07.02.2010 News Cesspools cited for bay pollution TIM KELLY PHOTO The Peconic baykeeper is calling for new regulations to require waterfront homeowners to update their cesspool systems, which he cites as a main source of pollution...
06.30.2010 News Meet Leslie Howard: Raphael’s new winemaker KATHARINE SCHROEDER PHOTO Les Howard at the Rafael Vineyard in Peconic. Leslie Howard, long-time Long Island winemaker, has been appointed winemaker at Raphael vineyard and winery estate in Peconic....
06.24.2010 News Local firm rounds up work in Gulf PHOTO COURTESY OF JAKE RAJS Workers for Calverton-based Miller Environmental Group ready oil containment booms in Florida this week to help clean up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill....
06.24.2010 Real Estate Scary animals are new scarecrows BARBARAELLEN KOCH PHOTO This lifelike plastic coyote, new this year at Talmage Farm Agway in Riverhead, is a sample of the growing number of ‘low-impact’ animal deterrents available on...
06.24.2010 Business Finally! Block Island from North Fork KATHARINE SCHROEDER PHOTO Longtime Greenport fishing boat captains Dave Brennan (left) and Rob Spitzenberg stand aboard their new boat, the Peconic Star Express, the first and only cruiser to...
06.21.2010 News Calverton company helping to clean up BP oil spill in the Gulf PHOTO COURTESY OF JAKE RAJS Workers for Calverton-based Miller Environmental Group ready oil containment booms in Florida this week to help clean up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill....
06.21.2010 News New way seen to stock Peconic shellfish For Paul Matthews, the sky is no longer the limit
06.17.2010 Business Candles and cosmetics for all kinds RANDEE DADDONA PHOTO Connie McCaffery, owner of Nature Maiden, gets ingredients ready to create synthetic-free soap in her Cutchogue kitchen Saturday. When it comes to skin care, for people...