Good Morning!
• We’re expecting mostly cloudy skies today, with a slight chance of rain and snow showers before 1 p.m., then a chance of rain showers between 1 and 4 p.m., then a slight chance of rain and snow showers after 4 p.m. The high temperature will be near 42 degrees, with a north wind 8 to 13 miles per hour. Skies will clear overnight, with a low around 26. We’re expecting increasing clouds on Thursday, with a high near 41, and mostly sunny skies on Friday, with a high near 498.
• After much public backlash against the Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency’s approval two months ago of $2.7 million in tax breaks for the proposed $44 million luxury hotel The Enclaves proposed on the Main Road in Southold, the Suffolk IDA will hold a local public hearing on the proposal next Monday, Dec. 11 at 4 p.m. at Southold Town Hall. Read More.
• We started 2023 filled with optimism about the East End’s ability to make progress on finding attainable housing for people who have long been vital members of our community. After a year of setbacks, we’re once again looking for hope now. Read this month’s editorial.
• PSEG-Long Island will hold a public information session on a proposed underground electric transmission line from Southampton to Deerfield from 1 to 3 p.m. and again from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the Rogers Memorial Library’s Morris Meeting Room, 91 Coopers Farm Road in Southampton. Here’s more info.
• The Suffolk’s Blockbuster Movie Series continues this evening at 7 p.m. with a screening of “Elf” at the Riverhead theater. Tickets are $15 and are available at thesuffolk.org.
• The Calpulli Mexican Dance Company presents “Navidad: A Mexican-American Christmas” Friday evening at 6:30 p.m. at CAST, 53930 Main Road in Southold. This hour-long bilingual family event celebrates the journey of a Mexican-American child during the Holidays. Using Aztec-inspired dance, vibrant costumes, ballet and traditional Christmas carols, Navidad explores a magical journey through two rich and vibrant cultures. Admission is free, and more details are at castnorthfork.org.
The high tides on the East End for the next two days are as follows:
December 6
Plum Gut Harbor: 4:42 a.m., 5:02 p.m.
Montauk Harbor: 3:50 a.m., 4:10 p.m.
Greenport: 5:19 a.m., 5:39 p.m.
Mattituck Inlet: 549 a.m., 6:12 p.m.
Sag Harbor: 5:14 a.m., 5:34 p.m.
New Suffolk: 6:41 a.m., 7:01 p.m.
South Jamesport: 6:48 a.m., 7:08 p.m.
Shinn. Bay Entrance: 3:30 a.m., 3:29 p.m.
Shinn. Inlet: 1:39 a.m., 1:38 p.m.
December 7
Plum Gut Harbor: 5:32 a.m., 5:52 p.m.
Montauk Harbor: 4:40 a.m., 5 p.m.
Greenport: 6:09 a.m., 6:29 p.m.
Mattituck Inlet: 6:39 a.m., 7:05 p.m.
Sag Harbor: 6:04 a.m.,6:24 p.m.
New Suffolk: 7:31 a.m., 7:51 p.m.
South Jamesport: 7:38 a.m., 7:58 p.m.
Shinn. Bay Entrance: 4:18 a.m., 4:21 p.m.
Shinn. Inlet:2:27 a.m., 2:30 p.m.
And that’s the way things look at dawn’s light here today.
