09.17.2014 Environment County water deal to go to voters in November County legislators voted overwhelmingly last week to let Suffolk voters decide the fate of a plan that would eventually replenish the Drinking Water Protection Program, which has so far...
08.02.2014 Environment County hosting video contest on water quality, $1,000 prize Suffolk County Executive Steven Bellone is seeking help in informing the community about nitrogen pollution in a creative and lively way — by hosting a film contest.
07.11.2014 Agriculture Kelp, a slippery seaweed, could be major moneymaker It’s a delicacy Asian cultures have enjoyed for centuries but is more commonly thought of as the slippery — and sometimes slimy — brown stuff that grows naturally in...
05.10.2014 Environment County seeks federal funding for local waterways County officials will be joining local farmers and environmentalists in Cutchogue Monday morning to urge the federal government to help fund projects aimed at restoring Long Island Sound and...
05.09.2014 Editorials Editorial: A welcome show of support in Riverside How refreshing it was to see the county executive touring Riverside last week, a place many elected leaders have long avoided lest they have to confront firsthand the harsh...
04.23.2014 News For second straight year, Riverhead officer named top DWI cop How many driving while intoxicated arrests does it take to be the “top cop” in Suffolk County? Riverhead police officer Timothy Murphy can tell you: exactly 118. Mr. Murphy, who...
09.13.2013 News Grants for sewer work will allow mandated upgrades to go forward Riverhead Town is in line to receive $8.09 million from Suffolk County to help ease the pain of funding state and federally mandated upgrades to its main sewer treatment...
05.24.2013 Police Sex offender trailers in Riverside to close Memorial Day weekend The Suffolk County trailers in Riverside and Westhampton that housed homeless sex offenders for the past six years will be shut down by the end of Memorial Day weekend,...