This Morning’s Bulletin — 10.31.23
Good Morning!
• We’re expecting mostly sunny skies today, with a high temperature near 51 degrees and a north wind 7 to 11 miles per hour. It will be mostly cloudy overnight, with a low around 38 and a 50 percent chance of rain, mainly after 11 p.m. There’s a 40 percent chance of rain Wednesday, mostly before 9 a.m. and after 2 p.m., with partly sunny skies and a high of 51. Temperatures are expected to dip below freezing overnight Wednesday, with mostly clear skies and a low around 31. We’re expecting patchy frost Thursday morning, with sunny skies and a high near 52.
• East Hampton Town Police are looking for suspects who spray-painted a large number of swastikas and tags reading “Free Palestine” and “Jeden Die” on food trucks and the comfort station at Ditch Plains Beach and two Main Street, Montauk businesses overnight Sunday into Monday. They’re asking anyone who may have information to call police headquarters at 631.537.7575. Residents and Jewish leaders spent Monday cleaning up the graffiti, and hundreds gathered in Montauk later in the day for a peace rally, while Town Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc promised a full search for the perpetrators.
“We live in a close-knit, caring, and inclusive community, but this morning we were greeted by evil and disgusting symbols of hatred which appeared in Montauk during the overnight hours, on town buildings and private businesses,” said Mr. Van Scoyoc in a statement Monday afternoon. “Civil society requires us to treat each other with respect, tolerance, and dignity, especially now as tensions are increasing due to conflicts in other parts of the world. Our police detectives’ unit is in the process of investigating the multiple crime scenes and conducting a full canvass of the areas involved for evidence to aid in the apprehension of the perpetrator or perpetrators. The investigation is in its early stages. Our community strongly rejects and rebukes these hateful acts.”
• Stony Brook PhD candidate Alyson Lowell will present a lecture titled “Understanding the early life history of Long Island Seagrass, Zostera marina: Clues for optimal restoration success,” tomorrow at 7 p.m. at Chancellor’s Hall on the campus of Stony Brook Southampton. Seagrasses have been demonstrated as extraordinary carbon sinks sequestering more carbon worldwide than tropical rainforests. As our climates change, we must consider how ocean acidification and rising sea surface temperatures will influence worldwide efforts to restore global seagrass meadows. Ms. Lowell will discuss emerging clues and considerations to optimize restoration success. All are welcome.
• East Hampton-based climate change solutions advocate Francesca Rheannon wrote in this week about the New York State Public Service Commission’s recent denial of inflation adjustments for four large offshore wind projects off the coast of Long Island. Read More.
• Early voting continues today — polls are open from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 27 locations across Suffolk County. Here’s more info, and here’s our local campaign coverage to date.
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The high tides on the East End for the next two days are as follows:
October 31
Plum Gut Harbor: 12:05 p.m.
Montauk Harbor: 11:13 a.m., 11:43 p.m.
Greenport: 12:21 a.m., 12:42 p.m.
Mattituck Inlet: 1:25 a.m., 1:37 p.m.
Sag Harbor: 12:16 a.m., 12:37 p.m.
New Suffolk: 1:43 a.m., 2:04 p.m.
South Jamesport: 1:50 a.m., 2:11 p.m.
Shinn. Bay Entrance: 11:17 a.m., 11:51 p.m.
Shinn. Inlet: 9:26 a.m., 10 p.m.
November 1
Plum Gut Harbor: 12:35 a.m., 12:57 p.m.
Montauk Harbor: 12:05 a.m.
Greenport: 1:12 a.m., 1:34 p.m.
Mattituck Inlet: 2:13 a.m., 2:25 p.m.
Sag Harbor: 1:07 a.m., 1:29 p.m.
New Suffolk: 2:34 a.m., 2:56 p.m.
South Jamesport: 2:41 a.m., 3:03 p.m.
Shinn. Bay Entrance: 12:05 p.m.
Shinn. Inlet: 10:14 a.m., 10:53 p.m.
And that’s the way things look at dawn’s light here today.
![Good Morning! A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. Areas of fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. South wind 8 to 14 mph. TonightA chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3am, then a slight chance of showers. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%. ThursdayA 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. North wind 9 to 13 mph. Thursday NightA 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. East wind 6 to 9 mph. FridayA 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. East wind around 7 mph. • A team from the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society performed a necropsy Tuesday afternoon on a dead minke whale washed up on Indian Wells Beach in Amagansett. The whale was confirmed to be 18.7 feet in length and "was fairly decomposed and missing many internal organs, including the reproductive organs, therefore the sex could not be determined," according to the AMCS, which has sent tissue samples to a pathologist to attempt to determine cause of death. The results of the pathology testing could take several months. The whale was removed from the beach for disposal by the Town of East Hampton. • Democratic candidate Perry Gershon was missing his debate partner, Congressman Lee Zeldin when he gave an overview of his position on the issues to members of the Hampton Bays Civic Association at their Sept. 24 candidate town hall. The Beacon's full story is online here. • This fall, North Fork students will have access to more mental health services, after Southold Town and the schools within the township asked the state to help fund counselors here. The Beacon's full story is online here. • A public information session and seminar for professionals on human trafficking on the East End will be held at Chancellor’s Hall at Stony Brook Southampton College next Thursday and Friday. The public information session will be held Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m., with the all-day seminar continuing on Friday. More details are online here. • Poet Jericho Brown will read at tonight's installment of Writers Speak Wednesdays in the Radio Lounge on the second floor of Chancellor's Hall at Stony Brook Southampton. The event begins with a reception at 6:30 p.m., followed by a reading at 7 p.m. [Free] The high tides on the East End for the next two days are as follows: September 26 Plum Gut Harbor: 11:25 a.m., 11:43 p.m. Montauk Harbor: 10:33 a.m., 10:51 p.m. Greenport: 12:02 p.m. Mattituck Inlet: 12:34 a.m., 12:50 p.m. Sag Harbor: 11:57 a.m. New Suffolk: 1:03 a.m., 1:24 p.m. South Jamesport: 1:10 a.m., 1:31 p.m. Shinn. Bay Entrance: 10:23 a.m., 10:41 p.m. Shinn. Inlet: 8:32 a.m., 8:50 p.m. September 27 Plum Gut Harbor: 12:02 p.m. Montauk Harbor: 11:10 a.m., 11:31 p.m. Greenport: 12:20 a.m., 12:39 p.m. Mattituck Inlet: 1:13 a.m., 1:28 p.m. Sag Harbor: 12:15 a.m., 12:34 p.m. New Suffolk: 1:42 a.m., 2:01 p.m. South Jamesport: 1:49 a.m., 2:08 p.m. Shinn. Bay Entrance: 10:57 a.m., 11:20 p.m. Shinn. Inlet: 9:06 a.m., 9:29 p.m. And that's the way things look at dawn's light here today.](https://i0.wp.com/www.eastendbeacon.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/maritime3.jpg?resize=390%2C205&ssl=1)
