09.18.2024 News New freshwater wetlands regulations on the way Changes are coming to New York State freshwater wetland regulations that are likely to affect communities across the North Fork, including Riverhead. Depending on which stage in the permitting process...
12.02.2022 News Updated: Former town trustee and former town supervisor issued warnings for hunting ducks out of season Town police and a state Department of Conservation officer responded on Tuesday to a report that two men were hunting ducks in Hallocks Bay in Orient two days after...
11.10.2022 News Minke whale, approximately 20 feet long, stranded in Southold’s Goose Creek Thursday A whale approximately 20 feet long got stuck on a sand bar in Southold’s Goose Creek Thursday afternoon. Southold Town police Chief Martin Flatley said police were notified around...
10.07.2022 Environment DEC limits shellfish harvest in Southold after rain Some waters in Southold Town have been declared uncertified for shellfish harvest, after rainfall that may have created conditions that could make the shellfish hazardous for consumption. The state...
04.12.2022 News DEC to temporarily close Southold boat ramp for construction The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced Tuesday that it will be closing the Hashamomuck Marine Waterway Access Site’s boat ramp this week for construction. The boat...
04.10.2022 News DEC looking into deaths of three owls in Southold The deaths of three owls in Southold have caused concern in the community and prompted an investigation by the state Department of Environmental Conservation, The Suffolk Times has learned....
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...
07.08.2021 News Southold DEC ramp is expected to be fully operational sometime later this summer The new waterway access site to the Peconic Bay on Old Main Road in Southold is expected to be fully operational this summer, according to a spokesperson from the...
05.20.2020 Environment Plum Island marine survey finds abundance of animal, plant life The waters surrounding Plum Island, one of the more mysterious areas in New York State, are a little less of a mystery now. A team of divers and marine...
02.09.2020 Environment Parasite linked to scallops die-off in Peconic Bay, DEC says Researchers have discovered what they believe is a contributing cause of the “near-unprecedented” Peconic Bay scallop die-off of 2019: a parasite found in a sample of adult bay scallops....
