08.15.2020 Government Hearing set on rezoning of Plum Island ferry property The Southold Town Board will hold a public hearing next month on a proposal to rezone the nine-acre Plum Island ferry terminal property in Orient. The site is currently...
07.30.2020 Editorials Editorial: The time is now to end the sale of Plum Island In early December 1664, just 24 years after English settlers put down roots on the North Fork, an unusual meeting was convened in Southold to discuss land ownership and...
07.27.2020 Environment ‘Envision Plum Island’ report spurs renewed call for preservation When volunteers conducted bird counts on Plum Island over the years, one of their many remarkable revelations was the abundance of birds on the 822-acre island east of Orient...
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...
12.06.2019 Government New Marine III zoning to protect future of Plum Island ferry terminal The Southold Town Board voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve a new Marine III zoning district for the Plum Island Ferry Terminal in Orient.
10.29.2019 Government Public hearing set for Dec. 3 on zoning change near Plum Island ferry terminal Residents will be able to weigh in on a conceptual new zoning district proposed for the Plum Island ferry terminal in Orient.
09.20.2019 Government Addressing future of Plum Island, zoning change discussed for Orient ferry terminal As the effort to prevent Plum Island from being auctioned off continues, preservation advocates are turning their attention to the 10-acre federally owned ferry property in Orient.
07.31.2019 Government Feds designate $1.5M for Plum Island Lighthouse restorations An effort to preserve the historic Plum Island Lighthouse has received a major funding boost to the tune of $1.5 million.
12.17.2018 Community New Plum Island ferry christened in honor of longtime employee Aboard the newest ferry for Plum Island Animal Disease Center last Tuesday, Alice Kramer of Southold did the honors, cracking a bottle of champagne over the hull. The christening...
09.16.2018 Letters Featured Letter: Future of Plum Island The federal government decided in 2009 to sell Plum Island to the highest bidder, presumably a private owner. In 2013 Donald Trump announced his desire to purchase Plum Island...
