07.08.2025 Featured Story A sustainable landscape for your little piece of paradise There is a renaissance in gardening going on, and for those of us who have been digging, spraying and pruning for years, it’s an exhilarating time. The new way...
07.07.2025 Featured Story Suffolk County tests wells in Mattituck: Source of contaminants still unknown Residents in a neighborhood around Reeve Avenue in Mattituck are being offered special well filters and bottled water while testing continues on the quality of their well water. The...
07.02.2025 Health & Environment Laurel Lake closed to swimming after algae found Laurel Lake in Laurel has been closed for swimming after water samples performed by State University of New York Stony Brook confirmed the presence of blue-green algae on June...
07.01.2025 Environment Wildlife passageways benefit multiple species All across Long Island, efforts are underway to help wildlife move more freely through their habitat amid human disruptions of it. Fragmentation of open space due to development means...
06.24.2025 Health Dr. Lloyd Simon retires from SBELIH after over 40 years Dr. Lloyd Simon, Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital‘s longtime senior vice president of medical affairs and chief medical officer, is retiring at the end of the month after...
06.23.2025 Health Southold opens cooling centers for heat wave A cooling center will be open at Southold Town Community Center, located at 1170 Peconic Lane, Peconic, on June 23 and 24 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. for...
06.20.2025 Health & Environment Rain barrel, backyard composter sale in Southold Water conservation and waste reduction are issues close to home for Southold Town residents. Through Southold’s Waste Management District, community members can now purchase backyard composters, rain barrels and...
06.18.2025 Environment Southold monarch waystations ease butterflies’ journeys Friday, June 13, was a lucky day for butterflies and other pollinators on the North Fork as a local nature preserve was dedicated as a “Monarch Waystation.” These pesticide-...
06.10.2025 Health & Environment SBELIH nurse saved coworker’s life while both on duty A nurse’s quick response to her coworker’s signs of stroke saved her life at Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital earlier this year. Krystal David, a nurse in SBELIH’s...
06.09.2025 News SCWA looks to meet demand with 12-mile North Fork pipeline The Suffolk County Water Authority proposed a 12-mile pipeline across the North Fork to supplement existing systems in Riverhead and Southold Towns. The pipeline would augment existing water supplies...
06.06.2025 Government Irrigation law to be floated in Southold The Southold Town Board will weigh a new law regarding use of irrigation systems during a public hearing set for Tuesday, June 24, at 4:30 p.m. at Town Hall....
05.28.2025 Outdoors Summer 2025 North Fork fishing preview Anglers across the North Fork geared up for the start of summer last weekend — venturing to their favorite quiet fishing hole, sailing off with a cooler prepped for...
05.27.2025 News Mattituck Inlet dredging set for fall 2025 A project by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to dredge 6,000 cubic yards of sand from Mattituck Inlet has been set for fall 2025, according to Army Corps...
05.16.2025 Environment Watch your step: Piping plovers begin hatching Memorial Day Weekend The season’s first clutch of piping plovers will start emerging from their eggs around Memorial Day weekend, setting them on a potential collision course with crowds of late spring...
05.09.2025 News Northwell opens new behavioral health center in Riverhead Northwell Health celebrated the grand opening of its 12,000-square-foot Behavioral Health Wellness Center at 877 East Main St. in Riverhead with a commemorative ribbon-cutting ceremony last Thursday. Starting June...
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