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Led by members of the Greenport Fire Department, a hefty crew of North Fork volunteer firefighters took their annual three-mile hike, in full turnout gear, from the Greenport Firehouse to the townwide Sept. 11 memorial service at Jean Cochran Park in Southold.
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September 11 Events Are Scheduled

East End Beacon
Friday marks the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, which killed 2,977 people aboard two hijacked commercial airplanes that flew into the World Trade Center in New York City, aboard a United Airlines flight that crashed into a farm field in Shanksville, Penn., and when a fourth American Airlines plane crashed into the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. Pictured Above: Led by members of the Greenport Fire
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Governor Announces Improvements to South Fork Train Infrastructure

East End Beacon
Governor Kathy Hochul announced a series of service and infrastructure improvements on Tuesday for the Long Island Rail Road’s Montauk Branch. The upgrades will come in two phases. In the first, the track siding at the Amagansett station will be extended, and in the second a permanent second platform will be constructed at the Hampton Bays station. Pictured Above: Workers installed a temporary second platform in Hampton Bays this spring
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Artist Toolbox: Peconic Landing Seeks Outdoor Sculptures

East End Beacon
Peconic Landing is inviting emerging and established sculptors to submit proposals for an outdoor sculpture exhibition celebrating the community's 25th Anniversary in 2027. Selected works will be displayed throughout the community's 144-acre waterfront campus, expanding Peconic Landing's existing Sculpture Garden. Since the Sculpture Garden's founding in 2010, Peconic Landing has featured more than 60 works by over 30 artists. The collection now includes 13 permanent installations throughout the campus, with
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LWV Presents Screening of “Suffrage Cantata” at Westhampton Free Library

East End Beacon
 As part of the national commemoration of the August 8 passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965, and the August 26 passage of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote in 1920, Leagues of Women Voters throughout the nation have been asked to schedule special programs for the public this August. The League of Women Voters of the Hamptons, Shelter Island & North Fork is offering a free screening
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Artist’s Toolbox: Open Call For Art for EEA’s “The Print Continuum”

East End Beacon
The East End Arts Council has announced an open call for "The Print Continuum," a national juried exhibition celebrating the enduring tradition and ongoing evolution of contemporary printmaking. This exhibition, running Oct. 24 through Dec. 13, brings together artists working across the printmaking medium, from established techniques to experimental approaches—and highlights artists who demonstrate a strong commitment to the craft, embrace innovation, and expand the expressive possibilities of printmaking. Eligibility &
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IMPACT
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Call for Art: “Impact” at North Fork Arts Center

East End Beacon
The North Fork Arts Center in Greenport is seeking submissions through Aug. 24 for a fall show, "Impact: A Celebration of the Power of the Image," opening Oct. 24. All East End photographers — professionals, enthusiasts, students and anyone who loves taking pictures — are welcome to submit up to three photographs of any subject, style or genre, accompanied by a brief note about each image. The submission deadline is
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Kristen Goodwin, Aglaia Stalb and Claire Dowling at a recent SAIDO session
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Innovative Peconic Landing Memory Care Program Is Honored as First in New York

Beth Young
Peconic Landing's memory support neighborhood, Harbor South, has been recognized for an innovative learning program that is helping people living with dementia build new connections, both in their community and between the synapses in their brains that their memories together. Pictured Above: SAIDO Supporter Kristen Goodwin, Aglaia Stalb and Claire Dowling at a SAIDO session in Harbor South in the fall of 2025. The retirement community announced this week that
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Celebrating the USCG’s Eagle, and Mitchell Park

East End Beacon
As the legendary U.S. Coast Guard Barque Eagle arrives in Greenport as part of the national Sail250 celebration, the Village of Greenport will welcome residents and visitors with an evening of music, food, family activities, and community spirit during the "Let's Raise the Rink" Community Picnic on Saturday, Aug. 8 from 6 to 10 p.m. in Mitchell Park. The Eagle will be open for public tours from 10 a.m. to
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Assemblyman Tommy John Schiavoni To Hold Mobile Office Hours in August & September

East End Beacon
New York State Assemblyman Tommy John Schiavoni will be holding mobile office hours across the East End during August and September. Whilst the Assemblyman's District Office is located in Sag Harbor, his office says that "traveling around the district will present an opportunity for constituents to connect with the Assemblyman closer to home. Constituents can come prepared to discuss concerns or issues, or simply for the opportunity to meet the
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Water Authority Asks Customers to “Refrain From Lawn Watering Immediately,” Plans Talk in Greenport

East End Beacon
After the Suffolk County Water Authority announced a Stage 1 Water Alert earlier this week, the agency emailed its customers Wednesday afternoon asking them to "refrain from lawn watering immediately." "SCWA infrastructure is reaching maximum capacity under current drought and heat conditions. You may experience low water pressure in the early morning hours, as demand is at its highest during this time," warned the Water Authority in the email to customers.
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Kenney’s Beach Civic Association in Southold to Hold First-Ever Sunset Market

East End Beacon
Note! Due to thunderstorms in the forecast, precisely at the time of the planned event, the Kenney's Beach Sunset Market has been rescheduled to Saturday, August 15th, from 5 pm to sunset.  The Kenney's/McCabe's Beach Civic Association in Southold will hold its first-ever Kenney's Beach Sunset Market on Saturday, July 18 from 5 p.m. to sunset in the Kenney's Beach parking lot.  With support of the Southold Town Clerk's Office and Southold
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