The Future of Town Beach; Big CPF Purchase Proposed in Southold; International Women’s Day & Voting
Good Morning!
• We’re expecting rain today, mainly after 7 a.m., with patchy fog before 1 p.m., a high temperature near 40 degrees and a calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Rain will continue overnight, with a total of between 3/4 and 1 1/4 inch of rain possible before it tapers off Friday morning. The high Friday will be 41 degrees. We’re expecting cloudy skies on Saturday, with a high near 48 degrees.
• The parking lot of Southold’s Town Beach, on the North Road overlooking the Long Island Sound, has been closed for several weeks as nature did what it does there, scouring the coastline, ripping up asphalt and making a mockery of the Town of Southold’s efforts to continue to restore the beach. What’s Next? Find Out More.
• A 54-acre swath of woods along a rural stretch of Route 48 between Southold and Greenport, which the owners say could be subdivided into as many as 24 building lots, could soon be added to a complex of preserved ecologically sensitive land. Read More.
• The Suffolk County Board of Elections will give a demonstration of its new voting machines at the Southold Free Library from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Members of the public can come by any time during the day to try out the new touch-screen voting machines, which will be put into use beginning with this spring’s primary races.
• In celebration of Women’s History Month, the League of Women Voters of the Hamptons, Shelter Island & North Fork is inviting North Forkers to a program on The League’s History, Mission and Future this evening at 5 p.m. in the Peconic Landing auditorium. Find Out More.
• The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the South Fork is inviting the community to a drop-in art event celebrating International Women’s Day, creating a collaborative banner honoring the courage, leadership, and contributions of women around the world tomorrow, March 6 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Find Out More.
• The Southampton Town Board will discuss the proposed landmark designation of the Hampton Bays home of artist David Burliuk at its 10 a.m. work session this morning. Here’s the agenda, and the meeting can be viewed live on Sea-TV’s YouTube channel.
• The Riverhead Town Board will meet in private executive session at today’s work session to discuss the litigation between the town and Calverton Aviation & Technology, contractual agreements with a parking consultant and the Town of Brookhaven and disciplinary action of an employee. Here’s the agenda.
• The East Hampton Town Board holds several public hearings on modifying the requirements for accessory dwelling units, the acquisition of property at 68 South Elmwood Avenue in Montauk for a public safety center, special event permits, airport issues and amending the town code regarding wireless facilities. Here’s the agenda, and the meeting can be viewed live on LTV’s YouTube channel.
The high tides on the East End for the next two days are as follows:
March 5
Plum Gut Harbor: 10:59 a.m., 11:21 p.m.
Montauk Harbor: 10:03 a.m., 10:24 p.m.
Greenport: 11:55 a.m.
Mattituck Inlet: 12:12 a.m., 12:34 p.m.
Sag Harbor: 11:46 a.m.
New Suffolk: 12:31 a.m., 12:54 p.m.
South Jamesport: 12:50 a.m., 1:11 p.m.
Shinnecock Bay Entrance: 10:03 a.m., 10:29 p.m.
Shinnecock Inlet: 8:35 a.m., 8:58 p.m.
March 6
Plum Gut Harbor: 11:43 a.m.
Montauk Harbor: 10:48 a.m., 11:08 p.m.
Greenport: 12:11 a.m., 12:37 p.m.
Mattituck Inlet: 12:54 a.m., 1:17 p.m.
Sag Harbor: 12:01 a.m., 12:25 p.m.
New Suffolk: 1:15 a.m., 1:39 p.m.
South Jamesport: 1:30 a.m., 1:54 p.m.
Shinnecock Bay Entrance: 10:44 a.m., 11:09 p.m.
Shinnecock Inlet: 9:16 a.m., 9:39 p.m.
And that’s the way things look at dawn’s light here today.
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