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East Hampton Plans To Replenish, Restore Ditch Plains Beach

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Beach erosion at Ditch Plains in Montauk. MICHAEL HELLER

Beach erosion at Ditch Plains in Montauk. MICHAEL HELLER

Montauk’s famed Ditch Plains beach will get an infusion of more than 4,000 tons of trucked-in sand next week in the hope of making the beach more friendly to the... more

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