

The Police Department, Mr. McDonald said, is to provide a video camera for surveillance of the Main Beach parking lot and pavilion. “In the past we’ve had graffiti, some vandalism, and other naughty deeds,” he said.   

Reviewing the season’s revenue, Mr. McDonald said nonresident parking totaled $1.125 million this year, while daily parking permits sold during the week for Main and Two Mile Hollow Beaches totaled $176,350. In addition, daily permits sold on weekends brought in $56,500.

Until last year, daily permits were not sold on weekends and they proved popular. “They line up to buy them on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Made a lot of people happy there,” Mr. McDonald said.

Daily parking at Main Beach was up “quite a bit” from 2013, he said after the meeting, but down slightly at Two Mile Hollow.

 Mr. McDonald also noted that a new lifeguard shack was a welcome addition for the crew, allowing more space for extensive equipment, including Jet Skis.

“I would like to compliment you and everyone that’s connected with the beach operation,” Mayor Paul F. Rickenbach Jr. told Mr. McDonald. “And all the ancillary branches of village government — that’s what makes it work, teamwork.”

Also at the meeting, public hearings on two proposed amendments to the village code drew no comment and they were quickly adopted. The first adds a separate permit process for mass assemblages on public property, such as parades, bicycle rides, or use of village beaches. In addition to the existing requirement to obtain a permit for assemblies of more than 50 people, applicants will now be required to submit a security deposit to cover any damage to village property as well as a liability certificate naming the village as an additional insured party. Under the amended law, it will also be an applicant’s responsibility to shoulder costs of public works or police time, should the village administrator determine they are required. There is no fee for applications.

The second amendment reduces the speed limit on Mill Hill Lane and Meadow Way from 30 to 25 miles per hour. A Mill Hill Lane resident had requested the reduction there, the mayor said at the board’s Sept. 4 meeting, and he had added the latter street, which feeds into Mill Hill Lane.

Drivers have smoother roads to look forward to, but they should expect some delays when the state implements lane shifting later this month for its project to repave 15 miles of Montauk Highway between East Hampton and Montauk.

The $13.8 million New York State Department of Transportation project to repair the road between Route 114 in East Hampton and South Etna Avenue in Montauk is already under way, with drainage systems being cleaned and repaired. Resurfacing the distressed pavement with new asphalt and fresh pavement markings will begin the week of Oct. 20.

“To accomplish roadway resurfacing while minimizing the impact on residents, businesses, and motorists,” a release from the state said last week, “wherever possible travel lane shifts on shorter sections of N.Y. Route 27/Montauk Highway will be utilized rather than lane closures, and a single travel lane in each direction will remain open to motorists.”

Off-peak daytime travel lane shifts will be in effect Monday through Friday, between 9:30 a.m. and 3 p.m., weather permitting, starting Oct. 20. Work will be done at night at busy intersections and downtown areas.

State officials are hoping to have the worst sections of the highway repaved before winter weather arrives. A 3.5-mile section of Montauk Highway between Methodist Lane in East Hampton Village and Old Montauk Highway in Amagansett had previously been identified as the priority.

State officials are still seeking comment from Amagansett store owners regarding switching from night construction to off-peak daytime work to speed up resurfacing on a 1,500-foot section of the hamlet’s Main Street. The state wants the okay to work during the day Tuesdays through Thursdays only. No on-street parking would be available, but drivers would have access to side streets and off-street parking.

“N.Y.S.D.O.T. realizes day work has a greater impact on businesses than night work, but the temporary inconvenience would be rewarded with a greater portion of newly paved road prior to winter,” the release said. “Without day work, it is likely the 1,500-foot section will wait until spring 2015.” The overall project won’t be completed until sometime that year.