On Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said in a report that a long-stalled shoreline sand-replenishment project covering the coast from Fire Island to Montauk Point was eligible for full federal funding, though the project hasn't received final authorization.

WSJ: The Fire Island Blues

Since childhood, my family has vacationed at Montauk, a rather sleepy beach town at the easternmost point of Long Island, N.

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