Cutchogue Chicken Barbecue, North Fork Water Woes, Buying Candy in Orient
Good Morning!
• We’re expecting sunny skies today, with a high temperature near 81 degrees and a southwest wind 5 to 11 miles per hour. It will be mostly clear overnight, with a low around 60. Tuesday and Wednesday will be sunny, with highs near 80 degrees.
• The Cutchogue Fire Department’s 69th Annual Chicken Barbecue — still Long Island’s largest chicken barbecue — was held Saturday, Aug. 22, and we were there documenting all the action. See Our Photos.
• Tiered pricing, the depleted Moore’s Lane storage tank, and getting rid of lawns were the highlights of comments from Southold and Greenport residents on the environmental review of the proposed North Fork Pipeline last week. A final public hearing by the Suffolk County Water Authority will be held this Wednesday, Aug. 25 at 4:30 p.m. at the Riverhead Free Library. Written comments will also be accepted through at least Sept. 11 — an extension of that deadline is likely, says SCWA CEO Jeff Szabo. Find Out More.
• “The idea of buying candy in Orient is so in peoples’ souls,” says Lucy Barnes, a former New York City boutique owner turned North Fork builder who is working to reopen a shop, North Star Orient at the former Candyman. “We want to keep the Candyman vibe going here — it’s been going for so long.” Read More.
• The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is hosting a public meeting to discuss the proposed contamination cleanup plan for 7 and 11 Bridge Streets in Sag Harbor, the proposed site of a large mixed-use development project including affordable housing, this Thursday, Aug. 27 at 6 p.m. Here’s More Info.
• On Friday, Aug. 21, the DEC also announced numerous emergency shellfish closures throughout Long Island due to rainfall, which are still in effect. These include a large portion of Cutchogue Harbor, “all creeks, coves, bays and harbors on Shelter Island, Moriches Bay, Shinnecock Bay, Red Creek Pond, Squires Pond, Cold Spring Pond, North Sea Harbor, and Sag Harbor, and Three Mile Harbor and Accabonac Harbor in East Hampton. Here’s More Info.
• The Immaculate Conception Church at 280 Main Street in Westhampton Beach hosts a New York Blood Center blood drive today from 1 to 7 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome, but appointments can also be made online here.
• Dances in the Park in Greenport’s Mitchell Park continues this evening with Aqua Cherry at 7 p.m. Get All The Listings for free concerts in parks for what’s left of the summer!
• 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.
Today’s high tides on the East End are as follows:
August 24
Plum Gut Harbor: 8:24 a.m., 8:33 p.m.
Montauk Harbor: 7:15 a.m., 7:39 p.m.
Greenport: 9:14 a.m., 9:13 p.m.
Mattituck Inlet: 9:34 a.m., 9:46 p.m.
Sag Harbor: 9:10 a.m., 9:07 p.m.
New Suffolk: 10:06 a.m., 10:30 p.m.
South Jamesport: 10:15 a.m., 10:25 p.m.
Shinnecock Bay Entrance: 6:59 a.m., 7:19 p.m.
Shinnecock Inlet: 5:32 a.m., 5:53 p.m.
August 25
Plum Gut Harbor: 9:02 a.m., 9:13 p.m.
Montauk Harbor: 7:58 a.m., 8:19 p.m.
Greenport: 9:52 a.m., 9:52 p.m.
Mattituck Inlet: 10:19 a.m., 10:31 p.m.
Sag Harbor: 9:46 a.m., 9:45 p.m.
New Suffolk: 10:49 a.m., 11:10 p.m.
South Jamesport: 11 a.m., 11:09 p.m.
Shinnecock Bay Entrance: 7:50 a.m., 8:05 p.m.
Shinnecock Inlet: 6:18 a.m., 6:36 p.m.
And that’s the way things look at first light here today.
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