In November, Dr. Dave Hensen will retire from Paumanock Veterinary Hospital in Patchogue, after 33 years. The practice will continue under new ownership. Hensen sold the practice to Veterinary …
Supporters and opponents of the closing of the zoo at the Holtsville Wildlife & Ecology Center raised their concerns to Brookhaven town officials during an Oct. 9 meeting. Employees of the …
Suffolk Credit Union has deepened its partnership with Canine Companions, a national nonprofit dedicated to providing service dogs to people with disabilities, through a series of volunteer …
Brookhaven Town supervisor Dan Panico announced on Sept. 29 that the town will close the Holtsville Ecology Site Zoo & Animal Refuge next year. The Holtsville Ecology Center has faced …
Following a year of accusations of mistreatment of animals at the Holtsville Ecology Center by whistleblower employees, Brookhaven Town will announce a decision on the center’s future toward …
The Patchogue Lioness Lions Club held its 21st annual Walk for a Guide Dog fundraiser on Sunday to raise money to support the training of guide dogs for the blind at the Guide Dog Foundation in …
Bay Shore construction company owner Jim Nazzaro is building and donating a new dorm wing at the Canine Companions headquarters in Medford. Construction on the $3.5 million project has already begun. …
The Patchogue Lioness Lions Foundation will be hosting their 21st annual Walk for a Guide Dog. The event will take place on Sunday, May 18, in honor of Manny Felouzis, from the Patchogue Medford Hall …
Four unusual Patchogue residents show that anything is “pawsible” with the right “catititude.” Queenie and Wally, two cats who live with Rita Caprino, and Chase and Mikie, a …
A rare creature captured by histor- ical society President, Mary Bailey, in Blue Point features a heron on the Great South Bay. Herons are long-legged, long-necked, freshwater and coastal birds in …
Yaphank woman indicted for manslaughter in drunk driving crash Suffolk County district attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced that Melissa Koprowski, 31, of Yaphank, was indicted for manslaughter …
Brookhaven Town supervisor Dan Panico announced an independent investigation launch with Suffolk County district attorney Ray Tierney last week after allegations of severe animal neglect were …
At the nonprofit organization Canine Companions, passionate volunteers raise and train puppies to become service dogs, matching each pup to a person with disabilities—at no cost to the client. …