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By Mike Busch 2-19-2020 After several weeks of preparation by the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company, the first sand started pumping onto the beach…

By Mike Busch 2-16-2020 Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company started pumping sand on Saturday. I checked out the site on Friday morning as final pre…

By Mike Busch 2-7-20 On Monday, Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company positioned the Illinois, a 220 foot long Cutter Suction Dredge, just inside Shin…

By Mike Busch 2-6-2020 Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company, recently awarded a 10.7 million dollar contract, is getting ready to start pumping sand …

By Mike Busch 2-4-2020 A friend asked me to check out an issue at their Davis Park beach house so I went over late last Thursday afternoon. It also…

By Mike Busch 11-27-19 Ever since the dune protecting Dune Road near Shinnecock Inlet was initially knocked down on September 10th, Southampton Town…

By Mike Busch 11-18-19 For the fourth time this fall, Southampton Town has declared a state of emergency on Dune Road in Hampton Bays, east of the P…

By Mike Busch 11-5-19 The emergency dredging operation to save Dune Road in Hampton Bays got started last weekend. I was there Saturday morning as…

By Mike Busch The storm that rolled through overnight on Halloween wasn't as bad as feared on the south shore beaches. There was some high surf but…

By Mike Busch 9-23-19 The sand replacement work at Davis Park is nearing completion and will continue west to Water Island, Fire Island Pines, Cherr…