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🌱 Patch AM: Operations Suspended At 2 East End Battery Storage Facilities: Romaine

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Hi East Hampton! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Battery sites shut as East Hampton pushes to protect drinking water
  • What Revolutionary-era experiences await at Mulford Farm this October?
  • Which college stars are battling for titles at Maidstone Club?

Also on today's calendar: 8th Annual Chowdah Chowdown 🍲 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Cooler; breezy in the morning, with a high of 61 and low of 42 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Sunny; breezy in the p.m., temps: high: 65, low: 56.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 69 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Operations Suspended At 2 East End Battery Storage Facilities: Romaine (patch.com) — East Hampton residents are seeing operations halted at the Cove Hollow Road battery storage facility and a related Montauk site after local officials pressed NextEra Energy over fire safety and groundwater contamination concerns. Town and county leaders are demanding removal of a problematic fire suppressant, stronger engineering safeguards, and a coordinated task force to protect public and private drinking water wells near the East Hampton Energy Storage Center.
   

2. East Hampton History Festival Travels Back in Time October 17 (danspapers.com) — East Hampton residents can step into Revolutionary-era life at the new History Festival on Saturday, Oct. 17, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Mulford Farm. Expect reenactors, traditional crafts, children's games, Indigenous history, and a restored farmhouse that highlights how local families, including enslaved people, lived during the British occupation.
   

3. Wake Forest Looks to Earn Title at Hamptons Intercollegiate - Wake Forest University Athletics (godeacs.com) — A major collegiate golf field is teeing off at Maidstone Club in East Hampton, bringing ACC, SEC, Big Ten, Ivy League and other teams to the village starting Oct. 5. Wake Forest's men's team, fresh off a strong finish in Illinois, is chasing both team and individual titles on the historic oceanside course.
   

4. Hamptons Subway Launches Petite Film Noir Festival (danspapers.com) — Hamptons Subway is staging its own petite film noir festival right on the platforms, including the East Hampton stop, during Hamptons International Film Festival weekend. Classic noirs like Double Indemnity and The Maltese Falcon will screen at 9 p.m. with free popcorn, themed decorations, and some extra crowding to navigate around screens and folding chairs.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • My friend saw this white cat yesterday 10-3-26 at 6:20pm at Madison St in Sag Harbor NY and fed the cat.
    Wanted to spread this picture and info in case if the cat is someone's escaped pet. (Nextdoor Cedar Street)
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Ok East Hampton! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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