03.18.2024 Community Volunteers wanted for Earth Day litter cleanups Volunteers are needed for a townwide Earth Day Cleanup on Sunday, April 28. The effort, organized by the Riverhead anti-litter committee, will run in Riverhead from 9 to 11...
07.14.2023 Community Local man cleans the streets, a little litter at a time Peter Stahl is a one-man anti-litter operation. For the past 20 years, the Baiting Hollow retiree, now 72, has been walking about 10 miles a day. His current routes...
10.18.2019 Government Tired of seeing litter around town? Join the clean-up efforts Saturday Riverhead’s anti-litter committee will be working to clean up the town Saturday, Oct. 19, and volunteers are still being sought, according to committee chair Deborah Wetzel.
03.06.2019 Environment When it comes to plastic, residents say habits can change Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn last month introduced a package of bills aimed at reducing plastic litter countywide.
09.02.2018 Columns Guest Column: A confrontation with a passing litterer When my two daughters were young, we kept a trash bag hanging from the radio knob in the front seat of the car. If the bag was full or...
04.09.2018 Environment Southampton Town residents gearing up for Great East End Clean-Up For residents in Southampton Town, there’s still time to sign up for the Great East End Clean-Up, a volunteer-based program to remove litter and debris from town roads, parks,...