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The State Department of Environmental Conservation Tuesday announced no-cost exams for individuals seeking a license to practice falconry, become a volunteer wildlife rehabilitator, or use leashed dogs to find wounded or injured big game animals are scheduled for April 14. The exams will be offered Read More …
Long Island is ranked fourth for “highest chronic physical risk among the 100 most populous areas” in the United States for the impacts of climate change in a just-issued report of Moody’s Analytics. The Number One area threatened is San Francisco, then Cape Coral, Florida, Read More …
The seed library is returning for its fourth season at the South Huntington Public Library on March 16. Patrons will be able to obtain packets of organic, non-GMO, heirloom seeds for home gardening. Packets of seed have been donated by several companies, including Seed Savers, Read More …
With school winter break around the corner, organizations are creating workshops, outings and more to entertain the kids. We’re highlighting a number of activities for those looking for things to do. #winterbreak2023 Read More …
Suffolk County sent a contingent of officials to Huntington Wednesday night to detail its restoration work at Coindre Hall. They met with a crowd of about 150 residents, including a group that has challenged the county’s plans, as well as those who supported the county’s Read More …
The Huntington Town Board has approved contracting with a Garden City company to provide paper shredding services at the Earth Day festival on April 22. Storage Quarters Records Management will provide the shredding service at the festival, which will be held at Manor Farm Park Read More …
Suffolk County officials will provide residents with information about the restoration work going on at Coindre Hall at a forum on Feb. 8. The forum is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Harborfields Public Library and will feature Suffolk County Legislator Stephanie Bontempi, as well Read More …
A male eagle who, with his mate captured the attention of people around the world, died early Friday morning, the Bald Eagles of Centerport group said on Facebook. The bird, affectionally known as Dad, was an estimated 14 or 15 years old, and had fathered Read More …
Joy Squires, a retired Elwood teacher and former chair of the Conservation Board and Environmental Open Space and Park Fund, died Saturday. Last year, The Town of Huntington renamed Manor Plains Nature Park Thursday in her honor. “Joy was an amazing volunteer who served the Town Read More …
The Town of Oyster Bay is sending five trash trucks to Huntington to make up for Saturday night’s loss of six trash trucks by fire. Deputy Supervisor John McCarron said that two vehicles were rescued from the line of trucks that caught fire and driven Read More …
Water quality in the Long Island Sound plateaued or worsened, the environmental group Save the Sound reported Thursday. The waters in the Western Basin, which includes the Suffolk and Nassau shorelines, and Eastern Narrows, the New York City shoreline, are in worse shape than the Read More …
The Huntington Town Board has renamed the Renewable Energy Task Force and reappointed its members. The new Advisory Committee on Energy Efficiency, Renewables and Sustainability, whose task is to examine, prioritize and report to the Town Board on energy efficiency best practices, the use of Read More …