As of earlier Tuesday, there was still space in a defensive driving course at the Montauk Library taking place on Thursday from 10:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Upon completion of the class, participants may save up to 10 percent on auto insurance. The cost is $40 by check payable to Empire Safety Council. Participants must take their driver's license and a pen, and may also take lunch or a snack. Registration is required by calling 631-668-3377.
Sensational mentions of a flesh-eating bacterium aside, the State of the Bays symposium at the Stony Brook Southampton campus offered dire news regarding degraded waterways and climate change.
The Vibrio vulnificus “flesh eating” bacterium “is not unusual in warm saltwater or brackish environments and does not necessarily indicate pollution or a widespread public health emergency,” the Southampton Town Trustees said in an advisory issued following a social media post that went viral.
The L.I.R.R.’s Fishermen’s Special to Montauk and Hampton Bays was once a convenient and popular rail service for urban anglers. The photo here is from 1946.
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