Diverging Views on Southold Public Safety Law, Water Authority Changes North Fork Pipeline Route, In Poet Anne Spencer’s Garden
Good Morning!
• We’re expecting sunny skies today, with a high temperature near 82 degrees and a calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 miles per hour in the afternoon. It will be partly cloudy overnight, with a low around 68 and a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 a.m. There’s an increasing chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday, with a high near 78 and a south wind 6 to 13 miles per hour. We’re expecting precipitation to increase overnight and into Wednesday, when the high will be near 76 degrees.
• When the Southold Town Board holds a special meeting July 29 to discuss a proposed local law to guide the town’s actions during immigration enforcement actions, there are likely to be many divergent views at the table. Read Our Exclusive Reporting.
• The Suffolk County Water Authority announced Friday, July 24 that it is planning a new route for its proposed North Fork Pipeline, which will shift construction to the Main Road. It had initially been routed on Sound Avenue. Read Our Conversation with the Riverhead & Southold town supervisors about this controversial issue.
• A new documentary film by the Garden Conservancy, Earth, I Thank You: The Garden and Legacy of Anne Spencer, will be shown in two events accompanied by poetry this August on the East End. The film, which will be shown at the Landcraft Garden Foundation in Mattituck on Aug. 1 and at The Church in Sag Harbor on Aug. 29, explores the historic home garden in Virginia of Harlem Renaissance poet, civil rights advocate, and gardener Anne Spencer. Find Out More.
• The Mattituck-Laurel Civic Association hosts a program on “See Something? Who Do You Call?” this evening at 6:30 p.m. at Veterans Beach in Mattituck. Southold Town Government Liaison Officer Gwynn Schroeder will answer questions about how to get help with issues involving the town. Find Out More.
• The Hampton Bays Civic Association, which usually meets on the fourth Monday of the month, has rescheduled its meeting that would have been tonight to Tuesday, July 28 at 7 p.m. at the Hampton Bays Senior Center at 25 Ponquogue Road. This month’s meeting will be an open discussion on community members’ concerns.
• Annie Trezza plays this evening’s 6 p.m. concert on the Green in Montauk, while Bachatu performs at 7 p.m. at Greenport’s Dances in the Park in Mitchell Park. See our comprehensive listings of free concerts in parks throughout the East End this summer in our Events Calendar.
• 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:
July 27
Plum Gut Harbor: 9:37 a.m., 9:40 p.m.
Montauk Harbor: 8:26 a.m., 8:46 p.m.
Greenport: 10:27 a.m., 10:19 p.m.
Mattituck Inlet: 10:53 a.m., 11:02 p.m.
Sag Harbor: 10:22 a.m., 10:12 p.m.
New Suffolk: 11:17 a.m., 11:37 p.m.
South Jamesport: 11:31 a.m., 11:34 p.m.
Shinnecock Bay Entrance: 8:18 a.m., 8:32 p.m.
Shinnecock Inlet: 6:44 a.m., 7:03 p.m.
July 28
Plum Gut Harbor: 10:13 a.m., 10:19 p.m.
Montauk Harbor: 9:08 a.m., 9:25 p.m.
Greenport: 11:04 a.m., 10:55 p.m.
Mattituck Inlet: 11:35 a.m., 11:42 p.m.
Sag Harbor: 10:56 a.m., 10:47 p.m.
New Suffolk: 11:59 a.m.
South Jamesport: 12:11 p.m.
Shinnecock Bay Entrance: 9:01 a.m., 9:12 p.m.
Shinnecock Inlet: 7:28 a.m., 7:45 p.m.
And that’s the way things look at first light here today.
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