10.28.2017 Health Feds create special opioid task force for Long Island A federal task force has been created to tackle the opioid crisis in New York State, home to some of the nation’s highest overdose rates, and it will be...
07.14.2017 Health & Environment Concerns over lesser-known tick-borne illnesses on the rise Summer on the North Fork comes with warnings about ticks and concerns about the illnesses they can transmit, such as Lyme disease. But lately other lesser-known tick-borne ailments are...
02.20.2016 Environment Gov. Cuomo announces $6M L.I. comprehensive water quality study Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a $6 million plan to comprehensively study Long Island’s water quality problems.
01.23.2016 Uncategorized Gov. Cuomo enacts travel ban for all of Long Island Thinking that you really need to get out of the house? Think about this: you might get fined, and charged with a crime, if you decide to take a drive.
01.16.2016 Outdoors Here’s where to spot the North Fork’s winter waterfowl Those who follow me through my social media accounts know me as the Fish Guy. In recent months however, my posts have focused more on wildlife that lives above...
10.02.2015 Weather Coastal flood advisory issued for western Peconic Bay The National Weather Service has issued a coastal flood advisory for the western Peconic Bay area from 1 p.m. through 6 p.m. tomorrow. According to the NWS, “onshore winds...
06.24.2015 Sports Football: SWR’s Squires catches TD pass in Long Island win EMPIRE CHALLENGE | LONG ISLAND 34, NEW YORK CITY 27 Because of the weather, the postgame fireworks show was cancelled. That was O.K., though, because the fans had already...
05.24.2015 Slideshows Photos: Community Mosaic Street Painting Festival Hundreds of people visited downtown Riverhead Sunday for East End Arts’ 19th annual Community Mosaic Street Painting Festival. This year’s festival included an arts and crafts fair, live music, food and children’s...
