Southold, NY

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• Southold board: Airport noise 'unacceptable'

  A resolution passed unanimously called the airport's flight management plan "unacceptable discrimination" against the North Fork."Southold is living with a huge problem," Town Supervisor Scott Russell said.Russell pulled out of a group, including other East   Read more »

• School gardens help grow students' knowledge

  high-stakes testing, which he decried as unnecessary for many Long Island schools that have been successful in the past.Southold Union Free School District Superintendent David Gamberg said there's too much emphasis being placed on classroom testing. The garden   Read more »

• Southold weighs zone change for Plum Island

  facility and a wildlife refuge of national significance," said John Turner , spokesman for the Preserve Plum Island Coalition.Southold Supervisor Scott Russell said the proposed zoning would keep much of the island as is. The town holds out hope that if the   Read more »

• LI's Chris Pendergast raises funds for ALS with Riverhead-Manhattan ride

  as Lou Gehrig 's disease), the Miller Place man, who uses a motorized wheelchair, joined the first group of marchers at Southold Elementary School at 9 a.m.The entire school left class and followed him west to the town line. In front, a truck carried a sign:   Read more »

• Push for shellfish farmers to set up roadside stands

  industry employed hundreds of people in Eastern Long Island . In 1950, more than 1 million bushels of oysters were landed in Southold. But the industry in the Peconic Bay virtually disappeared in the 1980s, a victim of brown tide and a shutdown of baby oysters   Read more »

Around the web

• LI's North Fork angry over helicopter noise

  N.Y. (AP) — Long Island's North Fork residents are angry over the noise from helicopters that transport passengers to the Hamptons. Southold officials and residents tell Newsday ( http://bit.ly/10lYycO ) that the noise to and from East Hampton Airport is incessant.   from San Francisco Chronicle Read more »

• Photo Release -- Sea Tow Receives Donation From Clare Rose and Anheuser-Busch to Support Foundation's Life Jacket Loaner Station Program

  Rose, President and CEO of Clare Rose. "When Sea Tow International came to us, we realized the similarities in our company cultures both of which are founded on strong family roots and continued community involvement. We just knew we had to support them and   from Street Insider Read more »

• Oysters Approved Under Sag Harbor Village Dock as Water Quality Concerns Continue with DEC Closure of the Coves

  on Monday night before gaining approval from the Sag Harbor Village Board Tuesday night. Harrison has been working with the Southold Project in Aquaculture (SPAT) through the Sag Harbor Oyster Club — founded in 2009 — to raise the oysters underneath the village’s   from The Sag Harbor Express Read more »

• State Smiles on Trustees

  as county, town, village, or fire district. The trustees of the freeholders and commonalty of East Hampton, Southampton, and Southold, elected bodies created in the 17th century by the Nicholls and Dongan Patents, are autonomous and are not defined as municipal   from The East Hampton Star Read more »

• Westhampton Beach Takes Top Spots In Singles And Doubles At Division Tennis Tournament

  the bracket. Dabhi and Kantor, seeded third, easily knocked off second seeded William Richter and Dylan Stromski of Southold/Greenport, 6-0, 6-1, to reach the final. Westhampton Beach head coach John Czartosieski, who has been at the helm of the boys program   from 27east.com Read more »