06.20.2014 Government North Fork reps split as New York OK’s medical marijuana New York State is on track to become the 23rd state in the country to allow the sale of medical marijuana. State Senators passed a measure Friday afternoon, the...
06.19.2014 Environment NYS lawmakers agree: Let’s not kill the swans It looks like the swans won’t be killed. Or at least if they are killed, it will now come as a last resort. Legislation has passed both houses of the...
04.25.2014 Health & Environment Lines being drawn as DEC takes aim at majestic swan WHAT’S THE PROBLEM? Aggression toward humans and native animal species, the depletion of submerged vegetation in aquatic ecosystems and degraded water quality due to droppings are among the negative...
02.25.2014 Agriculture USDA stats: Young farmers growing fast in New York The U.S. Department of Agriculture released its most recent report outlining the health of agricultural markets nationwide based on data from 2012. And while the number of overall farm operators...
09.05.2013 News Woman critically injured in Florida hit-and-run back in N.Y. Ashley Johnson, the former Riverhead High School student who was critically injured during a hit-and-run accident in Florida in June, is back in New York after months of effort...