The Patchogue Village Board on Monday approved a change of zone for the Carriage House apartments planned for West Main Street. The next step is a Planning Board meeting on March 26 at which the …
The Patchogue-Medford School District is reconsidering purchasing new univents with heating and cooling capacity districtwide. The proposed $85,375,000, bond will be put up during the regular budget …
The project might take years, due to the presence of native long-eared bats only allowing for three months of work, but the Village of Patchogue has started removing brush alongside Patchogue Lake by …
My New Year’s Day in 2024 kicked off with a Center for Environmental Education and Discovery nature walk, led by Ranger Eric. Twenty-two people showed up at 10 a.m., raring to go. The …
Could a relocation be in the future for the Greater Patchogue Chamber of Commerce? The chamber is “very seriously” considering an offer by the developers of a 262-unit apartment …
Organization leaders from the NAACP, Citizens Campaign for the Environment and Brookhaven Landfill Action and Remediation Group organized with over 40 community members for a protest outside the …
New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced investments in Fire Island Resiliency projects to protect barrier island communities from extreme weather. After assessing the beach damage, …
The authorized project provides for hurricane protection and beach erosion control along five reaches of the south shore of Long Island between Fire Island Inlet and Montauk Point, a distance of …
Back in 2018, current senator, former assemblyman Dean Murray and then-assemblyman, now congressman Andrew Garbarino announced a total of $3 million awarded to the Patchogue Village train station …
The National Park Service (NPS) initiated the planning process in 2015 to support a decision on how best to manage the breach that was created within the Otis Pike Fire Island High Dune Wilderness …
A bank, supermarket, and improved bus and rail service are some of the things North Bellport residents said they’d like to see added to their community. The comments came at a meeting on …
The National Park Service held two information sessions last week to hear from the public about proposals to update the rules for off-road vehicle access to Fire Island National Seashore. The rules …
Looking to save water? The Suffolk County Water Authority has some ideas, including watering your lawn only every other day. That was one of the conservation ideas SCWA representatives …
The recent storms and flooding events that battered the northeast corridor created a number of overwashes throughout the island, but there were no confirmed breaches on Fire Island. The Fire Island …
Suffolk County executive Steve Bellone recently announced the county will issue a request for proposal (RFP) for the development of a new Seaweed Cultivation Program in Peconic Bay and Gardiners Bay. …
Modifications and updates are being made to the Blue Point Preserve by the Town of Brookhaven Parks Department following an Americans with Disabilities (ADA) compliance audit conducted in the past …
Local state senators Alexis Weik (R-8th District) and Dean Murray (R-3rd District), along with 13 other senators, submitted a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul urging her to rescind the electric bus …
The 15th Bellport Village Program Fund Sandcastle Contest was held at Ho-Hum Beach on Saturday Sept. 2. The event was another huge success, with 33 creative castles built. All winners …
The Brookhaven Village Association is requesting help by volunteering time on Wednesday mornings harvesting excess crops at the H.O.G. Farm. Volunteers will pull from seasonal crops, …
After thousands of hours, Patchogue Village’s Shorefront Park living shoreline project is finally complete. The project officially celebrated its unveiling just in time for the summer and the …
