Crowd Supports OLA Law in Riverhead, Get Involved in Greenport Maritime, Riverhead Slaps Aquebogue Subdivision, Teenage Wasteland
Good Morning!
• We’re expecting increasing clouds today, with a high temperature near 82 degrees and a 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 5 p.m., with a northwest wind around 5 miles per hour becoming light and variable. Showers are likely overnight, with mostly cloudy skies and a low around 65. Friday will be partly sunny, with a high near 79, and a 40 percent chance of showers, and Saturday will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 79 and a 60 percent chance of showers.
• A crowd of supporters of a local law to guide public safety during immigration enforcement efforts, dressed in black, spoke up at the Riverhead Town Board’s Aug. 18 meeting asking the town to enter into conversations with Latino advocacy group OLA of Eastern Long Island. Read More.
• Riverhead Town has begun an enforcement action against the proposed Summerwind Farm, a 16-lot Aquebogue subdivision at 200 Peconic Bay Boulevard, after “town officials discovered that substantial site work had commenced without the required town subdivision approvals and building permits.” Read More.
• Have you ever wanted to row a gig with your neighbors or build a cardboard boat or go parading as a pirate through the streets of Greenport? Now’s your chance to get involved. There are big changes afoot at this year’s Greenport Maritime Festival, which will be held the weekend of Sept. 25 through Sept. 27, but many of the traditions that have built this community celebration of its nautical heritage are going strong. Find Out More.
• The Suffolk County Water Authority holds the second of three public hearings on the proposed North Fork Pipeline this evening at 5 p.m. at the Southold Town Recreation Center at 970 Peconic Lane in Peconic. A final meeting will take place at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 26 at the Riverhead Public Library at 330 Court Street. Read More About What to Expect.
• If you’ve ever been a teenager (and we bet you have), your memory of the fears and awkward awakenings of that time in your life are probably as fresh as when they were happening. Veteran actor and screenwriter David Dean Bottrell — whom you may have seen on the hit shows “Widow’s Bay,” “Modern Family” and “Boston Legal” — has been polishing his coming of age stories into the gems he will share in the solo show “Teenage Wasteland: Thirteen, Fourteen, Fifteen” at the North Fork Arts Center Friday evening, Aug. 21. We asked Mr. Bottrell to share the process of creating this show earlier this summer. Read Our Q&A.
• The Suffolk County Criminal Court Complex at 210 Center Drive in Riverside hosts a New York Blood Center blood drive today from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome, but appointments can also be made online here.
• Join ReWild North Fork for Native Plant Container Gardening — learn how to turn a patio, deck, or doorstep into a pollinator-friendly oasis with native plants in pots today from 11 a.m. to Noon at the Southold Free Library. The workshop will cover plant picks for sun/shade, container size & drainage, soil mixes, watering, and common mistakes to avoid. This event is free — register on the Southold Free Library’s website.
• The Good Ground Park free summer concert series in Hampton Bays continues this evening with Brooklyn Bards at 6 p.m. Find Out More.
• Back to the Bays and the Menantic Creek Keepers will hold a public stewardship session planting oysters at a restorative oyster reef site in Menantic Creek on Shelter Island tomorrow, Aug. 21 at 3 p.m. Find Out More.
Today’s high tides on the East End are as follows:
August 20
Plum Gut Harbor: 4:42 a.m., 4:59 p.m.
Montauk Harbor: 3:31 a.m., 4:01 p.m.
Greenport: 5:30 a.m., 5:47 p.m.
Mattituck Inlet: 5:56 a.m., 6:16 p.m.
Sag Harbor: 5:19 a.m., 5:39 p.m.
New Suffolk: 6:22 a.m., 6:52 p.m.
South Jamesport: 6:22 a.m., 6:46 p.m.
Shinnecock Bay Entrance: 3:12 a.m., 3:42 p.m.
Shinnecock Inlet: 1:39 a.m., 2:13 p.m.
August 21
Plum Gut Harbor: 5:51 a.m., 6 p.m.
Montauk Harbor: 4:34 a.m., 5:03 p.m.
Greenport: 6:37 a.m., 6:47 p.m.
Mattituck Inlet: 6:53 a.m., 7:12 p.m.
Sag Harbor: 6:32 a.m., 6:42 p.m.
New Suffolk: 7:25 a.m., 7:54 p.m.
South Jamesport: 7:19 a.m., 7:43 p.m.
Shinnecock Bay Entrance: 4:04 a.m., 4:32 p.m.
Shinnecock Inlet: 2:38 a.m., 3:12 p.m.
And that’s the way things look at first light here today.
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