County to open up walk-ins at certain vaccination sites
Walk-ins to receive the COVID-19 vaccine will be accepted beginning 3 p.m. Thursday at the county run site at Suffolk County Community College in Selden, beginning the expansion of availability to...
View ArticleResidents can receive free drink at participating businesses after getting...
Get a vaccine, receive a free drink. As part of the county’s effort to boost vaccination numbers, any resident age 21 or older who receives the COVID-19 vaccine at a county-run site in May will...
View ArticleCounty announces $100M initiative for farmland preservation
As they celebrate their 20th year farming organic vegetables, fruit and flowers along Sound Avenue in Riverhead, Chris and Eve Kaplan-Walbrecht can’t help but think about the future like so many other...
View Article‘Rapid weakening’ of Tropical Storm Henri expected as it moves over southern...
Update (Sunday 2 p.m.): Southold Town announced the two evacuation shelters in Peconic and Orient have been closed as the center of Tropical Storm Henri has now passed to the east of Long Island. The...
View ArticleKrupski: Don’t slash farmland preservation funds
Suffolk County Legislator Al Krupski (D-Cutchogue) is advocating for the county to avoid slashing a proposed $100 million farmland preservation initiative that was unveiled just over a month ago by...
View ArticleCounty, state to ramp up testing sites amid COVID-19 surge
Anticipated holiday gatherings and travel is fueling a rush to get a COVID-19 test. With long lines forming outside of clinics and urgent care offices, state and county officials have announced new...
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