04.21.2018 Editorials Editorial: Over a two-day period, lives were saved On Saturday evening, with dusk soon to arrive, the wind rising and temperatures dropping, rescuers put their own lives on the line to save three men whose boat, a...
04.19.2018 Police Plum Island ferry, Orient firefighters pulled off water rescue in rough conditions On a cold and blustery evening Saturday, a group of determined rescuers saved three men whose boat had sunk in Plum Gut, pulling one of them — who showed...
01.12.2018 Environment Federal judge denies motion to dismiss Plum Island lawsuit Environmentalists who filed a lawsuit against two federal agencies in an attempt to block the prospective sale of Plum Island to the highest bidder celebrated a victory Thursday when...
12.07.2017 Government Save the Sound report: Significant gaps in Plum Island cleanup A report commissioned by Save the Sound has identified what the group describes as significant gaps in the federal government’s draft plan for the cleanup of past contamination on...
08.05.2017 Environment Another attempt to preserve Plum Island The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill July 25 to prevent the sale of Plum Island by the federal government to the highest bidder for the second time.
07.04.2017 Police Cops: Connecticut man dies after drowning off Plum Island A Connecticut man died Tuesday after he was unable to swim back to his boat that was anchored in the Long Island Sound off Plum Island, according to a...
03.31.2017 Police Coast Guard, Plum Island Ferry assist boater in distress off Orient Point The U.S. Coast Guard and the Plum Island Ferry helped a boater in distress off Orient Point late Thursday afternoon, following a call of a disabled 80-foot yacht drifting...
11.30.2016 Government Plum Island’s future uncertain as transition begins Those working towards preserving Plum Island’s unused, natural acreage from development see both uncertainty and hope in their goal as a new presidential era begins.
11.21.2016 Environment ‘Law & Order’ actor narrates Plum Island film East End residents interested in learning about efforts to preserve Plum Island will have the chance to attend a screening of a short film about the cause, featuring actor...
10.08.2016 Environment What exactly lives on Plum Island? More than 1,000 species, researchers find The existing natural habitat has been factor the most often cited in the fight against the potential sale of Plum Island.