🌱 East Hampton Daily: Wind Project Controversy + 7 Finalists

Get on up, East Hampton! Diane Witek here to get you all caught up to start this day off on an informed note. Here's what's happening today in town.

First, today's weather:

Heavy rain and a thunderstorm. High: 48, Low: 24.

Here are the top stories today in East Hampton:

1. East Hampton Ordinance Enforcement Report: Read the comprehensive report on complaints, tickets, animal control, building new modular home without a permit and more.(Press Release Desk)
2. According to Southampton Town Police, a bicyclist was hit in Flanders Thursday night, at 9:02 p.m. on Route 105 and Flanders Road. Patrol officers responded and found Richard Valentino, 32, conscious and alert, police said. Amanda Reyes, 19, was heading home from work and had the green light when Valentino crossed into the roadway on his bike, police said. No charges were filed, police said. (Southampton Patch)
3. Suit seeks to stop Wainscott excavation for South Fork wind project. The subject of this turmoil isn’t even the wind turbines themselves, a 15-strong cluster called South Fork wind farm that would sit about 35 miles off Montauk, the extreme eastern end of New York’s Long Island. The prospect of this underground extension cable, which would help provide power to about 70,000 Long Island homes, has enraged Wainscott's property owners. (Subscription: Newsday)
4. Of 40 Regeneron Science Talent Search finalists, seven are high school seniors from Long Island, and they’ve each already won a $25,000 prize. Get to know the young scientists and their research projects before they compete this weekend in the nation's most prestigious and well-known science competition in Washington, D.C. (Subscription: Newsday)

Today in East Hampton:

• Love Bites: An Annual Tasting Event. (6:30 p.m.)
• LOVE BITES — The Hamptons BEST Winter Tasting & Dancing Benefit for Katy's Courage. (6:30 p.m.)

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