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$1.1M, Three-Year Project Will Repair Montauk Lighthouse $1.1M, Three-Year Project Will Repair Montauk Lighthouse
$1.1M, Three-Year Project Will Repair Montauk Lighthouse The Montauk Lighthouse is getting a $1.1 million makeover. The three-year restoration of the National Historic Landmark began in May and involves repairing cracks and bulges on the 111-foot lighthouse tower. The work calls for making repairs to the metal and glass at the top of the tower, and stripping the paint off the limestone exterior of the tower, then allowing it to dry out," said Nick Racanelli, who serves on the Montauk Historical Society's Montauk Lighthouse Committee. The lighthouse is privately owned by the nonprofit historical society. "We have cracking and bulging and at…

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by Donna Christopher