According to the most recent U.S. Drought Monitor Map, published Thursday, there is no drought on the East End. Nevertheless, the Suffolk County Water Authority issued a Stage 1 water alert this week due to "dangerously low levels in water storage tanks." The fact that the alert was issued in a non-drought year shows the strong effect pumping for irrigation is having on water supplies.
The Little Mermen, a Disney tribute band, will perform hits from favorite films like “Frozen,” “The Lion King,” “Encanto,” and, of course, “The Little Mermaid” on Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 at Guild Hall.
A fire that burned a scar the size of a football field into the woods on the north side of the railroad tracks on Napeague on July 16, temporarily closing the road and halting train service, could have been much worse, Chris Beckert, the chief of the Amagansett Fire Department, said this week.
In September, the Eleanor Whitmore Early Childhood Center will officially accept its first group of infants between 12 and 18 months — a longtime aspiration of the center’s board, and its namesake.
