02.17.2018 Columns Guest column: No easy answers to fortify our shoreline The Army Corps of Engineers’ plan to replenish sand along a 1.6-mile stretch of beach at Hashamomuck Cove is fraught with financial risk.
01.11.2016 Government Residents fear Heritage development will impair the environment The developer of a proposed 55-and-over community in Cutchogue and residents are still at odds in finding a middle ground — if one even exists — to bring the...
11.07.2015 Government Suffolk Planning Commission says Heritage’s site plan is ‘incomplete’ The Suffolk County Planning Commission has deemed The Heritage at Cutchogue’s site plan application as “incomplete” — a decision that has some local residents and critics rejoicing.
08.31.2015 Government Water quality concerns raised at Heritage development hearing Residents and environmentalists say they want an advanced wastewater system included in a proposed 55-and-over community development.
04.20.2015 Opinion Grossman Column: A new watchdog for East End water The new Sag Harbor-based group, Defend H20, has emerged as a fearless environmental organization with a broad agenda. It not only has the toughness to engage in battles against...
02.25.2015 Environment Advocacy group pushes town to reduce nitrogen pollution Wastewater management advocacy group Defend H2O is urging the Southold Town Board to follow in the footsteps of Brookhaven Town and adopt more stringent sewer discharge regulations. Board members,...
09.25.2014 Environment New Baykeeper appointed to protect the Peconics Six months after a highly publicized, unceremonious split with Kevin McAllister, the nonprofit Peconic Baykeeper water protection group has anointed a new frontman. Brady Wilkins is a South Shore...
08.03.2014 Columns Guest Spot: The bottom line — our water is polluted Any conversation about sewage management in Suffolk County should begin with the current state of our waters. In conformance with the federal Clean Water Act, the New York State...
07.07.2014 Environment Ousted baykeeper launches new group to protect L.I. water After he was ousted from the Peconic Baykeeper program in March, ex-president Kevin McAllister now has his own group devoted to protecting Long Island waters. Following a 16-year run...
03.27.2014 News Peconic Baykeeper actively searching for new president Peconic Baykeeper, Inc. remains “actively engaged” in its search for a new president after ex-baykeeper Kevin McAllister told The Suffolk Times last week that he’s fighting for his job back....