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Storm runoff closes shellfishing beds in eastern Suffolk
marc.beja@newsday.comAfter heavier than normal rainfall Sunday substantially increased storm water runoff, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has closed several shellfishing areas in eastern Suffolk County. Rainfall exceeded 31/2 inches in many...Tags: Shinnecock Bay, Suffolk County (New York), Rivers, New York, Bodies of Water
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LI GOLFBEAT: Outings are feeling pinch
mark.herrmann@newsday.comGolf outings help pay medical expenses, defray college tuition, keep food on some families' tables. Outings do many other things, too, such as keeping some golf courses in business. It is no small matter, then, when outings themselves are in the rough....Tags: Campaign Finance, Golf, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Long Island, Thomas Smith
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OUTDOORS: FISHING REPORT: Summer patterns evident everywhere
E-mail: outdoortom@optonline.net'Hazy, hot and humid" has been the weather catchphrase of late, so it should be no surprise that most local fish species have settled into their summer patterns. So, too, have the majority of anglers. "People are catching blues, fluke and porgies in...Tags: Huntington Station, Music, Beach Vacations, Fishing, North Fork
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Lure of cod is still a Montauk staple
E-mail: outdoortom@optonline.netIt's no secret among Long Island's bottom-fishing faithful that codfish catches have improved significantly over the past few years. While this past winter saw the best scores in a decade along the South Shore, spring cod remain a Montauk staple. Thus,...Tags: Eastchester, Montauk, Great South Bay, Long Island, Fishing
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When clams were king
aileen.jacobson@newsday.comThe salt water glistens, and seabirds call as a solitary clammer glides from a South Shore cove on his well-used boat to spend a day raking clams from the underwater mud. That's a scene from "Diggers," a new feature film set in the Moriches area in 1976,...Tags: Nancy Solomon, Josh Hamilton, Photography, Colleges and Universities, New York
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Pelosi selling Center Moriches home
STAFF WRITERFor sale: A 1,600-square-foot ranch-style home in Center Moriches with three bedrooms, a finished basement and a two-car garage. But what's notable about this waterfront home has more to do with who is selling it than its amenities. Daniel Pelosi,...Tags: Punishment, Crimes, Sales, Inwood, Murder
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TWA Flight 800: 10 years later
If disaster had a scrapbook, it would be a tiny bayside community 70 miles east of New York City. Here, a decade after Flight 800 rained fire and debris into the Atlantic off the South Shore of Long Island, American flags still flutter lazily on people'...Tags: Ceremonies, Society, American Airlines, Inc., Forests, Transportation Accidents
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Pelosi back in court -- no crowds, no lawyer
STAFF WRITERSIt was an unfamiliar scene for Daniel Pelosi when he returned to Suffolk County Court in Riverhead yesterday. No crowds, no throng of reporters, not even a defense lawyer. Appearing at a court conference on a 16-count indictment that includes charges...Tags: Trials, Riverhead, Court Administration, Suffolk County (New York), Illnesses
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Conspiracy theories remain
Newsday Staff WriterFor some, the missile theory will live forever. Others are convinced that TWA Flight 800 was shot down by friendly fire by the U.S. Navy, which was doing military exercises that night. And there are those who still believe the Boeing 747 was felled by a...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Transportation Industry, Defense, Armed Forces, Nelson DeMille
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Marsh Wren
Field Marks and Similar Species:A small, dark wren of marshes. The Marsh Wren, formerly known as the Long-billed Marsh Wren, is rusty on the wings and the lower back, has a dark patch on the upper back that is finely streaked with white, and has a brown...Tags: New Mexico, Nebraska, Florida, Long Island, Virginia
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Boat-tailed Grackle
Field Marks and Similar Species: Our largest blackbird. The male is similar to Common Grackle, but much larger with a proportionally longer tail and legs. The iridescence is blue-green. The female can be confused with Rusty Blackbird, but is much larger,...Tags: Shinnecock Bay, Broad Channel, Beach Vacations, Long Island, Wetlands
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Red Knot
Field Marks and Similar Species: A medium sized, dumpy-looking sandpiper. In breeding plumage easy to identify by its pale orange face, throat, breast and belly which contrast with the light gray back. In winter it becomes a light gray everywhere except...Tags: Alaska, Rivers, Long Island, Bodies of Water
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