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Community meeting planned on Calverton plume as frustration with Navy boils over

by Apr 22, 2026
The county health department will share new data about the Calverton plume that's polluting wells, groundwater, ponds, lakes and the Peonic River at a community meeting April 28.

Congressman LaLota: We need your help to hold Navy and Northrop Grumman accountable for groundwater contamination in Calverton

by Apr 18, 2024
A member of the Calverton Restoration Advisory Board asks Rep. Nick LaLota to come to the board's meeting to learn firsthand about contamination emanating from the Navy/Grumman site in Calverton and work to ensure it's remediated.

Yale researchers seek participants for study of 1,4-dioxane in Long Island drinking water

by Aug 11, 2023
Scientists studying the poorly-understood “forever chemical” 1,4-dioxane are looking for volunteers on the East End, especially those whose homes have private drinking water wells, for a study of the chemical’s potential health impacts.

Bellone announces lottery for advanced household septic systems

by Oct 20, 2014
Nineteen Suffolk homeowners will receive free advanced wastewater treatment systems valued at $15,000 plus free maintenance for five years, in a lottery that's part of the county's state-of-the-art septic demonstration program.