State Agency Says PSEG Followed Proper Protocol Prior To Pole Installation
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The metal poles in Eastport. PRESS FILE
The metal poles in Eastport. PRESS FILE
Kate Riga on Aug 23, 2017
A state agency asked to review the steps taken by PSEG Long Island prior to installing some 175 towering metal poles between power substations in Riverside and Eastport this spring... more
I picked up the phone because I needed answers about the cardboard shredder. Packaging used to be simple for my farm. Baskets, then burlap, paper then plastic, but ultimately, from us, the manufacturer, little packaging was required. We still send potatoes in paper sacks, but we can also now send it in bottles, as Vodka, to martini makers all over the Empire State. With this fragile opportunity, comes packaging. The cardboard shredder I am after doesn’t shred cardboard to reduce and destroy it, but rather it handily perforates three-ply boxes, turning pieces into packing material hassle free. Packing material is ...
21 Jan 2025 by Marilee Foster
2025 has already mugged me, repeatedly. I look forward to years that end in a zero or a five. They feel auspicious. One of my life’s numerical highlights was to have my high school graduation land on an ’0 year. Many of us partied extra hard at the turn of the millennium. After all, it was a ’000. I associate auspicious with superlatives like “great!” And so, despite all the signs, I was feeling hopeful, looking forward to 2025. I should have been looking backward for the kick in the butt. Let’s start with the fires ravaging my native Southern ...
20 Jan 2025 by Carlos Sandoval
What will be the future off offshore wind turbines off Long Island and elsewhere along coastal United States with Donald Trump as U.S. president? “We recommitted to reducing carbon emissions with offshore wind off the coast of Long Island,” declared New York Governor Kathy Hochul last week in her “State of the State” address in Albany. A week before, giving a “State of the Region” speech on Long Island, Hochul told of how with “the South Fork Wind Project, we have the largest commercial grade offshore wind facility in America. And we’re just getting started … Don’t stop believing that ...
by Karl Grossman
Southampton Town Councilmembers Cyndi McNamara and Michael Iasilli have started a collection drive for Heart of the Hamptons. The town has a collection box in the entrance of Town Hall. Due to the high cost of living and rise in utility costs, many financially vulnerable populations face obstacles obtaining food and clothing, especially in the colder months, noted both Councilpersons in a press release. Items being sought for donation include coats — new and used — and food items, such as nonperishables like pasta, canned goods, cereal, etc., and diapers, especially sizes 4, 5 and 6. Donations may be dropped ...
by Staff Writer
The Hampton Bays Historical Society will host its annual Winter Fundraising Dinner at Villa Paul Restaurant in Hampton Bays on Sunday, January 26, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. A three-course dinner will be served. Reservations should be made with Villa Paul by calling 631-728-3261. Tickets, which include tax and gratuity, will be sold at the door for $55 (cash or check) and $57 (credit card). Take out is also available. For more information on the historical society, visit hamptonbayshistoricalsociety.org.
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Susan Remkus-Denis and Maria Maier will be the leaders of Wellness Monday at The Church in Sag Harbor on Monday, February 10. They will provide an “Intro to Jin Shin Jyutsu,” in a program set to begin at 3 p.m. Tickets are $10 for nonmembers. The ancient Japanese practice of Jin Shin Jyutsu uses gentle touch to help restore the natural flow of life energy through the body. Remkus-Denis and Maier will give a brief presentation about the origins and basic components of the practice, outlining why it is an effective and ideal approach for health care professionals and self-care ...
by Staff Writer
The Southampton Youth Bureau and Hampton Bays Public Library Teen Center are joining forces to present a Video Game Tournament on Saturday, February 1, at the Hampton Bays Community Center, 25 Ponquogue Avenue, Hampton Bays. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., with registration and sign-in beginning at 10:30 a.m. Gamers in grades five through 12 are invited to join the fun for just $10 admission. The tournament will feature fan-favorite games “Super Smash Brothers Ultimate” and “Mario Kart 8 Deluxe” on the Nintendo Switch. Extra game systems will also be available for free play and practice. Participants ...
by Staff Writer
Hampton Library in Bridgehampton is hosting “Winter Intermezzo: An Afternoon of Poetry & Music” on Saturday, January 25, at 2 p.m. at St. Ann’s Episcopal Church in Bridgehampton. Inspiring words of verse will be read by local poets Peter Walsh and Candace Hill Montgomery, Canio’s Maryann Calendrille, Hampton Library’s Jill Burdge and Lisa Michne, student Poppy Edwards, and St. Ann’s Father Jim, with musical interludes by, among others, violinist Garry Ianco, associate concertmaster of The New American Sinfonietta. Blythe Danner will be the special guest. Refreshments will be served in the parish house after the reading. Tickets may be reserved ...
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Kate Riga on Aug 23, 2017