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Also on today's calendar: 8th Annual Chowdah Chowdown 🍲 and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. 4 uphill hikes to check out on Long Island (newsday.com) — Montauk hikers can tackle the bluff trails at Camp Hero State Park, linking them with Montauk Point State Park for a 5.5‑mile loop over rolling terrain and historic military sites. The guide also spotlights other uphill hikes across Long Island, with parking details, distances, and fees so Montauk residents can easily plan their next local workout with ocean views.
2. Long Island and NYC Fishing Report- October 1, 2026 (onthewater.com) — Montauk anglers are seeing albies vanish after the recent nor'easter, with micro bonito and some bass now filling in as water slowly clears. Detailed reports from local captains describe strong striped bass action around Long Island, ideal lures, and what to expect as blackfish season opens, giving Montauk fishers timely guidance for planning their next trips.
3. McCarron-Sherlock Engagement Announced (easthamptonstar.com) — A Montauk couple, Benjamin McCarron and Colleen Sherlock, have announced their engagement, with both families having strong ties to the hamlet. He captains a local sportfishing boat and she works as a child caregiver, and they have not yet set a wedding date.
4. Global Tropical Activity Overview: Pacific Surge, Atlantic Nor'easter, and What Florida Can Expect (newstalkflorida.com) — Powerful late-September nor'easter winds topped out at 81 mph in Montauk, causing coastal flooding, erosion, and travel disruptions across the wider Northeast. While the article focuses heavily on Pacific hurricanes and Florida's outlook, Montauk residents get useful context on how unusual and intense this recent storm was compared with broader Atlantic activity.
5. The Way It Was for October 1, 2026 (easthamptonstar.com) — A look back through East Hampton Star archives highlights Montauk moments from boys camping at Montauk Point in 1901 to serious beach erosion and a scaled-back fall festival in 2001. The column also recalls a deadly 1951 fishing-boat disaster off Montauk that spurred tighter safety rules.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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