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11.06.2024 Environment

Save the Sound releases 2024 water report card

Save the Sound recently released its Long Island Sound report card. The biennial analysis rates the water of Long Island Sound with grades A through F. This time, the waters...

07.16.2023 Editorials

Editorial: Training, teamwork and dedication saved lives

In less than an hour on July 6, the lives of two teenagers floating in Long Island Sound were saved by a heroic group of first responders who worked...

11.28.2022 Environment

Report: Eastern Long Island Sound healthy despite concerns over rising water temperatures

The Long Island Sound waters off the North Fork remain in good health, according to a recent report. Save the Sound’s 2022 Long Island Sound report card released on...

09.24.2022 Environment

First phase of eelgrass restoration project completed in Long Island Sound

In early August, Emma DeLoughry of Save the Sound and Rob Vasiluth of SAVE Environmental dove into Long Island Sound off of Fishers Island and collected eelgrass seed pods,...

09.20.2022 Police

Police helicopter aids in rescue of two fishermen who went overboard in Long Island Sound

Suffolk County police rescued two fishermen who went overboard in Long Island Sound Monday evening and spent more than an hour clinging to an inflatable seat cushion. Officers Cory...

04.04.2022 Environment

Report: Study of Plum Island’s pristine waters reveal rare Long Island habitat

The Plum Island waters are a plum. That’s the gist of a scientific diving team’s findings, based on a report of a 2021 survey of Plum Island’s marine habitats....

08.09.2021 Environment

Study of Plum Island waters finds lots of life, no human impact

Outlined against a powder blue sky, two terns swirled in a light breeze over the waters surrounding the north side of Plum Island. The two birds were obvious. Less...

06.07.2021 Police

Four people rescued in Long Island Sound when inflatable raft drifts out to sea

Four people were rescued in Long Island Sound Sunday night when their inflatable raft began to drift out to sea, according to Suffolk County police. A 911 caller reported...

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