Rock 'n' Roll Progeny Leads Montauk Beach Cleanup - 27 East

Rock 'n' Roll Progeny Leads Montauk Beach Cleanup

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Alexandra Richards led a cleanup of South Edison Beach in Montauk on Saturday, a collaboration by Project Zero and the Montauk Beach House. ROB RICH

Alexandra Richards led a cleanup of South Edison Beach in Montauk on Saturday, a collaboration by Project Zero and the Montauk Beach House. ROB RICH

Alexandra Richards and other participants in Saturday's beach cleanup removed four garbage bags' worth of trash from the ocean beach in downtown Montauk on Saturday. ROB RICH

Alexandra Richards and other participants in Saturday's beach cleanup removed four garbage bags' worth of trash from the ocean beach in downtown Montauk on Saturday. ROB RICH

Alexandra Richards and Georgia Cohen, both of Project Zero, left Montauk's South Edison Beach pristine after a cleanup on Saturday. ROB RICH

Alexandra Richards and Georgia Cohen, both of Project Zero, left Montauk's South Edison Beach pristine after a cleanup on Saturday. ROB RICH

Gracie Cashman, host of

Gracie Cashman, host of "The Story of My Number," and Kelly Brady of Brandsway Creative participated in Saturday's beach cleanup in downtown Montauk. ELDER ORDONEZ

Gracie Cashman and Kelly Brady helped remove four garbage bags' worth of trash at South Edison Beach in Montauk on Saturday. ROB RICH

Gracie Cashman and Kelly Brady helped remove four garbage bags' worth of trash at South Edison Beach in Montauk on Saturday. ROB RICH

Gary Bierfriend got in on the fun, helping Project Zero and the Montauk Beach House-led beach cleanup in Montauk's downtown on Saturday. ROB RICH

Gary Bierfriend got in on the fun, helping Project Zero and the Montauk Beach House-led beach cleanup in Montauk's downtown on Saturday. ROB RICH

Christopher Walsh on Jul 31, 2024
Alexandra Richards remembers an early childhood in which “we basically lived on the beach.” This week, she recalled a “magical time of being a family, just enjoying that time” on... more

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