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Environmental issues will be focus of congressional candidate forum Tuesday
Republican Lee Zeldin and Democrat Anna Throne-Holst will answer questions on environmental issues Tuesday, Oct. 17 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Culinary Arts Center in Riverhead.
Greg Blass
Greg Blass Reality check: Water is a finite resource and it’s time to stop squandering it
The time is now for all of us to wake up and take some simple steps to conserve our precious drinking water resource.
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Piping plover breeding season has arrived, restricting activities on some beaches
The tiny shore bird is listed as endangered in New York, where an estimated 200 nesting pairs breed on Long Island's beaches.
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A successful Riverhead STOP Day: Residents drop off hundreds of pounds of household hazardous wastes
Riverhead residents took advantage of the town’s household hazardous wastes collection day today, dropping off hundreds pounds worth of electronic wastes, solvents, used oil, old paint, pool chemicals and other substances that should not be landfilled.
Suffolk Closeup
Suffolk Closeup Limiting nitrogen at the source: county looks to regulate lawn fertilizer content
A bill that would limit nitrogen content in lawn and garden fertilizer is being drafted by County Legislator Bill Lindsay.
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‘Extra-flammable’ crude oil being stored at Riverhead oil tanks; town officials, first responders kept in the dark
United Riverhead Terminal began storing the exceptionally volatile Bakken crude oil produced by fracking in North Dakota in 2014. RiverheadLOCAL exclusive report.
