Health & Environment
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 as Peconic Bay Medical Center received the highest national honor healthcare organizations...
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 will lead the program into the next decade, taking over...
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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...
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...
Injured bald eagle reunited with family in dramatic Mattituck rescue — and even Braun’s pitched in
A male bald eagle was reunited with his family Thursday night after an only-on-the-North-Fork rescue involving police, firefighters, wildlife experts — and fresh flounder from a local seafood store....
