EHHS sophomore Finn O’Rourke describes shark study he is conducting 1/22/24 At the January 22nd Trustee meeting, Finn O’Rourke, an East Hampton High School sophomore, presented his shark project to be conducted beginning this year and continuing through 2026 when he will graduate. Finn is studying with his science teacher, Dr. Stephanie Forsberg, a former Town Trustee. The sharks will be caught by rod and reel and once brought to the boat, an incision and the satellite tag will be inserted. The shark will be released into the waters promptly after that. Each time the shark comes to the surface
South Fork Wind is at the halfway point for the construction and installation of the twelve wind turbines located 35 miles off the coast of Montauk Point. Another big milestone for #SouthForkWind as it reaches a the halfway-finished milestone, with 7 of the 12 turbines complete and supplying #offshorewind energy to the Long Island grid. SFW is making progress every day on building a clean energy future for New York.
The first East Hampton Town Trustee board meeting of 2024 was dedicated to the reading of the Resolutions for the year ahead. First Trustee Meeting of 2024 Photo Susan McGraw-Keber January 8th, 2024- The East Hampton Town Trustees began the year with the annual organizational meeting. As is customary, three trustees were sworn in by Carole Brennan, the town clerk. Celia Josephson, one of the newly elected Trustees, John Aldred, who was re-elected to his fourth term, and David Cataletto, who was re-elected to his second term, were sworn in on Monday night. Patrice Dalton, the second of the two
The new East Hampton Town Trustees photographed at Accabonac Harbor by Annmarie McCoy. Left to Right Front Row: Patrice Dalton, Bill Taylor, Francis J. Bock, Jim Grimes, & Celia Josephson. Left to Right Back Row: David Cataletto, John Alred, Tim Garneau, and Ben Dollinger.
Surfrider LI Chapter “Skip the Stuff” proposal with supporters at LTV Studios December 2023 Photo Durell Godfrey Surfrider Long Island Chapter‘s Coordinator, Jenna Schwerzmann and members came to LTV Studios to propose to the Village of East Hampton legislation to “Skip the Stuff” – single-use plastic utensils, condiments, napkins, and other items take-out restaurants or delicatessens regularly provide to customers at check-out that end up as debris in our environment. New York City has been successful with the implementation of the same program – “Ask the customers if they need these items before providing them” is key to this effort.
East Hampton Town Trustees Jim Grimes, David Cataletto, & Susan McGraw-Keber On December 7th the East Hampton Town Trustees Jim Grimes, David Cataletto, and Susan McGraw-Keber joined Orsted US, Eversource, PSE&G, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and a host of New York State agencies, representatives from the office of Governor Kathy Hochul and various environmental organizations and agencies on the Rhode Island Fast Ferry from Greenport to view the first operating wind turbine of the South Fork Wind project, New York’s first offshore wind farm. It was a historic trip – the media was there to cover the event, that
The East Hampton Town Trustees finalized new dock policies this week and bid farewell to their colleague Susan McGraw -Keber, who served three terms. Photo: Christopher Walsh The last Trustee meeting of the 2023 year was held on Monday, December 11th. “During the meeting, the East Hampton Town Trustees codified new policies on docks and other floating structures in waters under their jurisdiction, including a prohibition on construction of any new residential piers or fixed or floating docks in the entirety of Three Mile Harbor. Monday’s vote completed a two-year process that began when the trustees enacted a moratorium on
You already know what we are facing—after the hottest year on record in the US since we started recording temps in 1880; forest fires, floods, droughts, the impact of rising temperatures on our forests, agriculture, oceans and marine life; the complexity of contaminants in our drinking water and bays, and in the air; the increased diseases attacking species of trees, and the collapse of birds, insects and native bees. We could go on and on, but we sense you know at least some of this existential crisis we are facing. SO WHAT CAN WE DO LOCALLY? This is the question
A nationwide campaign to stop billions of unused straw, utensils, napkins, condiment packets, and other accessories that are routinely included take-out and delivery orders. Surfrider Foundation of Eastern Long Island Chapter is attending a public meeting on December 15th at 10:30AM at LTV Studios: 75 Industrial Road, Wainscott. The public is invited to attend and speak. Plastic is a serious problem globally, but we can help to minimize plastic items that are found on our beaches, landscapes, waterways, and sadly, in marine animals. Restaurants are urged to ask customers if they need utensils before providing them for take-out purchases. Your
East Hampton Town Trustee and member of the Board of Trustees of the Life-Saving Station, David Cataletto, will be on hand to help with the First Annual Christmas Tree-Lighting. The local Kiwanis organization and the Coast Guard Station are working together to provide a festive event for all in our community – there will be FREE hot cider, cookies, joyful holiday music, and children’s arts and crafts. The Kiwanis Club of East Hampton would welcome and greatly appreciate donations of any new and unwrapped gifts for “Toys for Tots”. The donated gift(s) Kiwanis will be given to children in need
Block Island wind turbines as seen from the beach in Montauk. Photo: Jane Bimson “Change is hard but essential if East Hampton Town and the wider world are going to mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change, officials of the Nature Conservancy said this week in the wake of the United States government’s Fifth National Climate Assessment, issued last week. Coastal retreat is inevitable, said Alison Branco, the Nature Conservancy’s director of climate adaptation, and people will have to become accustomed to seeing energy-generation sites, said Jess Ottney, the group’s New York director of policy and strategy, though
Statement from Orsted Regarding Mooring System in Use
“As part of the fish monitoring study outlined in the SFW Fisheries Study Work Plan, the Stony Brook University team is conducting a regular visit to the sensor array off Wainscott today to collect data from sensors, replace batteries, and deploy new retrievable moorings alongside the previous moorings. As the Stony Brook team is deploying new moorings alongside the existing moorings there’s no change to the mariners briefing, our standard method for updating mariners on the presence of equipment in navigational waters. Members of the fisheries outreach team, in collaboration with the research team, have worked with the fishing community to select an alternative mooring, one that is smaller, lightweight and retrievable, and is more compatible with commercial fishing in response to the feedback we’ve received from the community on original deployment of cement moorings.”
Images of the mooring system and a diagram are shown below.
