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East Hampton Village Surf Rescue Response Team Hopes to Ease Danger on Local Shores
East Hampton Village is taking steps to prevent swimmers from danger this summer. Jimmy Minardi, East Hampton native, has helped launch the East Hampton Village Surf Rescue Response Team. Minardi, a longtime lifeguard, has been working for years to get the initiative off its feet. The team will comprise more...
Mosquitoes in Aquebogue, Riverhead test positive for West Nile virus
Mosquitoes collected earlier this month from Riverhead and Aquebogue tested positive for West Nile virus, the Suffolk County Department of Health Services said today. Sixteen mosquito samples collected across the county on July 9 and 10, including one collected from Aquebogue and one collected from Riverhead, were infected with the virus, which can be transmitted to humans through mosquito bites, the county agency said in a press release. There have been no West Nile virus cases in humans reported this season.
10 Jails In New York With The Most People Locked Up
Some jails in New York State have more people locked up than others. Of course, nobody wants to go to jail, but sometimes things happen. New York collects data on how many people are in the various jails across the state. New York City jail population figures have been reported...
Krupski: Southold’s Rural Character is No Accident
Southold Town Supervisor Al Krupski extolled the town’s work going back decades to preserve its rural character in his first State of the Town address July 18. “When people who are unfamiliar with Southold visit, it’s not readily apparent why our town is the way it is. We have a lot of open space, both woodland and farmland, beaches open for swimming, and times of year when you can safely make a left hand turn,” said Mr. Krupski in a speech at town hall before a crowd of civic leaders and town department heads. “We have clearly defined hamlet centers, not suburban sprawl. Our visitors always note the relative absence of big box stores and sprawled-out formula food franchises. All of this happened here very intentionally. Our town isn’t different from the rest of the towns by accident.”
New York’s Largest Offshore Wind Project, Sunrise Wind, Commences Construction
Construction has begun on Sunrise Wind, New York's largest offshore wind project, Governor Kathy Hochul confirmed. The 924MW wind farm, developed by Ørsted, will provide clean energy for approximately 600,000 homes in New York upon completion. The wind farm is located around 30 miles east of Montauk, New York....
New York residents oppose rural medical building proposal
A proposed 14,999-square-foot medical office building — and an accompanying traffic light — in Aquebogue, N.Y., is facing opposition from residents, according to a July 21 report from the East End Beacon. Residents are concerned that the project will create "suburban creep" along a rural, scenic byway. "This...
Culture Club — Come Together, Naturally: An artists’ community is cultivated at Ashawagh Hall
Ashawagh Hall serves as both a community center and gallery space for the Springs hamlet. (Photo credit: Doug Young) Deep in the heavily wooded hamlet of Springs, at the corner where Springs Fireplace Road meets Old Stone Highway, sits Ashawagh Hall, a historic building that serves the neighborhood’s community as both a gathering and gallery space.
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