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🌱 Patch AM: How East Hampton helped remember Montauk’s tragic Pelican disaster 75 years later

Also check out Montauk Seafood Festival on the East Hampton Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:

  • How East Hampton helped remember Montauk's tragic Pelican disaster 75 years later

Also on today's calendar: Montauk Seafood Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 75 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Remembering The Pelican Disaster in Montauk (eastendbeacon.com) — A recent ceremony at Montauk Point Lighthouse honored the 45 lives lost in the 1951 Pelican fishing disaster, with East Hampton High School sophomore Faith Mullaly performing a hymn and East Hampton Town Supervisor Kathee Burke-Gonzalez attending. Families of victims, local clergy, and officials gathered for prayers, remembrances, and the launch of a new 75th anniversary edition of "Dark Noon," which supports the Montauk Historical Society.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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