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04.01.2026 Featured Story

Remembering L.I. Pine Barrens Society’s Dick Amper: ‘A force of nature’

During what environmental advocates deemed the “War of the Woods” in the 1980s, when encroaching development threatened Long Island’s Pine Barrens, Richard Amper stood firmly on the frontlines to...

03.30.2026 Health

Greenport nursing home fined for failing to report abuse allegations

Embattled Greenport nursing home San Simeon by the Sound was fined $4,000 last year for failing to properly report and investigate abuse allegations, according to state inspection records. The...

03.25.2026 Health

Ex-bodybuilder gives Riverhead 55-plus community residents a lift

For the residents in Joanne Lucas’ fitness class at Glenwood Village in Riverhead, age is nothing but a number. Every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon since late September, about 20...

03.24.2026 Environment

Free tree giveaway in Riverhead: County launches ‘Planting It Forward’

A tree grows in Riverhead — and county officials hope it’s still standing in 2276. Suffolk County is launching the “Planting It Forward to 2276” program as part of...

03.18.2026 Community

Custer Observatory to host first-ever Messier Marathon stargazing event

Astronomy buffs are invited to dust off their telescopes this weekend for Custer Institute & Observatory’s first-ever all-night stargazing marathon — chasing some of the Northern Hemisphere’s greatest celestial...

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03.17.2026 Agriculture

N.Y. opens $1.7 million grant round for beginning farmers

Beginning farmers on the East End can apply for $1.7 million in state grants to help start or expand their operations, Albany announced Monday. The Beginning Farmer Grant Program,...

03.16.2026 News

Burn ban begins Monday as wildfire risk rises

In preparation for warmer temperatures and a higher risk of wildfires, an annual statewide burn ban will begin on Monday and run through May 14. The spring ban prohibits...

03.12.2026 Agriculture

Laurie McBride, a familiar face at Wickham’s, takes helm of Long Island Farm Bureau

On busy weekends at Wickham’s Fruit Farm in Cutchogue, Laurie McBride can often be found answering customers’ questions about what’s in season or helping run the farm stand. Now,...

03.11.2026 Health

‘Forever chemicals’ found in vegetables from Long Island farm stands: study

“Forever chemicals” known as PFAS — cancer-causing pollutants already found in Long Island groundwater — have been detected in vegetables purchased from farm stands across the North and South forks, according to a new...

03.11.2026 Health

Bird flu likely detected in geese tied to Peconic Bay waterfowl die-off

Bird flu has been detected in geese tied to the recent waterfowl die-off in Jamesport, according to preliminary state testing. At least three Canada geese taken Feb. 16 along...

03.06.2026 Agriculture

East End Food hosts CSA fair this Saturday

On Saturday, March 7 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., East End Food and the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York (NOFA-NY) will host a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Fair at East...

02.26.2026 News

Residents blast proposed motocross track at public scoping session

A proposed motocross track in Calverton drew public outcry, with critics calling the project “a commercial mining operation for profit.” The public scoping session, held Feb. 18 at Riverhead...

02.23.2026 Health

Ellen’s Well relaunched by breast cancer foundation

The Ellen Hermanson Foundation announced the relaunch this month of Ellen’s Well, a free partnership-based psychosocial group support and wellness program for breast cancer patients and survivors. The organization...

02.18.2026 Environment

Calverton RAB urges Navy to consider county health data from private wells

The Calverton Restoration Advisory Board has announced plans to host its own public meeting where the Suffolk County Health Department can present its independent testing data of private wells...