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Moriches Bay Project Is Again Raising Funds To Help Reseed Bay With Oysters

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A prickly pear cactus, one of the paddle cacti, at a local garden center. Note the flower buds that will take a few more weeks to open. Handle these plants with gloves. The spines are tiny and located on the dark spots, but they can be very irritating when on the skin. ANDREW MESSINGER

A prickly pear cactus, one of the paddle cacti, at a local garden center. Note the flower buds that will take a few more weeks to open. Handle these plants with gloves. The spines are tiny and located on the dark spots, but they can be very irritating when on the skin. ANDREW MESSINGER

Priced at $2,000, this is the most expensive quilt in the Water Mill Museum's 29th Annual Quilt Show and Sale. It's called "Pickle Dish Wedding Ring." CAREY LONDON

Priced at $2,000, this is the most expensive quilt in the Water Mill Museum's 29th Annual Quilt Show and Sale. It's called "Pickle Dish Wedding Ring." CAREY LONDON

author on Dec 16, 2015
Leaders of the Moriches Bay Project are selling cocktail sauce and gift cards to raise money for the “Million Mollusk March,” an online fundraising campaign that strives to introduce one... more

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