02.17.2014 Environment Guest Spot: Nothing simple about our water crisis Protecting our surface and ground waters is L.I.’s public issue number one. The L.I. Clean Water Partnership has done a great job in increasing public and political awareness. But...
09.11.2013 News Officials say residents abusing brush pickup program Outgoing Highway Superintendent Pete Harris says some residents are abusing the town’s spring brush pickup program and he’s requesting that the town amend its policy. During its regular work...
05.19.2013 News Conklin, Miller named North Fork ‘Environmental Champions’ The late Bob Conklin of Flanders and Jim Miller of Southold were honored as “Environmental Champions” by the North Fork Environmental Council on Thursday for their work establishing a...
05.02.2013 Letters Featured Letter: Saga of General Wayne Inn a double standard To the editor: The saga of the General Wayne Inn, ending with its inevitable demise (“Town: Take the Old Inn Down,” April 25) evokes a comparison with the fate...
04.09.2013 News North Fork Environmental Council to honor Peconic baykeeper The North Fork Environmental Council will honor baykeeper Kevin McAllister as its environmentalist of the year during an awards ceremony in Riverhead next month. The organization will give Mr....
10.16.2012 Community 40 years of environmentalism to be celebrated at Chili Night Forty years of environmental activism on the East End will be celebrated by the North Fork Environmental Council Friday, Oct. 19, during the group’s annual Chili Night, at Martha...
08.15.2012 News Water quality community forum to be held tonight in Mattituck A newly formed coalition called the North Fork Clean Water Action is sponsoring a community forum tonight in Mattituck to discuss water quality issues. The NFCWA is comprised of...
05.08.2012 News North Fork Environmental Council to honor three local activists Former Riverhead Councilwoman Barbara Blass, preservation advocate Richard Wines and local green activist Lillian Ball are this year’s recipients of environmental awards given by the North Fork Environmental Council....
02.14.2012 Government Mayor says he’d prefer to extend sewer service on North Fork, not Shelter Island Greenport Mayor David Nyce told members of the North Fork Environmental Council Monday night that he shares their views on the need to extend sewer service to other North...
02.13.2012 News What’s happening at tonight’s North Fork Environmental Council meeting? The Laurel Lake Preserve wind turbine plan and a waste water pipeline proposal connecting the Shelter Island Heights Property Owners Corporation to Greenport Village’s sewage treatment plant are two...