Low Water In Georgica Pond Stymies Some, But Promises Healthier Conditions
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There haven’t been many kayakers on Georgica Pond in Wainscott this season. KYRIL BROMLEY
There haven’t been many kayakers on Georgica Pond in Wainscott this season. KYRIL BROMLEY
Michael Wright on Jun 16, 2015
The late-spring vistas across Georgica Pond are usually pastel green wetland rushes, blue waters, white ribbons of beach sand—and the less pastoral freckles of pink, purple, red and yellow, the... more
The catbird is back, and it’s a relief to hear his silly songs filling the hedgerow with joy. It is no joke, no hyperbole — joy is that sweet, warbling noise. The catbird is a honey-voiced mimic, Freddie Mercury to the mockingbird’s Janis Joplin. The catbird can hit it high or low, and he’ll fool you for a moment, and then he “mews.” He falls silent, looking at you as you look for him. Asparagus season started late, and furiously. If you know the stuff, if you’ve been coming eye to eye with it for 30 years, you can understand ...
14 May 2024 by Marilee Foster
This time of year when winter’s skeletal landscape switches to spring’s glory, my fingers start to twitch. I am revisited by memories of my early years as a petty thief, a secret savior of neglected plants. When I was a kid, my mother translated “No Trespassing” signs into “Welcome, Betty.” Her father owned a real estate agency, and although my mother never worked in the business, a curiosity and love of houses and properties ran deep in her blood. After we moved to Garden City, she had a habit of driving at a snail’s pace down the tree-lined streets, pointing ...
by Denise Gray Meehan
How can Suffolk County — this county jutting out into the Atlantic Ocean and far from the urban parts of the New York metropolitan area — again receive a failing grade for pollution from ozone in a report released last month by the American Lung Association? The reason we are hit with ozone is because it blows here in the wind from the New York metro area, and the Long Island Sound is also a factor. “If you live in Suffolk County, the air you breathe may put your health at risk,” declares the ALA’s annual “State of Your Air ...
by Karl Grossman
The Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt is again offering an opportunity for residents to Adopt-a-Patch at Vineyard Field, behind the South Fork Natural History Museum in Bridgehampton. The goal of the program is to restore the field, which has been overgrown with invasive autumn olive shrubs. Adopt-a-Patch was initiated in 2021 in which a volunteer is allotted a section of the field (their “patch”) where they will cut back any new sprouts at least once a month during the growing season. The organization has learned after years of mowing trails that repetitive cutting eradicates this noxious plant. Those interested ...
by Staff Writer
Hampton Bays Beautification Association will hold its 38th annual Garden Party on Saturday, June 1, at Oakland’s Restaurant on Dune Road. The event, featuring an auction, prizes, raffles and “hat parade,” along with lunch, starts at noon. Tickets are on sale now at the Hampton Bays Public Library or Fandango boutique on Main Street; no tickets will be sold at the door. The ticket price is $60 with a cash bar. Go to hbba.net for additional details.
by Staff Writer
The Hampton Bays Public Library will offer a boating safety course taught by members of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary on Saturday, June 1, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:40 p.m. The cost is $50 per person payable by check to U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 18-06. Participants must be at least 10 years old to attend the class, which meets New York State boating safety requirements. Register in advance for the limited spaces by emailing jbmedped@gmail.com or calling 408-513-4963.
by Staff Writer
Architectural tours of two of Sag Harbor’s well known structures, the Old Whalers’ Church at 44 Union Street, and Christ Episcopal Church at 5 Hampton Street, will be offered by the Sag Harbor Historical Society on Sunday, May 26, from 2 to 4 p.m. Randy Croxton, president of Croxton Collaborative Architects will begin the Whalers’ Church tour at 2 p.m. The tour of Christ Episcopal Church will begin immediately following and be led by Zachary Studenroth, architectural historian, and Rev. Dr. Cecily Broderick-Guerra, priest-in-charge. Donations are appreciated: sagharborhistorical.org.
by Staff Writer
Downtown Riverhead will be splashed with color on Sunday, May 26, from noon to 5 p.m., when people of all ages leave their mark in the East End Arts Mosaic Street Painting Festival. In addition to the chalk art, there will be live entertainment, food trucks, kids activities and more. There is still time for vendors, both artisan, food and nonprofits, to reserve a space. Artists should sign up early for a chalk square. For more information, to go eastendarts.org.
by Staff Writer
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Michael Wright on Jun 16, 2015