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....
10.13.2019 Police Smokey Bear sign stolen from Otis Pike Preserve in Manorville A Smokey Bear sign installed in Manorville in August was cut down and stolen during the week of Oct. 7 and DEC officials are seeking the public’s help to...
08.13.2019 Environment DEC dedicates Smokey Bear Field on 75th anniversary of iconic campaign The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has named a field at the Otis Pike Preserve West in Manorville after Smokey Bear, in honor of the advertising icon’s...
