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East Hampton's Longtime Mayor Is Saluted As He Retires

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East Hampton Village Mayor Paul F. Rickenbach Jr. KYRIL BROMLEY

East Hampton Village Mayor Paul F. Rickenbach Jr. KYRIL BROMLEY

Larry Cantwell, a longtime village administrator who said he had a

Larry Cantwell, a longtime village administrator who said he had a "ringside seat" to the administration, said the mayor was his mentor and friend. KYRIL BROMLEY

East Hampton Mayor Paul F. Rickenbach Jr. hands the gavel over to Deputy Mayor Richard Lawler. Barbara Borsack, left, is running for mayor in 2020. KYRIL BROMLEY

East Hampton Mayor Paul F. Rickenbach Jr. hands the gavel over to Deputy Mayor Richard Lawler. Barbara Borsack, left, is running for mayor in 2020. KYRIL BROMLEY

Barbara Borsack, Paul Rickenbach Jr. and Richard Lawler KYRIL BROMLEY

Barbara Borsack, Paul Rickenbach Jr. and Richard Lawler KYRIL BROMLEY

Barbara Borsack, Paul F. Rickenbach Jr. and Richard Lawler at Mayor Rickenbach's last Village Board meeting. KYRIL BROMLEY

Barbara Borsack, Paul F. Rickenbach Jr. and Richard Lawler at Mayor Rickenbach's last Village Board meeting. KYRIL BROMLEY

authorVirginia Garrison on Dec 20, 2019
Friday’s was the last East Hampton Village Board meeting to be overseen by Paul F. Rickenbach Jr., the village’s longest-serving mayor, whose retirement goes into effect at the end of... more

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