06.02.2015 Government Board to vote on Island Water Park, Kent Animal Shelter The Riverhead Town Board is expected to approve an excavation permit for Island Water Park’s proposed man-made lake for water skiing at its meeting Tuesday. The water skiing...
05.30.2015 Government Can feral cats save Kent Animal Shelter? Kent Animal Shelter in Calverton has saved many dogs and cats over the years at its River Road facility. But now, Riverhead Town officials have devised a plan wherein...
03.29.2015 Columns Guest Column: Kent Animal Shelter itself faces homelessness Like the pets we’ve helped all these years, we now find ourselves facing an uncertain future. No one wants to live in a cold house constructed of cement that’s...
03.20.2015 News Before Pine Barrens Commission, Kent shelter seeks to build The facilities at Kent Animal Shelter aren’t enough to meet their needs, representatives of the nonprofit said at a public hearing before the Pine Barrens Commission last week. Plans...
01.31.2015 Government Kent Animal Shelter redesigns its new shelter plans Kent Animal Shelter’s plans for a new facility have been redesigned and will go back before the state’s Central Pine Barrens Joint Planning and Policy Commission, from which Kent...
07.11.2014 Community Inmates helping to spruce up Kent Animal Shelter Putting their skilled labor and time to good use, inmates from the Suffolk County Corrections Department are helping improve the grounds at Kent Animal Shelter in Calverton. The handful...
07.10.2014 Community Columns Calverton News: Kent Animal Shelter receives grant What a great weekend. Despite the rain on July 4, which we needed, it was awesome! Local sweet corn is here, along with raspberries and blueberries. Lots of good...
06.19.2014 News ‘Puppy mill bill’ signed into law, a first for N.Y. Suffolk County is now the first county in New York State to regulate the sale of animals and crack down on pet retailers buying from unsafe breeders. Suffolk County...