Several trees were removed at the Bellport Golf Club this week as part of the 2023 proposal to continue the removal of the trees causing problems for turfgrass. The existing trees, according to …
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 …
Suffolk County executive Ed Romaine said he will hold a meeting of officials of Suffolk County’s 10 towns in April to forge a regional approach to handling the disposal of the county’s …
Members of the Brookhaven Landfill Action & Remediation Group had a clear message when they met last week with officials from New York State attorney general Leticia James’s office. …
Plans for building a complex of four warehouse-distribution buildings and trucking terminal in North Bellport advanced after the Town of Brookhaven Planning Board on Feb. 26 approved a site plan and …
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), in partnership with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), will be conducting the first hydrographic dye study of wastewater …
After interviewing Bellport-based metal detectorist and local historian Mike Pisano last year, he said his hobby is all about the hunt and finding the story behind each and every item he uncovers. …
It’s gonna cost you dearly if you illegally dump. On Feb. 29, Timothy Hughes of Shirley, who was charged with illegally dumping a 24-foot boat in the Pine Barrens in Manorville earlier in …
With the backdrop of the South Shore a window-view away, an array of biologists, council members, financial consultants, farmers, a town mayor, and citizens gathered at The View in Oakdale for some …
Ice boats aren’t a common occurrence anymore on Bellport Bay. But you have this weekend to catch the end of Tyler Healy’s exhibit, “Scooters 2024,” in the window of Marquee …
Spring is almost in full swing at the Holtsville Ecology Site & Animal Preserve. Brookhaven Highway superintendent Dan Losquadro has announced upcoming dates for both pee-wee and adult gardening …
On Feb. 5, Suffolk County executive Ed Romaine and Suffolk County Legislature presiding officer Kevin McCaffrey, joined by environmental and labor leaders, announced what Romaine categorized as …
The Brand kids—Amber, Heather, Morgan, and Chelsea of Patchogue—enjoyed their snow day as did Patchogue resident Jaqueline Routh and her son, Benjamin. The weather forecast predicted …
About 150 hearty souls started Super Bowl Sunday with a dip in the chilly waters off Patchogue in the Patchogue Young Professionals fourth annual Polar Plunge. Some waded in tentatively. Others …
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 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
