12.06.2019 Agriculture Cuomo requests federal support following scallop die-off in local bays Gov. Andrew Cuomo is requesting federal support to address the recent scallop die-off, which killed an estimated 90 to 100% of adult scallops between last spring and fall in...
11.15.2019 Agriculture ‘Alarm has sounded’ after scallop die-off of 95 to 100% in some areas After a “near-unprecedented” scallop die-off in Peconic Bay, Suffolk County legislators on Thursday outlined efforts underway to investigate the cause.
11.05.2019 Environment Slim pickings on opening days of scallop season Donna King of Shelter Island said she and her husband Wayne couldn’t have asked for a better day as they set out at sunrise Monday from Congdons Creek for...
08.11.2018 Editorials Editorial: Moratorium is not in our bays’ best interests A recent cover story in The Suffolk Times concerned the back-and-forth going on between the growing shellfish industry, which is making a terrific comeback in the Peconic Bay system,...
08.20.2017 Government Homeland security training drills held on Peconic Bay Phase II of a multi-agency homeland security training exercise has been taking place on the Peconic Riverfront for the past few days.
07.13.2017 Environment Peconic Estuary Program celebrates 25 years, but funds in doubt Kevin McDonald remembers 1985, when brown tide was first detected in Peconic Bay. He was recently married, and he and his wife had purchased snorkels and face masks to...
11.18.2016 Government After PSEG sweetens deal, Greenport Village Board to back Fifth Street project PSEG Long Island’s controversial plan to run a cable line under Greenport’s Fifth Street and across the bay to Shelter Island will be moving forward with the Village Board’s...
11.07.2016 Videos Opening day results point to disappointing scallop season On the first day of Peconic Bay scallop season Monday, local fishermen and seafood retailers were lamenting what they called a rough start out on the water.
10.26.2016 Government Only DEC boat ramp into Peconic Bay could be at Old Barge site The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has unveiled plans for a new boat launching ramp at the site of the former Old Barge Restaurant on Old Main...
07.20.2016 North Fork Profiles Sibling lifeguards rescue snorkeler at Southold beach When lifeguard Sean Tuthill noticed an 82-year-old snorkeler motionless in the calm bay waters at Founders Landing in Southold Wednesday afternoon, he didn’t panic.
