Calls for Water & Power Conservation, Letters, First Fridays & Celebrating the Fourth
Good Morning!
• We’re expecting sunny skies today, with a high temperature near 99 degrees and heat index values as high as 110, with a calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 miles per hour in the morning. The National Weather Service’s Extreme Heat Warning is slated to run through tomorrow evening, July 4 at 9 p.m. There’s a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms late this evening, with a low around 76. We’re expecting increasing clouds on Independence Day, with a high near 98 and heat index values as high as 107. There’s a 30 percent chance of evening showers and thundersorms Saturday. Sunday will be partly sunny, with a high near 90 and a 30 percent chance of showers.
• New York Governor Kathy Hochul is urging residents to reduce their power usage and the Suffolk County Water Authority is asking East Enders, “particularly in East Hampton” where two supply wells are offline due to contamination from perfluorinated compounds, to reduce water usage, as the heat wave kicks into full swing.The Hampton Bays Water District is also asking users to halt all use of outdoor water, while the the Shelter Island Town Board has issued a Severe Drought Warning, prohibiting “use of sprinklers for irrigation from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.” Read Our Ongoing Updates on the heat wave.
• We received a lot of letters this week on topics ranging from The Enclaves & Affordable Housing to Sustainable Gardens, Public Safety & The Reflecting Pool. Read Them Here. We love letters! Send them to editor@eastendbeacon.com with “LTE” in the subject line.
• Get the details on everything going on this holiday weekend, including parades, fireworks and community celebrations, in our Events Calendar.
• Tonight is First Friday on Love Lane in Mattituck — the street will be closed to vehicles, shops will be open late and street vendors will take over Mattituck’s historic shopping district from 6 to 9 p.m. Find Out More. And tomorrow, July 4, is the kickoff concert of the Mattituck Park District’s summer concert series — The Eagle River Band, an Eagles tribute band, will play from 5 to 8 p.m. at Veteran’s Beach. Find Out More.
• The Old Town Arts & Crafts Guild holds its Fine Arts, Crafts & Antique Fair on the Cutchogue Village Green on Saturday, July 4 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Find Out More.
The high tides on the East End for the next two days are as follows:
July 3
Plum Gut Harbor: 12:42 a.m., 1:22 p.m.
Montauk Harbor: 12:29 p.m.
Greenport: 1:09 a.m., 1:54 p.m.
Mattituck Inlet: 2:05 a.m., 2:40 p.m.
Sag Harbor: 12:58 a.m., 1:40 p.m.
New Suffolk: 2:40 a.m., 3:20 p.m.
South Jamesport: 2:38 a.m., 3:19 p.m.
Shinnecock Bay Entrance: 12:03 p.m.
Shinnecock Inlet: 10:41 a.m., 10:53 p.m.
July 4
Plum Gut Harbor: 1:22 a.m., 2:05 p.m.
Montauk Harbor: 12:27 a.m., 1:12 p.m.
Greenport: 1:49 a.m., 2:31 p.m.
Mattituck Inlet: 2:46 a.m., 3:21 p.m.
Sag Harbor: 1:38 a.m., 2:18 p.m.
New Suffolk: 3:18 a.m., 4:03 p.m.
South Jamesport: 3:23 a.m., 4:02 p.m.
Shinnecock Bay Entrance: 12:02 a.m., 12:45 p.m.
Shinnecock Inlet: 11:24 a.m., 11:35 p.m.
Have a safe and cool holiday weekend. The Morning Bulletin will be back Monday with more fresh news from throughout the region!
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