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• We’re expecting sunny skies today, with a high temperature near 52 degrees and a west wind 7 to 10 miles per hour. It will be mostly cloudy overnight, with a low around 41 and a 30 percent chance of rain after 4 a.m. We’re expecting rain on Tuesday, with a high near 61. Wednesday will be mostly sunny, with a high near 51..
• Official word had not yet been been released on the cause of a house fire that killed a young man in Mattituck on Tuesday, but the circumstances of his death make clear the urgency of safe and affordable housing for people who work on the East End. Read More.
• The Hampton Bays Civic Association will hear a recap of events this year, including redevelopment of downtown, zoning for battery energy storage systems, the Shinnecock Nation’s travel plaza and housing and traffic initiatives at its meeting this evening at the Hampton Bays Senior Center, 25 Ponquogue Avenue in Hampton Bays. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for refreshments and the meeting starts at 7 p.m. The guest speaker will be Southampton Town Councilwoman Cyndi McNamara, who serves as the Town Board’s liaison to Hampton Bays.
• Due to the holiday week, the Mattituck-Laurel Civic Association, which usually meets the fourth Monday of the month, will not hold a meeting this month.
• This weekend on Behind the Headlines on 88.3 WLIW-FM, Beacon editor Beth Young joined a panel discussing a state bill to protect horseshoe crabs, a rift at the Conscience Point shellfish hatchery, Lee Zeldin’s expected role as head of the EPA and the latest in Riverhead’s EPCAL saga. Tune in anytime here.
• The Beacon’s Week in Review was delivered piping hot to inboxes throughout the East End in the wee hours of Sunday morning. To get your own copy each week, sign up here.
• Here’s more info on holiday happenings this Thanksgiving week and into the start of the Christmas season.
The high tides on the East End for the next two days are as follows:
November 25
Plum Gut Harbor: 5:31 a.m., 5:56 p.m.
Montauk Harbor: 4:39 a.m., 5:04 p.m.
Greenport: 6:08 a.m., 6:33 p.m.
Mattituck Inlet: 6:49 a.m., 7:16 p.m.
Sag Harbor: 6:03 a.m., 6:28 p.m.
New Suffolk: 7:30 a.m., 7:55 p.m.
South Jamesport: 7:37 a.m., 8:02 p.m.
Shinnecock Bay Entrance: 4:28 a.m., 4:35 p.m.
Shinnecock Inlet: 2:37 a.m., 2:44 p.m.
November 26
Plum Gut Harbor: 6:16 a.m., 6:41 p.m.
Montauk Harbor: 5:24 a.m., 5:49 p.m.
Greenport: 6:53 a.m., 7:18 p.m.
Mattituck Inlet: 7:37 a.m., 8:05 p.m.
Sag Harbor: 6:48 a.m., 7:13 p.m.
New Suffolk: 8:15 a.m., 8:40 p.m.
South Jamesport: 8:22 a.m., 8:47 p.m.
Shinnecock Bay Entrance: 5:17 a.m., 5:26 p.m.
Shinnecock Inlet: 3:26 a.m., 3:35 p.m.
And that’s the way things look at dawn’s light here today.
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