Frost in the Forecast, OLA Law in Southampton, Shelter Island Seeks Council Member & Plans Comp Plan Hearings, Advice from the Southold YETI
Good Morning!
• We’re expecting sunny skies today, with a high temperature near 56 degrees and a north wind 6 to 9 miles per hour. We’re expecting widespread frost overnight, with mostly clear skies and a low around 32. Wednesday will be sunny, with a high near 59, and Thursday will be sunny, with a high near 64.
• The Southampton Town Board is slated to hold public hearings at its 6 p.m. meeting this evening on use of Community Housing Funds to acquire and rehabilitate property at 34 Good Ground Road in Hampton Bays, on penalties for fishing and shellfishing offenses, on the town’s preliminary 2027 budget and on overriding the state tax levy cap with that budget. Supporters of OLA’s Public Safety Law are also expected to turn out to urge the town to adopt the law. Here’s the agenda, and the meeting can be viewed live on Sea-TV’s YouTube channel.
• Shelter Island Town is looking to appoint an island resident to fill the vacancy created by the departure of Councilman Albert Dickson due to health reasons at the end of October. The appointment would be for the duration of his unexpired term, through Dec. 31, 2027. Applications must be submitted by Nov. 13, 2026. Find Out More.
• The Shelter Island Town Board will discuss upcoming public hearings on its Comprehensive Plan Update on Nov. 9 & Nov. 21, funding sources for solar at the landfill and possible uses of town property at 2 School Street at its 9 a.m. work session this morning. Here’s the agenda, and the meeting can be viewed live on the town’s YouTube channel.
• This month’s Advice from the Southold YETI*: The Best “R”: Reusabe comes from Southold High School Senior Jane Glasser: “Every day, millions of people make the simple choice of grabbing a disposable plastic bag, bottle or container using it once and throwing it away without a second thought. It might seem harmless, but when millions make the same choice every day, that waste quickly becomes a problem.”
• ReWild Long Island’s North Fork chapter holds a talk on “Putting Your Garden Beds to Bed” tomorrow, Oct. 28 at Noon at the Southold Free Library. Find Out More.
• Friends of the Orient Beach State Park will hold a Volunteer Information Meeting this Thursday, Oct. 29 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Floyd Memorial Library in Greenport. Find Out More.
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The high tides on the East End for the next two days are as follows:
October 27
Plum Gut Harbor: 10:57 a.m., 11:33 p.m.
Montauk Harbor: 10:05 a.m., 10:31 p.m.
Greenport: 11:44 a.m.
Mattituck Inlet: 12:27 a.m., 12:40 p.m.
Sag Harbor: 11:37 a.m.
New Suffolk: 12:36 a.m., 12:56 p.m.
South Jamesport: 1:09 a.m., 1:18 p.m.
Shinnecock Bay Entrance: 10:04 a.m., 10:35 p.m.
Shinnecock Inlet: 8:47 a.m., 9:13 p.m.
October 28
Plum Gut Harbor: 11:44 a.m.
Montauk Harbor: 10:53 a.m., 11:22 p.m.
Greenport: 12:23 a.m., 12:33 p.m.
Mattituck Inlet: 1:15 a.m., 1:29 p.m.
Sag Harbor: 12:12 a.m., 12:26 p.m.
New Suffolk: 1:22 a.m., 1:44 p.m.
South Jamesport: 1:56 a.m., 2:08 p.m.
Shinnecock Bay Entrance: 10:450 a.m., 11:27 p.m.
Shinnecock Inlet: 9:35 a.m., 10:04 p.m.
And that’s the way things look at first light here today.
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