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11.02.2026 Environment

Digging in: Volunteers help bring new life to Great Pond wetlands

Habitat restoration is a wet and dirty job. Volunteers gathered at Great Pond in Southold on Friday morning to plant native species and help restore water quality and wetland habitat....

10.26.2026 Outdoors

Gone Fishing: The art of missing a tog

Chisel … chisel … swing … then yell out in frustration as you’ve missed yet another good bite. If you’ve tog fished before, this feeling is all too relatable....

10.22.2026 Environment

Greenport wastewater study may turn parts of Long Island Sound red next week

The Long Island Sound may briefly turn into the Red Sea. Southold Town residents shouldn’t be alarmed, however, if parts of the waterway take on a pink or red...

10.07.2026 Outdoors

Gone fishing: Preparing for fall fishing

As expected, the nor’easter brought a change to our local fisheries. The storm pushed the albies away and brought migratory striped bass into local waters. The arrival of these...

09.16.2026 Outdoors

Gone fishing: Fall’s iconic albie invasion

One of fall’s most iconic fisheries is officially underway here on Long Island. A body of yellowfin tuna has moved into the waters south of Shinnecock and Montauk, giving...

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08.28.2026 Health

Peconic Bay Medical Center earns Magnet designation for nursing excellence

Green and yellow confetti shot into the air, balloons spelling “Magnet” were flaunted and smiles curled on everyone’s faces...

08.28.2026 Environment

New Sound Partnership director looks to 10-year plan to address North Fork water quality

Nicole Tachiki has spent the past several years helping shape the Long Island Sound Partnership’s environmental priorities. Now, she...

08.24.2026 Agriculture

Catapano Dairy Farm acquires nearly 7 acres of farmland from Peconic Land Trust

More room for grazing! Catapano Dairy Farm has purchased ‍‍‍‌6.88 acres of farmland from Peconic Land Trust for $245,000....

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08.05.2026 Health

Southold mosquito tests positive for West Nile virus

A mosquito in Southold was one of 10 tested by the Suffolk County Department of Health Services to test positive for West Nile virus, the county announced on Tuesday....

08.04.2026 Health

East End boy, 9, slowly recovers from rare tick-borne ‘rabbit fever’

A 9-year-old Riverhead boy is among three probable Suffolk County cases of a rare tick-borne illness known as “rabbit fever” — amid a surge in bites experts say may...

07.27.2026 Agriculture

Federal lifeline opens for North Fork farmers after devastating April freeze

North Fork farmers who saw a spring freeze damage budding crops now have a federal lifeline. Suffolk County was included in a U.S. Department of Agriculture disaster declaration covering...

07.20.2026 Environment

Monarch garden tour at Custer Preserve highlights pollinator habitats

Pollinate your mind with ReWild North Fork. The group — along with the Southold Peconic Civic Association and Group for the East End — will host a Monarch Waystation Garden...

07.02.2026 Health & Environment

Dangerous blue-green algae blooms detected in two Mattituck waterways

North Fork residents are being warned to steer clear of two Mattituck waterways — the latest local sites confirmed to have harmful algae blooms as a heat wave scorches...

06.30.2026 Agriculture

North Fork farmers can apply for New York tariff relief program

Financial relief is on the way for some North Fork farmers squeezed by rising expenses tied to federal trade policies. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday that applications are open...

06.26.2026 Health & Environment

Suffolk County Health warns public of harmful algal blooms in Laurel Lake and Merrits Pond

Suffolk County Health officials urge residents to avoid any recreational activities in Riverhead’s Merritts Pond and Laurel Lake in Laurel after new, hazardous cyanobacteria blooms were found in both...

06.19.2026 Health

PBMC honors East End cancer survivors at Riverhead dinner

Peconic Bay Medical Center honored East End cancer survivors at its Savoring Survivorship dinner earlier this month. The five-course meal, at 1760 Homestead Farm in Riverhead, was in recognition of...

06.12.2026 Environment

Southold seeks $500K grant for long-awaited Orient waterway upgrades

Southold officials moved Tuesday to seek a $500,000 grant for upgrades to a vulnerable Orient waterway — even as the long-discussed project remains far from shovel-ready. The Broad Meadows Marsh project is...

06.02.2026 Environment

Mosquito spraying scheduled in Riverhead, Southold

A low-flying helicopter will hover over the East End this week to spray marshes in Riverhead and Southold to help control mosquito larvae. The Suffolk County Department of Public...

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