Hurricane

East Hampton Town Highway Superintendent Stephen Lynch and Supervisor Bill Wilkinson visited beaches in Montauk on Sunday directing equipment operators to pile sand to block potential entrance points for the anticipated surge of water. Morgan McGivern

A food-service building on the beach at Gurney’s Inn in Montauk was lost to Hurricane Sandy’s raging assault. Russell Drumm

Main Beach pavilion from the air on Tuesday. Hampton Pix

Emergency volunteers shielded a 92-year-old woman as she was taken onto a Shelter Island ferry Monday afternoon. Capt. Sherri Surozenski

Motel row in downtown Montauk sustained even more damange than during Hurricane Irene last year. Russell Drumm