This Morning’s Bulletin — 2.21.25

Good Morning!

• We’re expecting sunny skies today, with a high near 32, but wind chill values between 5 and 15, with a northwest wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. It will be clear and windy overnight, with a low around 18. Saturday will be sunny, with a high near 36, and Sunday will be mostly sunny, with a high near 40.

• Congressman Nick LaLota’s office has announced that he will hold a tele-town hall on Wednesday, March 5 at 6 p.m. Constituents may participate by signing up at lalota.house.gov/townhall.

• Riverhead Town Elections are set, after the town’s Democratic Committee released its Town Board slate late Wednesday. Republicans announced earlier this month that they will be backing the incumbents on the board. Find Out More.

• Greenport became the final hamlet in Southold Town to launch its own civic association this month, and they did so with a bang, hosting a well-attended forum on “Shaping the Future of the North Fork” in the big theater at the North Fork Arts Center Feb. 16. Read Our Full Coverage

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• North Fork Contemporary, an arts group founded in 2023 by a group of artists excited about the synergies happening now in the local arts community, is embarking this Saturday evening on a conversation series that the group hopes will inspire the public to see the world through artists’ eyes. Read More.

• Opening this evening from 5 to 7 p.m. in Bridgehampton, The Women’s Art Center of the Hamptons presents Shades of Winter, a thoughtful meditation on winter’s peaceful presence. Find Out More.

• The North Fork Arts Center welcomes historians Jennifer L. Morgan and Donnamarie Barnes this Saturday at 3 p.m. for a thought-provoking discussion on their work, “The Daughters of Judah: A Multigenerational Story of Slavery and Freedom on the East End.” Find Out More. 

• In celebration of Black History Month, Hamptons Doc Fest and the Southampton Arts Center are co-presenting a program on Saturday, February 22, at 4 p.m., titled “Communities of Resilience,” including discussions with the leaders of preserving Sag Harbor’s historically African-American communities, followed by a screening of “San Juan Hill: Manhattan’s Lost Neighborhood.” Here’s More Info.

The high tides on the East End for the next two days are as follows:

February 21
Plum Gut Harbor: 4:11 a.m., 4:49 p.m.
Montauk Harbor: 3:19 a.m., 3:57 p.m.
Greenport: 4:48 a.m., 5:26 p.m.
Mattituck Inlet: 5:10 a.m., 5:55 p.m.
Sag Harbor: 4:43 a.m., 5:21 p.m.
New Suffolk: 6:10 a.m., 6:48 p.m.
South Jamesport: 6:17 a.m., 6:55 p.m.
Shinnecock Bay Entrance: 2:37 a.m., 3:04 p.m.
Shinnecock Inlet: 12:46 a.m., 1:13 p.m.

February 22
Plum Gut Harbor: 5:14 a.m., 5:49 p.m.
Montauk Harbor: 4:22 a.m., 4:57 p.m.
Greenport: 5:51 a.m., 6:26 p.m.
Mattituck Inlet: 6:11 a.m., 6:55 p.m.
Sag Harbor: 5:46 a.m., 6:21 p.m.
New Suffolk: 7:13 a.m., 7:48 p.m.
South Jamesport: 7:20 a.m., 7:55 p.m.
Shinnecock Bay Entrance: 3:33 aa.m., 4:08 p.m.
Shinnecock Inlet: 1:42 a.m., 2:17 p.m.

And that’s the way things look at dawn’s light here today.

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