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01.29.2025 Government

Senate confirms Lee Zeldin to head EPA

The U.S. Senate voted 56-42 on Jan. 29 to confirm former congressman Lee Zeldin of Shirley to serve as head of the Environmental Protection Agency under President Donald Trump’s...

01.16.2025 News

SkyWatch: Planet ‘parade’ kicks off the New Year

Throughout the month of January, the planets Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will be naked-eye visible at the same time in the night sky. Neptune and Uranus are also...

01.15.2025 News

Safety first when hiking in winter

While a great deal of Long Island is developed, there are a number of preserved parcels where people can unplug, hiking through nature. Many of these parks are located...

01.10.2025 Health

Norovirus and influenza cases on the rise throughout New York

As folks gather indoors this winter — whether it be for holidays, football playoffs or perhaps to shelter from the cold — the unwelcome party guests influenza and norovirus...

01.06.2025 Environment

Gov. Hochul vetoes horseshoe crab protection bill

Walk along the shoreline on any North Fork beach and occasionally there appears a rare and odd sight — a horseshoe crab — that scarce dinosaur-era crustacean that either...

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12.19.2024 Environment

Oyster shell collection program benefits land and sea

Seafood connoisseurs consume oysters throughout most of the year across Long Island — often haphazardly discarding the empty shells slurp after slurp. But local advocates say those shells could...

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...

12.13.2024 Environment

Temperature drop spikes cold-stun sea turtle rescues

The New York Marine Rescue Center rehabilitation facility is already holding over 50 cold-stunned sea turtles in its tanks — a count that includes two records for number of...

11.30.2024 Community

North Fork athletes earn post season accolades

FOOTBALL Greenport/Southold/Mattituck senior quarterback/safety Michael DeNicola was selected to the All-Suffolk County team and was a first team All-Division selection for his overall performance on both sides of the ball. Senior...

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...

11.14.2024 Environment

Southold to add monarch waystations at Downs Farm, Custer Preserve

When nature aficionados pass through Downs Farm Preserve in Cutchogue and Custer Preserve in Southold, they will soon notice signs there promoting monarch waystations. Waystations promote spring and...

11.08.2024 Environment

Save the Sound releases 2024 water report card

Save the Sound recently released its Long Island Sound report card. The biennial analysis rates the water of Long Island Sound with grades A through F. This time, the...

10.18.2024 Environment

North Fork Polar Bears dive into new eelgrass restoration project

The North Fork Polar Bears are kicking off their winter season this weekend by launching their first ever coastal resiliency project at Truman’s Beach in Orient. The Polar Bears...

10.15.2024 News

Birders flock to Truman’s Beach seeking rare bird

A local birder spotted a northern wheatear Sunday, Oct. 6, on Truman’s Beach in East Marion. Birders have since traveled to the North Fork from as far as California...

10.09.2024 Health & Environment

New County-wide nature walk program launches in Greenport

The first of the Suffolk County department of health’s nature walks will take place at Inlet Pond County Park in Greenport. The walks make up part two of the...

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