06.08.2024 Featured Story North Fork Audubon Society decides against name change Like many local chapters of the 119-year-old National Audubon Society, the North Fork branch recently considered changing its name to distance itself from its namesake, John James Audubon, an...
05.11.2024 Featured Story Fancy-feathered birds delighting the East End Among the local cardinals calling “purty-purty-purty” and the “cheerily-cheerily” of resident robins, springtime also brings the bird songs of warblers, tanagers and other species migrating through the area. Early...
04.06.2024 Featured Story Solar eclipse on Monday: Won’t occur again until 2044 On Monday, April 8 the moon will perfectly align with the sun, casting a massive shadow across the Earth. And although such solar eclipses occur at least twice each...
03.06.2024 Featured Story Comet, Orion and solar eclipse: Can’t-miss celestial wonders on tap A host of exciting celestial events for skywatchers starts with a comet at the beginning of March, the change of the constellation guard as the seasons shift and ending...
11.17.2023 Featured Story Hotline saves cold-stunned sea turtles The Cold Stun Patrol Team of Riverhead’s New York Marine Rescue Center will soon begin patrolling local beaches in search of cold-stunned sea turtles. More than 200 volunteers will walk shorelines...
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