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Week in Review: On the Shorelines
Ospreys, Maritime Goings-On and Solemn Remembrances
Beth Young
September 14, 2025
On the Shorelines
A Smaller Crew of Young Ospreys Prepare to Fly South
Southold Shines Among Nesting Sites
A family of ospreys on their nest | Osey Woiwode photo for Group for the East End
The history of the conservation movement on the East End is filled with photos of volunteers from Group for the East End and other environmental organizations raising osprey nesting platforms alongside creeks and bays here, in the hopes of enticing this once-endangered bird to a safe place to raise their young.
 East Hampton Town Supervisor Kathee Burke-Gonzalez and Council member David Lys at the Montauk Inlet |. Patrick Derenze photo for East Hampton Town | East Hampton to Use Offshore Wind Fund to Offset Federal Shortfall for Montauk Inlet DredgingEast Hampton’s windfall from the South Fork Wind Farm is being used by the town to commence a much-needed federal dredging of the inlet to Lake Montauk, the biggest commercial fishing port in New York State. According to East Hampton Town, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ bids to perform the long-planned Lake Montauk Harbor Navigation Improvement Project this fall came in $1.1 million higher than expected, and the agency informed the town it would need $1.1 million by Sept. 10 in order to go forward with the dredging, which can only be done between Oct. 15 and Jan. 15. |
On The North Fork
Survey: Southolders Want Better Cell Service, Despite Visual Impact of Towers
A lattice-style communications tower at the Southold Town Highway Department as seen from Peconic Lane.
More than 770 people weighed in during Southold Town’s recent community survey regarding cellular service, and while many said they would prefer the towers to be concealed, most said that their top priority is better coverage.
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On the North Fork
Southold Remembers September 11
Led by members of the Greenport Fire Department, a hefty crew of North Fork volunteer firefighters also took their annual six-mile hike, in full turnout gear, from the Greenport Firehouse to the memorial service. The walk took more than three hours.
“Let us pray that the lasting legacy of 9-11 is not fear, but rather hope of a world renewed… May we resolve to put aside our differences and join together in the task of renewing our nation and world.” — Cutchogue Fire Department Chaplain Tom Roslak
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On the South Fork
Sag Harbor Partnership Working to Restore Firemen’s Museum
The Sag Harbor Partnership announced a fundraising campaign this week to restore the Sag Harbor Firemen’s Museum on Church Street, a Sag Harbor Fire Department building which in the 1970s had been converted to a museum showcasing the history of the oldest fire department in New York State.
Photos from the Week
 North Fork Foodie Tour In the 18 years the North Fork Reform Synagogue had been holding its annual North Fork Foodie Tour of 20 farms and food purveyors here, it had never rained all day — until this Sunday. But that didn’t stop crowds from turning out to hear from local farmers and food purveyors. |  A Celebration of Greenport, and All Things Under the Sea Greenport’s Maritime Festival is just around the corner, and the community turned out Friday evening, Sept. 12 to celebrate the village’s nautical history at the annual Land & Sea Gala in advance of the community-wide event. |
East End
League to Host forum on “School Boards: The Training Wheels of Democracy”
East End school board members, PTA leaders, parents, residents, and high school students who are newly serving this school year as ex-officio school board trustees are all invited to the League of Women Voters of the Hamptons, Shelter Island and North Fork’s free forum titled “School Boards, the Training Wheels of Democracy: What You Should Know and How to Get Involved” on Thursday, Sept. 18 at LTV Studios in Wainscott.
UPCOMING EVENTS
A Great Week for the Arts
 Sunday, Sept. 14 Walk to Recover at Indian Island The Eastern Long Island Hospital Foundation's ninth annual "Walk to Recovery" 5K Walk/Run will be held on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025 at 9 a.m. at Indian Island County Park in Riverhead. |  Sunday, Sept. 14 Energia Internacional! in Greenport’s Mitchell Park This concert, organized by the Rites of Spring Music Festival, features eight percussionists with a focus on Brazilian, Cuban, and Afro-American music that will be an explosive fusion of rhythms and energy. |  Saturday, Sept. 20 Author Steve Wick Discusses “All That Remains” at Suffolk Historical Society Steve Wick will discuss his newest non-fiction book, All That Remains, which chronicles the lives of several migrant workers in the farming community of Cutchogue, illustrated by the captivating images of former noted Newsday photographer Viorel Florescu. |
A Preview of Next Weekend
Keeping the ‘Maritime’ in Greenport’s Annual Festival
The East End Seaport Museum's annual Maritime Festival in downtown Greenport is around the corner, and this year's visiting vessels and minstrels in Mitchell Park are again keeping the focus on what's unique about this homegrown community event: It truly celebrates Greenport's history as a working fishing village.
ON THE AIR
Behind the Headlines
At this week’s Behind the Headlines on 88.3 WLIW-FM, Beacon editor Beth Young joins a panel discussing dredging projects in Montauk and Mattituck, the debate over farming Poxabogue Field, and osprey and bald eagle population recoveries.
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Words
“May we resolve to put aside our differences and join together in the task of renewing our nation and world”
See you next Sunday,
Beth
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