08.04.2021 News New environmental group coming to your door: Goal is to create a groundswell for action There’s a knock on your door and a neighbor wants to talk to you about water. It’s a new initiative organized by five groups concerned there’s insufficient action to...
12.09.2019 News Cuomo requests federal support following scallop die-off in local bays Gov. Andrew Cuomo is requesting federal support to address the recent scallop die-off, which killed an estimated 90 to 100% of adult scallops between last spring and this fall...
11.18.2019 News County scallop summit seeks solutions to the die-off After a “near-unprecedented” scallop die-off in Peconic Bay, Suffolk County legislators on Thursday outlined efforts underway to investigate the cause. “The alarm has sounded,” Suffolk County Presiding Officer DuWayne...
11.04.2019 News This week in Shelter Island history 50 YEARS AGO IN HISTORY John Lennon and Yoko Ono released their second album, “Wedding Album,” in the United Kingdom. American actor Matthew McConaughey was born in Uvalde, Texas....
09.25.2018 News Eastern portion of Sound receives A+ in latest report card Funding for the protection and preservation of Long Island Sound could reach historic levels if Congress appropriates the full funding outlined in a bill that recently passed through the...