🌱 Why Southold leaders say a deer cull may now be unavoidable

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In today's newsletter:

• Why Southold leaders say a deer cull may now be unavoidable

Also on today's calendar: 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 70 degrees.
• Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 78, low: 65.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 75 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• After Years Of Debate, Pilot Programs, Forums, Southold Town Still Grappling With Escalating Deer Concerns (patch.com) — Southold officials are again wrestling with how to control the town's booming deer population and related tick-borne diseases, debating costly 4-poster feeding stations versus more aggressive culling. At a recent work session, experts and board members outlined regulatory hurdles, funding challenges, and why many now see a carefully managed deer cull and expanded hunting education as the most realistic path forward.
   

📸 Around Southold

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Southold

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize →
  Long Island Sound,
  12:01 am
• Marty Beller, Grammy Award-winning drummer for THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS →
  Poquatuck Hall, 1160 Skippers Ln, Orient
  6:00 pm
Sunday August 30
• NoFo Jewish Music Festival 2026 →
  1254 Northville Turnpike, Riverhead
  4:30 pm
Monday August 31
• Our Housing Crisis: Local Voices →
  CAST Center for Advocacy, Support and Transformation, 53930 Main Rd, Southold
  5:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Jay Medal Soirée →
  Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday August 27
• Board of Education Meeting
  Mattituck-Cutchogue UFSD Mattituck High School Library
  6:30 pm
Sunday August 30
• American Legion Antique Car Show →
  Southold, NY Calendar
  10:00 am
• Peconic Landing Fireworks Display →
  Southold, NY Calendar
  8:15 pm
Thursday September 3
• Zoning Board of Appeals Regular Meeting →
  Southold, NY Calendar, 53095 Main Rd, Southold
  9:00 am
Friday September 4
• First Fridays on Love Lane →
  Southold, NY Calendar
  5:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• Boy Scout Troop 6 Annual Car Show →
  Southold, NY Calendar, 1170 Peconic Lane, Peconic
  7:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 27
• Pop- in Writers Group with Joanne Sherman →
  Shelter Island, NY Calendar Shelter Island, NY 11964
  1:00 pm
• Historic Preservation Commission →
  Southold, NY Calendar, 54375 Main Rd, Southold
  3:00 pm
• Anticipated Executive Session
  Mattituck-Cutchogue UFSD Mattituck High School Room 144
  5:30 pm
• Board of Education Meeting
  Mattituck-Cutchogue UFSD Mattituck High School Library
  6:30 pm
Saturday August 29
• Greenport Farmers Market in Mitchell Park →
  Mitchell Park & Marina, 115 Front St, Greenport
  9:00 am
Sunday August 30
• End of Summer Fireworks & Celebration — Friends for Brecknock Hall →
  Brecknock Hall, 1 Brecknock Rd, Greenport
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Looking for someone to deliver cheese from Catapano Dairy Farm in Peconic to the Hamptons on Wednesdays or Thursdays weekly till middle/end of October.
  Typically 4-6 stops at farmstands or restaurants in the Hamptons. Usually takes about 3-4 hours total. Flat fee paid. Required: clean driving… (Nextdoor Southold Helpers)

• Stop & Shop posted a job opening for PT Meat Wrapper - Meat - 2576 in Sag Harbor. Apply here.
• Steve Madden posted a job opening for Stock Associate in Sag Harbor. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Southold here.

🗞 Nearby News

Cutchogue

• Dolly Parton's impact on Long Island: Imagination Library, local performances and more (newsday.com)
• 'Back Home': Cutchogue Fire Department's Beloved Annual Chicken Barbecue Unfolds Under Iconic Tent: Photos (patch.com)
• Cutchogue Fire Department introduces new ambulance, first-ever tanker truck (timesreview.com)

Shelter Island

• Authors tell story of daring rescue of Afghan women: Rams Head Inn hosts event promoting new book (timesreview.com)
• SI Friends of Music: Balourdet Quartet at SI Presbyterian Church (eastendbeacon.com)
• SoFo Stock Up: Kanela Studio (southforker.com)

Southampton

• Don't Miss: Last Chances To See Bay Street Theater's 'Dear Evan Hansen', A Transcendent Performance (patch.com)

Ok Southold! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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