Environment

In two hours on a cloudy, cold and blustery day, the litter scattered around Tuthill’s Creek in Patchogue shrunk bit by bit. Save the Great South Bay hosted one of its many cleanups around …

On Oct. 14, Town of Brookhaven supervisor Daniel J. Panico and town officials welcomed representatives from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service …

The Patchogue Village Planning Board held a special meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 13, with the sole topic being on the board’s approval of Watch Hill Hotel Group, LLC’s amended site plan for a …

Albert, the red-footed box turtle, was pretty regal posing for his photo shoot. So was Romeo, the Netherland dwarf rabbit. Both are among the animal ambassadors waiting to see you on the Center for …

A nor’easter struck the region last weekend, bringing high rainfall, wind gusts, and flooding. From Friday, Sept. 25, through Sunday, Sept. 27, inches of rain poured down on communities and wind …

Bellport Village held their bimonthly trustee board meeting on Monday, Sept. 28. All trustees were present as were the mayor Maureen Veitch and deputy mayor Nathan Rohrmeier. The meeting began …

A meeting of the Climate Smart Communities Task Force was held at Patchogue Village town hall on Monday, Sept. 21. Chairperson Jonathan Keyes was happy to announce that measures taken had been …

Save the Great South Bay held their annual Oyster Ball on the shore of Heckscher Park last Saturday, Sept. 12. Thrown as a fundraiser for the  nonprofit, Save the Great South Bay’s (STGSB) …

Bellport Garden Club member Mary Elizabeth Kana and Bellport residents, twin sisters Yvonne and Martha Skorpanich, helped restore the natural beauty of the Brooke Bennington Heins memorial on …

On Saturday, Aug. 22, the village of Patchogue held their 43rd annual Snapper Derby contest, where children aged 6 to 12 went fishing at Mascot Dock in competition of three categories: first snapper …

The Fire Island National Seashore recently held a public workshop to gauge local interest in potential pathways connecting Fire Island communities to improve safety and accessibility. The …

After the severe winds and rain that blew across Suffolk County on July 4, causing significant local damage, the county, in collaboration with New York State, has developed an online Damage …

The Town of Brookhaven held a public hearing and vote on a motion to impose an 18-month moratorium on data centers in the Town of Brookhaven on Thursday, July 16. After nearly five hours of …

Mastic Beach Conservancy hosted their fourth annual paddling race, “Race the Narrows,” early morning on Saturday, July 11, in Mastic Beach surrounding the Mastic Peninsula. This year, the …

“The closer you are from your garden, the further away you are from your laundry,” was an anonymous quote from the promotional materials for the Patchogue Garden Club’s annual garden tour, on …

Construction began on the Bellport Long Island Rail Road train station on Thursday, June 25. “The timing on this is perfect, because it falls right in line with all of the other major …

On Saturday, June 20, Patchogue-Medford School District and the Village of Patchogue held the first student cleanup at Shorefront Park for the Living Shoreline restoration. In the four and half hours …

The Patchogue Village Planning Board made a motion to reschedule the hearing for the updated proposal for specialty retail shops at 154-164 Waverly Avenue on Tuesday, June 23. The new design and …

Gov. Kathy Hochul recently signed the state budget for the upcoming fiscal year after months of negotiations between legislators and lobbyists. The approved $269 billion budget includes increased …

By Joseph Caligiuri Artists were enjoying the scenery at the Fire Island Lighthouse’s Plein Air Art Show on May 22. The Fire Island Preservation Society hosted the event to help raise funds …

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