Hampton Bays

Farming

Ecological Cultural Initiative to Launch Seed Library, Innovative Garden Programming

The Hampton Bays-based ecological group Ecological Cultural Initiative, founded last year, has big plans for 2017, starting this coming Wednesday, March 8 with the unveiling of a new seed library at the Hampton Bays Library.

Southold

Coastal Resilience

After Winter Storms, Southold's Town Beach in Danger of Breach

Southold’s Town Beach, which sits on the Long Island Sound in the erosion-prone bowl of Hashamomuck Cove, has fared badly in this winter’s storms, and town workers are concerned that if something isn’t done, the beach could disappear before the summer bathing season is upon us.

East Hampton

Renewable Energy

Deepwater Wind Hosts Open House

Offshore wind developer Deepwater Wind, which in January was awarded a Long Island Power Authority bid to provide energy to the South Fork from a new wind farm 30 miles off Montauk, is hosting an East Hampton open house next week to give members of the public an overview of their plans.

North Haven

Water

SCWA Brings Water Main to North Haven

The Suffolk County Water Authority announced Thursday that they will soon begin installing 6,520 feet of water main along Long Beach Road in Noyac to greatly improve fire protection and water distribution in the Village of North Haven.