Land preservation

Nassau County, which owns the land where the 4-H camp has operated for a century, wants to sell the 145-acre site. Riverhead may partner with Suffolk County on an effort to preserve it.

Broad Cove, a 100-acre waterfront parcel on Flanders Bay in Aquebogue, has been acquired for preservation by the Peconic Land Trust. The former duck farm has been on state, county and town preservation lists for decades.

Just over 16 acres on the Peconic River on West Main Street will be preserved as parkland following the approval by the Suffolk County Legislature, which authorized the purchase for $1.14 million in a unanimous vote Tuesday.

Officials and community members celebrated the preservation of Sharper's Hill and adjacent farmland in downtown Jamesport Wednesday.

County Legislator Al Krupski brings to the table a lifetime of experience in farming, shoreline regulation and land use.

Residents of the Town of Riverhead, you and I have what it takes to shape the future of our community, ensure our rural quality of life, and continue to protect our critical, natural resources.

Riverhead officials will head to Wall Street this summer, hoping to at least maintain the town's current credit rating.