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• We’re expecting mostly cloudy skies today, with a high temperature near 68 degrees and an east wind 8 to 10 miles per hour. It will be mostly cloudy overnight, with a low around 60. Tuesday will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 73, and there’s a 30 percent chance of showers before 2 p.m. Wednesday, with skies gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Pictured Above: The Carousel in Greenport’s Mitchell Park reopened on Saturday, after being closed for repairs throughout the off-season. The Carousel will be open on Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. next weekend, before opening seven days a week through Labor Day beginning June. 28. Here are more details.
• The rain would not stop on the steps of the Suffolk County courthouse in Riverhead Saturday afternoon, but that didn’t stop more than 1,000 people, at the protest’s height, from coming to the No Kings rally against the autocratic tendencies of the current administration. Read More.
• Baseball has a subtle way of drawing you in, of playing with your mind, of making you think perhaps more about things that should, on the surface, be so simple but forces you to second guess even the obvious. Beacon Columnist Dan McLaughlin weighs in this week about a Grand Slam Father’s Day that his family will remember forever. Read More.
• As the Suffolk County Water Authority extends the deadline for public comment on its Proposed North Fork Pipeline, the Greenport Civic Association and the North Fork Civics host a follow-up discussion on the scoping process this evening at 6 p.m. at Greenport’s Holy Trinity Church. Robert DeLuca, President of Group for the East End, and Save The Sound Long Island Project Manager and Senior Science Advisor Louise Harrison will speak. Find Out More.
• The Rites of Spring Music Festival presents Celebrating the North Fork, a special concert event showcasing the Long Island Concert Orchestra under the baton of Grammy-nominated Music Director Enrico Fagone this evening at 7:30 p.m. at The Suffolk in Riverhead. Find Out More.
• This week on Behind the Headlines on 88.3 WLIW-FM, we join a panel discussing rumors surrounding ICE activity on the East End, the challenges of confirming these reports, the role of journalism in responsibly reporting on such sensitive topics, and the impact of these actions on the local community and businesses. We also discuss the local No Kings protests, changes at Gosman’s Dock, the impact of short-term rentals and hotel developments, decisions regarding the Vail Leavitt Hall, and the ongoing investigation into the Crown Recycling fire. 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.
The high tides on the East End for the next two days are as follows:
June 16
Plum Gut Harbor: 1:52 a.m., 2:37 p.m.
Montauk Harbor: 1 a.m., 1:45 p.m.
Greenport: 2:29 a.m., 3:14 p.m.
Mattituck Inlet: 3:18 a.m., 3:56 p.m.
Sag Harbor: 2:24 a.m., 3:09 p.m.
New Suffolk: 3:51 a.m., 4:36 p.m.
South Jamesport: 3:58 a.m., 4:43 p.m.
Shinnecock Bay Entrance: 12:49 a.m., 1:33 p.m.
Shinnecock Inlet: 11:42 a.m., 11:50 p.m.
June 17
Plum Gut Harbor: 2:39 a.m., 3:26 p.m.
Montauk Harbor: 1:47 a.m., 2:34 p.m.
Greenport: 3:16 a.m., 4:03 p.m.
Mattituck Inlet: 4:09 a.m., 4:46 p.m.
Sag Harbor: 3:11 a.m., 3:58 p.m.
New Suffolk: 4:38 a.m., 5:25 p.m.
South Jamesport: 4:45 a.m., 5:32 p.m.
Shinnecock Bay Entrance: 1:41 a.m., 2:24 p.m.
Shinnecock Inlet: 12:33 p.m.
And that’s the way things look at dawn’s light here today.
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