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Also on today's calendar: 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Town Demands Containment Plan for Montauk Battery Facility (easthamptonstar.com) — East Hampton Town is demanding that the company behind Montauk's battery storage plant design and install systems to capture all contaminated firefighting water, after a similar facility fire allegedly tainted wells in East Hampton. The supervisor has given the operator extended but firm deadlines to upgrade safety plans or risk losing permits, while local environmental advocates back stronger protections for Fort Pond and Fort Pond Bay.
2. Owner Of Vessel Where Designer Was Found Dead In Montauk Hires Maritime Litigation Specialist: Court Docs (patch.com) — A year after a young fashion designer was found dead on a boat in Montauk, the vessel's owner has hired a top maritime litigator while her family pursues a major wrongful death suit. Attorneys have launched marthatipline.com to gather tips about what happened at Star Island Yacht Club that night, as questions persist over conflicting medical findings and a still-unresolved investigation.
3. Long Island Greenway: A 175-mile walking and biking path from Manhattan to Montauk is set to begin (newsday.com) — Plans are moving ahead for a 175-mile Long Island Greenway that would eventually connect Manhattan to Montauk Point for walkers and cyclists. Suffolk County expects to break ground on the first central segment next spring, with later phases extending the route east toward Riverhead and Montauk if funding, approvals, and local support continue to line up.
4. The Way It Was for August 27, 2026 (easthamptonstar.com) — Looking back through old East Hampton Star clippings, this retrospective briefly carries you "through pretty Amagansett to the hills of Montauk" as part of a glowing description of the East End's landscape. It also revisits decades of local issues, from early theaters and Guild Hall fundraisers to housing debates and tick spraying, offering context for how the wider town around Montauk has evolved.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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