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As dengue fever soars, travel-related cases in Suffolk County rise
Mosquitoes can be much more than a nuisance as they search for their next blood meal: they can also pass along potentially dangerous viruses. Long considered a tropical and subtropical health threat, dengue fever has reached record levels in the Americas this year. The illness has been traveling with Aedes mosquitoes that have been moving further north amid global climate change.
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...
Full Closures Planned For Portion Of Sunrise Highway
Scheduled highway closures could cause delays for Long Island drivers in the coming days.In Suffolk County, all westbound lanes of Sunrise Highway (Route 27) are slated to close nightly in the town of Babylon beginning on Monday, July 22.From 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., lanes will close Monday, July 22, Tue…
New water filtration system for Cedar Beach
On Thursday, June 11, Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine (R) was joined by Brookhaven Town Supervisor Dan Panico (R) and Councilwoman Jane Bonner (R-Rocky Point) to promote a new I/A water filtration system, soon to be installed at Cedar Beach. Innovative and Alternative On-Site Wastewater Treatment Systems use advanced treatment...
Suffolk Uses $1M Grant to Fund Westhampton Marsh Restoration
Suffolk County plans to use $1 million in federal funding to restore saltwater marshes at Cupsogue Beach in Westhampton and two other locations to help mitigate the effects of sea-level rise. County officials are working in accordance with the South Shore Estuary Reserve to restore three key marshes that will...
Residents pan proposed Main Road medical office building and new traffic light at Union Avenue
A proposed 15,000-square-foot medical office building on Main Road in Aquebogue drew lots of criticism from local residents during a Town Board special permit hearing Tuesday afternoon at Town Hall. The presently undeveloped 3.5-acre site of the proposed building is located on the northeast corner of Main Road and Union...
Employee-owned housing proposed in East Hampton, and more
This week on Behind the Headlines, the panel discusses a combined meeting of the Riverhead and Southold town boards; water protection in Greenport; a proposal for employee-owned housing in East Hampton; a new warehouse proposal in Calverton; and a special rescue by the East Quogue Fire Department. Bill Sutton, Managing...
Southforker Stories: Brewing up community in Westhampton Beach
Step into the WHB Brewing Company located in the Gabreski Airport industrial park at 220 Roger’s Way, and you feel like you just found one of the last un-Hampton havens around. Or, maybe better, the good, chill, jolly beachy vibes that you love about the Hamptons without the fussy stuff and overpriced accompaniments.
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