This Morning's Bulletin — 9.29.25

Good Morning!

• We're expecting mostly sunny skies today, with a high temperature near 76 degrees and a northeast wind 5 to 8 miles per hour. It will be mostly cloudy overnight, with a low around 59. We're expecting mostly cloudy skies on Tuesday, with a high near 77, and sunny skies on Wednesday, with a high near 69.

• After receiving a smattering of comment Thursday evening, Sept. 25, the Greenport Village Board has closed a public hearing on a proposed new code requiring permits for short-term rentals. Board members said they expect to discuss the comments from the public hearings at their next work session Oct. 16 before holding a vote. Meanwhile, Southold Town has postponed a code committee meeting originally scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 30, to discuss a first draft of its new short-term rental code. Read More.

• The Riverhead Town Board holds a special meeting at 9 a.m. today to present the town's 2026 budget and to set an Oct. 16 public hearing at 4 p.m. on whether to deem The Jazz Loft qualified and eligible to purchase and redevelop the historic Vail-Leavitt Music Hall, which the town recently reacquired from the non-profit that had been responsible for its care. Details can be found online here.

• The Greenport American Legion at 102 Third Street hosts a New York Blood Center blood drive today from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome, but appointments can also be made online here.

• On this weekend’s edition of Behind The Headlines on 88.3 WLIW-FM, Beacon editor Beth Young joins a panel discussing the cannabis shop in Southampton which opened without complete permitting, the political dynamics surrounding candidate engagement in Riverhead and recent changes in COVID vaccine accessibility in New York State. Tune in anytime here.

• The Beacon's Week in Review was delivered piping hot to inboxes throughout the East End in the wee hours of Sunday morning. To get your own copy each week, sign up here.

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

September 29
Plum Gut Harbor: 3:53 a.m., 4:15 p.m.
Montauk Harbor: 3:01 a.m., 3:23 p.m.
Greenport: 4:30 a.m., 4:52 p.m.
Mattituck Inlet: 5:04 a.m., 5:17 p.m.
Sag Harbor: 4:25 a.m., 4:47 p.m.
New Suffolk: 5:52 a.m., 6:14 p.m.
South Jamesport: 5:59 a.m., 6:21 p.m.
Shinnecock Bay Entrance: 2:30 a.m., 2:46 p.m.
Shinnecock Inlet: 12:39 a.m., 12:55 p.m.

September 30
Plum Gut Harbor: 4:59 am., 5:20 p.m.
Montauk Harbor: 4:07 a.m., 4:28 p.m.
Greenport: 5:36 a.m., 5:57 p.m.
Mattituck Inlet: 6:02 a.m., 6:18 p.m.
Sag Harbor: 5:31 a.m., 5:52 p.m.
New Suffolk: 6:58 a.m., 7:19 p.m.
South Jamesport: 7:05 a.m., 7:26 p.m.
Shinnecock Bay Entrance: 3:25 a.m., 3:43 p.m.
Shinnecock Inlet: 1:34 a.m., 1:52 p.m.

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

See you tomorrow,