As the Montauk Historical Society looks ahead to two big projects at the Montauk Lighthouse — the $24 million rebuilding of the revetment protecting it from the ocean’s ravages and a tower renovation that could start as early as next year — a more modest renovation underway now is offering a glimpse of parts of one lighthouse structure not seen for nearly a century.
“It’s a rite of summer,” said Scott Barter as about 150 youngsters ages 9 through 15 gathered on “the mound” at Amagansett’s Indian Wells Beach Saturday morning, where they were welcomed by John Ryan Sr. and John Ryan Jr. to the 2019 junior lifeguard season.
Richie Daunt, the wiry, hard-punching fighter from Montauk, two for two in recent bouts, is looking forward to a regional tournament early next month. The winners are to advance to the nationals, whose winners, in turn, are to go on to the Olympic trials.
The postseason slate of District 36 Little League playoff games began last weekend, with good results insofar as East Hampton’s traveling all-star boys teams were concerned.
