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...
12.26.2018 Police Police guide lost hikers in Pine Barrens back to safety on Christmas Southampton Town police helped navigate two hikers back to safety after they became lost in the Pine Barrens on Christmas Day.
12.14.2015 Environment Pine Barren fire plan needs more neighbors’ input Authorities are coming up with a plan to deal with wildfire management in the Manorville and Calverton Pine Barrens and have asked nearby residents to share their thoughts. But...
06.02.2015 Government Board to vote on Island Water Park, Kent Animal Shelter The Riverhead Town Board is expected to approve an excavation permit for Island Water Park’s proposed man-made lake for water skiing at its meeting Tuesday. The water skiing venture,...
05.30.2015 Government Can feral cats save Kent Animal Shelter? Kent Animal Shelter in Calverton has saved many dogs and cats over the years at its River Road facility. But now, Riverhead Town officials have devised a plan wherein...
05.04.2015 Environment Beetlemania: Insect poses long-term threat to Pine Barrens The southern pine beetle, as it turns out, isn’t all that southern anymore. The voracious and highly destructive insect — which decimates millions of cubic feet of timber across...
05.04.2015 Agriculture The life cycle of a southern pine beetle infestation Trees attacked by southern pine beetles go through three stages before the beetles move on: Fresh attacks: Females initiate the attack on the tree, releasing pheremones once a suitable...
04.14.2015 Police Pine Barrens Commission says it’s addressing firefighter concerns Firefighters in Flanders have been growing increasingly frustrated over the current condition of the woods there, which they say makes it difficult — and dangerous — to respond to...
