06.15.2015 Environment Another month, another fish kill in the Peconic River Word of thousands of dead fish washing up on local shores might seem like old news at this point, but another drop in oxygen levels in local waters, coupled with a...
06.01.2015 Environment Hundreds of dead fish now washing up in Southold Town Bunker fish lined the bay shores of Southold Town Sunday morning, days after the latest massive fish kill reports in Riverhead and Southampton towns.
05.30.2015 Environment Riverhead Town scrambling to fix ‘critical’ situation as fish die off A recent die-off of bait fish in the Peconic Estuary has Riverhead Town rallying local fishermen to harvest as many bunker as they can before the fish die, according to Supervisor Sean...
05.01.2015 Environment Governments team up to help open shellfishing areas The East End’s baymen — at least what’s left of them — are getting a hand from local governments, which are trying to open up shellfish beds that were...
04.06.2015 Government Breakdown: Water quality money from Albany and where it’s going Several million dollars in the state’s newly passed $142 billion budget has been allocated to fund water quality initiatives across New York State, including two projects on Long Island....
02.27.2015 Editorials Editorial: State needs to step in to clean up Peconic Estuary Words such as “crisis” and “urgent” often lose their currency when public officials spend them as freely as sailors on sprees. But credit Shelter Island Supervisor Jim Dougherty —...
02.11.2015 Environment Rain garden rebate program expanded across Peconic Estuary A unique program that allowed for a small number of homeowners in Southold and Southampton towns to earn a rebate of up to $500 for installing rain gardens, rain barrels...
01.05.2015 Government Town, county to use sewer plant to irrigate golf course It’s a project that’s been talked about since the 1980s, planned for since 2004, and is anticipated to actually happen something in 2016. Soon, treated effluent from the Riverhead...