This Morning's Bulletin — 10.23.25

Good Morning!

• We're expecting sunny skies today, with a high temperature around 61 degrees and a 20 percent chance of showers after 2 p.m., with a southwest wind 9 to 13 miles per hour. It will be partly cloudy overnight, with a low around 45. Friday will be sunny, with a high near 61, and Saturday will be sunny, with a high near 59.

• Forget the headlines from North Fork Chambers of Commerce’s questions Monday evening about whether cannabis dispensaries should be allowed in Southold — the town opted out of allowing dispensaries when the state first legalized marijuana. Aside from this question out of left field from Chamber moderator Eric Dantes at the North Fork and Mattituck Chambers of Commerce Oct. 20 dinner meeting and Meet the Candidates forum, there was plenty to talk about that is on the front burner in Southold. Read Our Coverage.

• Todos Somos Trabajadoras: We Are All Workers. This little phrase of solidarity permeates a new exhibition that is the latest collaboration between Latino advocacy group OLA and the North Fork Arts Center in Greenport. Read More.

• When marine engineer and aquaculturist Joe Finora was a kid, he used to ride his bike around New Suffolk, a quiet North Fork community alongside the Peconic Bay that had once been a hotbed of shellfishing, searching for a quiet fishing spot and learning his way around the creeks alongside the Peconic Bay. Now a co-owner of Hamptons Oyster Company on New Suffolk's waterfront, Mr. Finora’s business is now one of 17 aquaculture companies that have received a total of $1.2 million in new funding for equipment upgrades from the New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets. Read More.

• Living on a small island accentuates the many challenges and pressures also felt on the big island of Long Island. The candidates running for office on Shelter Island this year each have nuanced views about the best ways to protect their home. Read Our Coverage of Sunday evening's League of Women Voters debate on the island.

• The League of Women Voters of The Hamptons, Shelter Island and the North Fork will hold the Southold Town Council Candidate Debate of the season this evening at 7 p.m. in the auditorium at Peconic Landing, 1500 Brecknock Road, Greenport. The Peconic Landing auditorium parking lot is under construction, and attendees are being directed to park at Brecknock Hall, at the entrance to the community, and take a shuttle bus from there to the auditorium. All are welcome to this forum. Here's Our Ongoing Coverage of this season's local elections.

•  Democratic Southold Town Trustee candidate and incumbent Eric Sepenoski writes in this week about how his work as a Trustee is impacting the issues facing Southold's waterways. Read More.

• The Greenport Village Board will hold a community forum this evening at 5 p.m. to review some grant eligible projects in the downtown area,” ahead of its 6 p.m. meeting at the Third Street Firehouse. All are welcome.

• The Southampton Town Board will discuss the town rental code and the 2026 U.S. Open at its 10 a.m. work session this morning. Here's the agenda, and the meeting can be viewed live on Sea-TV's YouTube channel.

• The Riverhead Town Board will discuss planned improvements to Bayberry Park and National Fire Protection Association Code at its 10 a.m. work session this morning. Here's the agenda, and the meeting can be viewed live here.

The high tides on the East End for the next two days are as follows:

October 23
Plum Gut Harbor: 11:30 a.m.
Montauk Harbor: 10:38 a.m., 11:09 p.m.
Greenport: 12:07 p.m.
Mattituck Inlet: 12:54 a.m., 1 p.m.
Sag Harbor: 12:02 p.m.
New Suffolk: 1:17 a.m., 1:29 p.m.
South Jamesport: 1:24 a.m., 1:36 p.m.
Shinnecock Bay Entrance: 10:39 a.m., 10:59 p.m.
Shinnecock Inlet: 8:48 a.m., 9:08 p.m.

October 24
Plum Gut Harbor: 12:01 a.m., 12:13 p.m.
Montauk Harbor: 11:21 a.m., 11:55 p.m.
Greenport: 12:38 a.m., 12:50 p.m.
Mattituck Inlet: 1:32 a.m., 1:37 p.m.
Sag Harbor: 12:33 a.m., 12:45 p.m.
New Suffolk: 2 a.m., 2:12 p.m.
South Jamesport: 2:07 a.m., 2:19 p.m.
Shinnecock Bay Entrance: 11:12 a.m., 11:37 p.m.
Shinnecock Inlet: 9:21 a.m., 9:46 p.m.

And that’s the way things look at dawn’s light here today…

See you tomorrow,