12.06.2016 Government As drought watch continues, town focuses on water conservation Southold Town is looking to step up its water conservation efforts and possibly create a committee specialized in that area.
08.11.2016 Environment DEC bans shellfish harvesting in parts of Southold Town The Department of Environmental Conservation has temporarily closed shellfish harvesting areas in parts of Southold Town.
07.15.2016 News Lack of rain causes NY’s first drought watch in 14 years Long Island has dealt with a very basic problem in recent years: there’s just not enough rain.
06.07.2016 Environment Fishermen fighting back against black sea bass regulations Black sea bass fishing in New York was suspended for a month beginning June 1, prompting a backlash from fishermen who say the regulations are unnecessary right now and...
02.25.2016 Environment Local forest ranger named top environmental officer in NY David Nally, a local New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Ranger, was honored by the Pine Barrens Law Enforcement Council as the 2015 Environmental Officer of the...
02.14.2016 Environment Southold Town cautiously optimistic over DEC’s nitrogen plan Due to recent concerns over the lack of water-quality testing by the state Department of Environmental Conservation in local waterways, Southold Town officials are viewing the agency’s latest push...
02.10.2016 Environment DEC: Fish kills may ‘continue to be the norm’ An official study of last summer’s fish kills in the Peconic River, which were attributed to a variety of factors, confirmed that the biggest culprit was nitrogen-fed algal blooms,...
01.26.2016 Environment Upcoming meeting will point to how NY confronts nitrogen in local waters It’s no secret that nitrogen is considered the leading culprit in the fight to improve the area’s waterways. Now, following a summer which saw thousands upon thousands of...
10.02.2015 Government After scathing report, state DEC changes policies on fish seizures, records Local commercial fishermen who have had grievances with the state Department of Environmental Conservation — including one Greenport boat captain who was reimbursed over $8,000 two years ago after...
05.30.2015 Environment Riverhead Town scrambling to fix ‘critical’ situation as fish die off A recent die-off of bait fish in the Peconic Estuary has Riverhead Town rallying local fishermen to harvest as many bunker as they can before the fish die, according to Supervisor Sean...