Good Morning!
• We’re expecting mostly sunny skies today, with a high temperature near 47 degrees and wind chill values between 20 and 30 early, with a southwest wind 6 to 15 miles per hour, with gusts as high as 25 mph. It will be partly cloudy overnight, with a steady temperature around 42. We’re expecting showers on Wednesday, mainly after 1 p.m., with a high near 53 and a south wind 10 to 20 miles per hour. There’s a 30 percent chance of showers before 7 a.m. Thursday, with mostly cloudy skies and a high near 52.
• Southold Town Councilman Greg Doroski announced Monday that he is running to represent the Suffolk County Legislature’s First District against incumbent Legislator Catherine Stark. Read More.
• East End Jazz will present two special concert events in March with the Women in Jazz All-Star Band, in honor of Women’s History Month. These dynamic performances, at LTV Studios in Wainscott on International Women’s Day March 8 and at the Jamesport Meeting House on March 28, will showcase the talent and artistry of female musicians who have made significant contributions to the world of jazz. Read More.
• The Southold Town Board will discuss spring cleanup and invasive species at its 9 a.m. work session, followed by a private executive session at which they’ll discuss several issues involving labor. The board holds two public hearings at its 4:30 p.m. regular meeting on changes to the zoning code involving setting fees by resolution and lot recognition. Here’s the agenda for both meetings, here’s the Zoom login for the morning session, and for the afternoon meeting.
• The East Hampton Town Board will hear presentations on Community Development accomplishments in 2024, recommendations for affordable multiple residences and the 2025 draft capital plan at its 11 a.m. work session this morning at town hall. Here’s the agenda, and the meeting can be viewed live on LTV’s YouTube channel.
• The Riverhead Town Board has a controversial proposal to limit public comment to three minutes and not allow signs at town board meetings (Resolution 21: Amends adopted rules and procedures) on its 2 p.m. agenda today, in addition to several public hearings on changes to the town’s zoning code regarding site plan review, pine barrens overlays, commercial solar energy systems and battery energy storage. Here’s the agenda, here’s more info about the public hearings, and the meeting can be viewed live here.
• CAST in Southold’s Winter Workshop Series — an introduction to woodcarving class with Gregg Klewicki for ages 12+ continues tomorrow, March 5 at 5:30 p.m. Here’s more info.
The high tides on the East End for the next two days are as follows:
March 4
Plum Gut Harbor: 12:35 a.m., 1:02 p.m.
Montauk Harbor: 12:10 p.m.
Greenport: 1:12 a.m., 1:39 p.m.
Mattituck Inlet: 2:05 a.m., 2:39 p.m.
Sag Harbor: 1:07 a.m., 1:34 p.m.
New Suffolk: 2:34 a.m., 3:01 p.m.
South Jamesport: 2:41 a.m., 3:08 p.m.
Shinnecock Bay Entrance: 12:17 p.m.
Shinnecock Inlet: 10:26 a.m., 10:52 p.m.
March 5
Plum Gut Harbor: 1:31 a.m., 2 p.m.
Montauk Harbor: 12:39 a.m., 1:08 p.m.
Greenport: 2:08 a.m., 2:37 p.m.
Mattituck Inlet: 2:59 a.m., 3:38 p.m.
Sag Harbor: 2:03 a.m., 2:32 p.m.
New Suffolk: 3:30 a.m., 3:59 p.m.
South Jamesport: 3:37 a.m., 4:06 p.m.
Shinnecock Bay Entrance: 12:43 a.m., 1:16 p.m.
Shinnecock Inlet: 11:25 a.m., 11:50 p.m.
And that’s the way things look at dawn’s light here today.
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