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🌱 Patch AM: Why Montauk neighbors may now get a much bigger restaurant bar
Be sure to catch 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize on the Montauk Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:
- Why Montauk neighbors may now get a much bigger restaurant bar
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 one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Pleasant with sunshine, with a high of 78 and low of 65 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 78, low: 69.
- Thursday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• East Hampton residents kill one Montauk eatery plan -- only to face replacement that's double the capacity (nypost.com) — Neighbors in Montauk just saw a downsized restaurant plan rejected, meaning a previously approved, much larger Italian restaurant and bar next to Offshore Montauk is now moving forward instead. After East Hampton's planning board nixed the scaled-back omakase concept, owner Marley Dominguez says he'll revert to the original, higher-capacity design that has locals worried about noise and nightlife impacts.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Montauk
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★ Featured events ★
- 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize →
Long Island Sound,
12:01 am - Jay Medal Soirée →
Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
5:30 pm
Saturday August 29
Saturday September 19
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Other local events
- K-Pop Dance Party
Montauk Library - Children's Programs community room
1:00 pm - Let's Dance
Montauk Library - Children's Programs community room
2:00 pm - Book 'Tauk with Carolyn at the library
Montauk Library 871 Montauk Hwy, Montauk, NY 11954
4:00 pm - Community Workshop: Monuments Toolkit in Practice
Montauk Library , 871 Montauk Hwy, Montauk, NY 11954, USA
4:00 pm - Thursday White Party →
Bagatelle Montauk, 500 W Lake Dr, Montauk
5:00 pm - Sharing Music with Ms Lori
Montauk Library - Children's Programs 871 Montauk Hwy, Montauk, NY 11954
9:30 am - Sharing Music with Ms. Lori
Montauk Library - Children's Programs 871 Montauk Hwy, Montauk, NY 11954
10:30 am - Friday Classic Film Series: Only You
Montauk Library 871 Montauk Hwy, Montauk, NY 11954
5:00 pm - Making the Connection: Amistad Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Montauk Library 871 Montauk Hwy, Montauk, NY 11954
12:00 pm - Thursday White Party →
Bagatelle Montauk, 500 W Lake Dr, Montauk
5:00 pm
Thursday August 27
Friday August 28
Saturday August 29
Thursday September 3
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🗞 Nearby News
Amagansett
- Alexa Ray Joel: From the Tower to the Talkhouse (danspapers.com)
East Hampton
- Hamptons Subway Completes Thoroughbred Walk Before Hampton Classic (danspapers.com)
- The Center At West Park Presents Staged Reading Of 'The Big Chill' At Guild Hall • James Lane Post • Hamptons Culture & Lifestyle Magazine (jameslanepost.com)
- Town Board Aug. 18 meeting wrap-up (riverheadlocal.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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