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11.10.2022 News

Minke whale, approximately 18 feet long, stranded in Southold’s Goose Creek Thursday

A whale approximately 18 feet long got stuck on a sand bar in Southold’s Goose Creek Thursday afternoon. Southold Town police Chief Martin Flatley said police were notified around...

07.06.2022 Health

DEC providing bottled water to homes in Calverton where ‘forever chemicals’ detected; county health department issues water quality advisory

Areas along both Middle Road in Riverhead and Pinehurst Boulevard in the Brookhaven Town section of Calverton are having similar problems with groundwater contamination. The New York State Department...

10.13.2021 Environment

Fatal disease found in North Fork’s deer population

A disease that is almost always fatal in New York deer has been detected on the North Fork for the first time, Southold Town officials confirmed Wednesday. The DEC...

04.02.2021 News

Town files suit against state DEC for refusal to grant EPCAL subdivision approval

The Riverhead Town Board is expected to vote on a resolution Tuesday to authorize a lawsuit against the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation over its reluctance to...

08.09.2020 Government

EPCAL Watch Coalition to town: Drop the sale

“The time has come that good governance requires you to make a decision whether or not to terminate the EPCAL deal with the Ghermezian family and Daniel Preston,” read...

05.20.2020 Environment

Plum Island marine survey finds abundance of animal, plant life

The waters surrounding Plum Island, one of the more mysterious areas in New York State, are a little less of a mystery now. A team of divers and marine...

05.14.2020 News

DEC investigating local fires that have burned 167 acres in past month

The New York State DEC announced Thursday it is using new technology to investigate potential sources of a series of recent fires that have burned about 167 acres in...

02.09.2020 Environment

Parasite linked to scallops die-off in Peconic Bay, DEC says

Researchers have discovered what they believe is a contributing cause of the “near-unprecedented” Peconic Bay scallop die-off of 2019: a parasite found in a sample of adult bay scallops....

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