Deborah Wetzel, Author at The Suffolk Times

12.18.2024 Environment

Southold opens scrap food-to-compost drop site

Southold became the second municipality on Long Island to launch a food-scraps-to-compost program. On Friday, Dec. 13, Southold town officials and several environmental partners held a ribbon cutting ceremony...

11.21.2024 Agriculture

Farms for the Future helps Army veteran give back

From the war-torn deserts of Afghanistan to a tranquil field at Charnews Farm in Southold, Tim Curry is the first U.S. Army veteran to participate in the Peconic Land...

11.20.2024 Community

First Baptist Church of Cutchogue celebrates centennial

On Sunday, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the First Baptist Church of Cutchogue on Sound Avenue, men in stylish suit jackets and women in their sophisticated Sunday best...

09.23.2024 Agriculture

CSAs help keep area farmers in the green

Bunches of broccoli, vibrant flowers, succulent berries and green cardboard boxes of freshly picked yellow squash are part of the homegrown produce that greets customers when they pull into...

08.29.2024 News

Blue jean sphere grabs attention on Sound Ave.

Drive along Sound Avenue in Riverhead and something unique may catch your eye. An outdoor sculpture in the form of a 12-foot-high sphere crafted from hundreds of pairs of...

08.17.2024 Opinion

Guest Spot: Mowing over the litter just makes more

If you’re concerned about the state of our environment, you may be surprised to learn about an apparently new way to pollute our pristine North Fork. Drive along routes...

08.14.2024 News

Agri-resort developers look to partner with Sound Avenue neighbors

During a nearly two-hour, sometimes contentious meeting Friday evening, residents of the Willow Ponds on the Sound condominium complex grilled the developers of a proposed luxury agri-resort on Sound...

07.10.2024 Environment

Paper straw? Movement says skip it altogether

There’s a subtle but potentially significant change taking place in some restaurants along the North Fork. “Skip the Stuff” — meaning forgoing the single-use plastic utensils and straws included...

06.17.2024 Agriculture

ReWild relaunches farm compost program with area residents

With composting being a simple way to make a positive impact on the environment, ReWild Long Island recently resurrected a pilot compost program that began in Southold Town pre-COVID-19....

05.21.2024 Community

Volunteers build beds and pick up litter in Rotary Day of Service

With every click of a garbage picker and swing of a hammer, a determined but small army of Rotary volunteers plucked trash in Riverhead and built beds in Southold...

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