Following a July 31 incident at the town-owned 140 Springs-Fireplace Road apartments, Jorge Garcia-Elizalde was charged with third-degree misdemeanor assault.
East Hampton Town police said Mr. Garcia-Elizalde had repeatedly punched another man in the face at around 10:15 p.m. The unidentified victim was taken to Southampton Stony Brook Hospital, where he required “immediate treatment” for injuries to his eyes and nose.
Hope Livingston, a former Sag Harbor P.T.A. treasurer, was sentenced to five years of probation and restitution after pleading guilty to third-degree grand larceny and agreeing to a plea deal with county prosecutors.
A woman who is already in legal hot water with East Hampton Village seems to have found herself in more of it after a new arrest last Thursday.
Ryan Benitez, a former East Hampton Town building inspector, admitted Thursday to accepting bribes in exchange for expediting building permits and certificates of occupancy in 2024 and early 2025.
Six months after her arrest, Evelyn Calderon, formerly of the East Hampton Town Building Department, took a deal in a Riverhead court Wednesday, pleading guilty to 10 counts of bribery and official misconduct. She was sentenced to 840 hours of community service, five years of probation, and a $29,200 fine.
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