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12.24.2021 Agriculture

State may lower overtime threshold for farm laborers, bypasses December deadline

The state’s Farm Laborers Wage Board plans to hold more hearings in January on potentially lowering the overtime work threshold for farm laborers from 60 to 40 hours per...

12.11.2021 Agriculture

New legislation will allow kelp cultivation in Peconic Estuary

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation on Dec. 7 permitting Suffolk County to lease underwater land in the Peconic Estuary for kelp and other seaweed cultivation, according to...

12.03.2021 Health

First case of Omicron reported in Suffolk County; residents urged ‘not to panic’

Governor Kathy Hochul announced the first confirmed cases of the COVID-19 omicron variant in New York State Thursday evening, including a Suffolk County resident with a history of travel...

11.27.2021 Environment

Deep Hole Creek preservation is near thanks to major community fundraising effort

After an outpouring of community support, Peconic Land Trust has made plans to close on the purchase of 15 acres of waterfront property in Mattituck in coming weeks. The...

11.26.2021 Government

Coalition to county: Declare public health emergency over spread of tick-borne disease

A North Fork deer management coalition wants Suffolk County to declare a public health emergency over the high deer and tick populations — and consequent spread of tick-borne disease...

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11.08.2021 Agriculture

Spotted lanternfly, a threat to vineyards and fruit farms, getting closer to the North Fork

The Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County has issued an alert after a spotted lanternfly was identified near MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma, about 45 miles from Southold. The state...

11.02.2021 Environment

New study finds osprey population is ‘thriving’ on the East End

The sight of ospreys soaring overhead, returning to their nests and plunging into local waters to pluck out a fish are such a sure sign of spring on the...

10.26.2021 Environment

Civic groups spearheading new effort to manage deer and tick populations

A coalition of civic associations and community leaders have organized a list of “action steps” to tackle the overpopulation of deer and ticks in Southold Town. The coalition, which...

10.13.2021 Environment

Fatal disease found in Southold’s deer population

A disease that is almost always fatal in New York deer has been detected on the North Fork for the first time, Southold Town officials confirmed Wednesday. The DEC...

10.13.2021 Environment

Stony Brook scientist: Algae blooms, dead zones are ‘new normal’ in East End waters

Conditions causing low oxygen and harmful algae blooms in Long Island waters — including on the East End — have become a “new normal,” according to this year’s water...

10.13.2021 COVID-19

Mattituck-Cutchogue is first Suffolk district to offer drive through COVID-19 testing site

In a first for Suffolk County, the Mattituck-Cutchogue School District has opened a mobile COVID-19 testing site outside its bus depot in Cutchogue. The site, organized through the Suffolk...

10.11.2021 Agriculture

North Fork farmers see ‘record-breaking’ apple crop this fall

Favorable weather. Strong bee pollination. Minimal pest damage. Everything aligned this year for some North Fork fruit farms to see one of their strongest apple crops in recent memory. ...

10.08.2021 Health

Health care professionals emphasize importance of flu vaccine ahead of potentially severe flu season

Nearly half of Americans are unsure or do not plan to get vaccinated against the flu this year, despite a potentially worse than average flu season. Forty-four percent of...

10.05.2021 COVID-19

Governor defends vaccine mandate; local hospitals report high compliance rates

As the state mandated deadline passed last week requiring all health care workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, Gov. Kathy Hochul defended the decision as “the right thing to...

10.04.2021 COVID-19

Stony Brook ELIH now scheduling appointments for COVID booster shots

If you’re 65 or older or have illnesses that compromise your immune system or reside in a long-term care facility and have had the initial two Pfizer vaccine inoculations...

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