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🌱 Patch AM: How new LIRR upgrades could change your ride to Montauk
Coming up on the Montauk Patch calendar: 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize
Hello again Montauk! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How new LIRR upgrades could change your ride to Montauk
- What this week's Hamptons contracts mean for Montauk home values
- Could this new Amagansett program finally fill Montauk's services gap?
Also on today's calendar: 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 72 degrees.
- Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 82, low: 67.
- Saturday: Some sun; nice, less humid, with a high of 76 and low of 67 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Improvements to Be Made to LIRR Montauk Branch (lilifepolitics.com) — Year-round LIRR service to Montauk is expanding, with the 5:13 p.m. Penn Station train becoming a permanent daily one-seat ride starting September 2026 and major track upgrades planned to boost reliability. Work in Amagansett and Hampton Bays will shorten single-track stretches, reduce delays, and support more frequent trains, directly improving how Montauk residents and visitors get to and from the East End. 
2. Hamptons Real Estate Market Data – Week of 8/18/2026 (hamptons.com) — Home sales from Westhampton to Montauk slowed this past week, with only 26 properties going into contract and dollar volume sharply down from last year. New listings outpaced contracts, pushing inventory higher, and price points ranged from under $1 million to over $20 million, giving Montauk-area buyers and sellers a clearer snapshot of today's softer Hamptons market.
3. A Place to Reach Their 'Fullest Potential' (easthamptonstar.com) — A new day habilitation program at St. Michael's Housing in Amagansett aims to serve adults with developmental disabilities from Southampton through Montauk who lose services after aging out of school. Run by Rise Life Services and People's Arc, it will offer vocational training, social activities, and community engagement, but still needs enough local participants before it can launch.
4. Capybaras, Vaults, Big Ideas at Camp Invention (easthamptonstar.com) — Kids from schools stretching from Montauk to Sag Harbor joined Camp Invention at East Hampton High School for four days of hands-on STEM fun. Young campers built capybara toys, designed "vaults" to protect ideas, experimented with movement and gears, and worked together on creative problem-solving, while organizers emphasized keeping the program affordable and accessible for local families.
📸 Around Montauk
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Montauk
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★ Featured events ★
- 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize →
Long Island Sound,
12:01 am - Jay Medal Soirée →
Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
5:30 pm
Saturday August 29
Saturday September 19
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Other local events
- Thursday White Party →
Bagatelle Montauk, 500 W Lake Dr, Montauk
5:00 pm - Sharing Music with Ms Lori
Montauk Library - Children's Programs 871 Montauk Hwy, Montauk, NY 11954
9:30 am - Sharing Music with Ms. Lori
Montauk Library - Children's Programs 871 Montauk Hwy, Montauk, NY 11954
10:30 am - Friday Classic Film Series: Only You
Montauk Library 871 Montauk Hwy, Montauk, NY 11954
5:00 pm - Making the Connection: Amistad Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Montauk Library 871 Montauk Hwy, Montauk, NY 11954
12:00 pm - Adriatique at The Surf Lodge →
The Surf Lodge, 183 Edgemere St, Montauk
3:00 pm - Tween & Teen Craft Week
Montauk Library - Children's Programs Tween Room
10:00 am - Tween & Teen: Kindness Rocks
Montauk Library - Children's Programs Tween Room
10:00 am - Thursday White Party →
Bagatelle Montauk, 500 W Lake Dr, Montauk
5:00 pm - Montauk Seafood Festival →
Montauk Green
12:00 pm
Thursday August 27
Friday August 28
Saturday August 29
Monday August 31
Thursday September 3
Saturday September 12
📣 Montauk Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Stop & Shop posted a job opening for PT Meat Wrapper - Meat - 2576 in Sag Harbor. Apply here.
- Steve Madden posted a job opening for Stock Associate in Sag Harbor. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Montauk here.
Ok Montauk! 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: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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