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• Southold weighs zone change for Plum Island

  this week that an additional 37-acres be added to the proposed conservation district.Chantal Collier, director of the Long Island Sound Program for The Nature Conservancy , described it as "one of the largest continuous blocks of undeveloped coastal land in   Read more »

• Push for shellfish farmers to set up roadside stands

  to the grower's property. That's fine for above-ground tillers, but not practical for crops sowed in Peconic Bay or Long Island Sound ."Unless you have people put scuba tanks on, it's not going to work," Rivara said with a smile.A few summers ago, one shellfish   Read more »

• NWS: Isolated minor coastal flooding tonight on LI

  minor coastal flooding is possible during high tide Tuesday night along the coast of the western Long Island Sound and the eastern bays, according to the National Weather Service .Tidal departures of 1 foot to 1 1/2 feet are expected, according to a coastal   Read more »

• Amtrak seeks more funds to avert 'crisis'

  over the next 25 years. Under one proposal, the system would be expanded across Long Island to a bridge or tunnel across Long Island Sound to Connecticut . Federal officials have not estimated the cost.Jeffrey Zupan, senior transportation fellow for the Regional   Read more »

• Long Island high-speed rail plan weighed by feds

  in 2040 may be able to catch a high-speed train in Nassau or Suffolk , cross a bridge across Long Island Sound , and reach major New England cities in a couple hours.Federal officials are considering such a plan -- to be developed in two years and implemented   Read more »

Around the web

• East Haven's Beachhead Restaurant won't let storms keep them down

  opening the door to her establishment once the floodwaters from Hurricane Sandy’s surge had tumbled back into Long Island Sound. “I walked in and saw the bar and the tables had moved, floated around the dining room,” Bucci recalled. “I shut the door and went 5/18/13 from New Haven Register Read more »

• 60 hurt as US trains collide; New York-Boston corridor closed

  p.m. Friday, hitting the other train in Bridgeport, Connecticut, about 60 miles northeast of New York City on the Long Island Sound, authorities said. That caused some cars on the second train, which was destined for New Haven, to likewise leave the tracks,   from New Kerala Read more »

• NATURE CALENDAR: Barn Island in Stonington field trip, Jim Serba's 'Nature Wars' in Hamden

  growing out of control. Farm River: A Window Into River Restoration and Protection, with Dave Kozak, DEEP Office of Long Island Sound Programs, annual Branford Land Trust meeting, 7 p.m. May 22, Blackstone Library, 758 Main St., Branford, www.branfordlandtrust.org.   from New Haven Register Read more »

• REVIEW: Green Light for Gatsby

  the title implies: great. Gatsby follows Nick Carraway (Toby Maguire) as he recounts the tale of his first summer on Long Island Sound. The mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby lives next-door, and hosts lavish parties almost every night in the hopes that his   from Daily Free Press Read more »

• thePortWashingtonNews.com Calendar

  is the season of anticipation. Boats are being prepared for launch, yacht clubs are going into commission all up and down Long Island Sound, and the weather is absolutely beautiful. The beginning of an active boating season on Manhasset Bay and LI Sound is   from Port Washington News Read more »