The best kind of beach day.

The sole bid that the Army Corps of Engineers received to dredge the Montauk Inlet as part of the long-awaited Lake Montauk Harbor navigation improvement project was well over the anticipated price and left the federal government $1.1 million short. East Hampton Town opted this week to fill the funding gap with money received through its host-community agreement with South Fork Wind.

Thursday evening at 6 the East Hampton Town Fire Chiefs Association will hold a memorial service at the Hook Mill green to mark the day and the many losses that resulted.