Telephonics Workers Create Organic Garden to Help Feed the Hungry

A man with a keen interest and expertise in gardening is leading several of his co-workers at Telephonics Corp. in Huntington in a project to help feed the hungry. Pedro Yepes is a certified master gardener through the Cornell University Cooperative Extension Program. He started Read More …

Israel to Launch Global Institute at Cornell

Former U.S. Rep Steve Israel  is  heading to Cornell University this spring to launch a new academic institute, the Cornell Institute of Politics and Global Affairs. To goal is to “raise the discourse, deepen the understanding of political affairs,” he said. “I want the Institute Read More …

Keeping Count of Horseshoe Crabs

Volunteers are counting horseshoe crabs at Crab Meadow Beach and Centerport Yacht Club and other sites during the annual tally conducted by the Cornell University Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County. The data collected will be used by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation to assess the status Read More …