In Riverhead, Sen. Gillibrand Highlights Funding Threats to Peconic Estuary
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand was in Riverhead Monday to share her concerns with local environmental groups and the public about
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Updates: Bracing for This Weekend’s Nor’Easter
The timing of this weekend’s coastal storm is beginning to come into focus as the National Weather Service issues advisories
Lore of the Peconics
Seaport Museum Launches 2025 Lecture Series
The East End Seaport Museum in Greenport has announced its Arts & Culture lecture series for 2025. Lecture will be
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Greenport Blessing of the Fleet Saturday: A Tradition As Old As The Sea
by Erin Kimmel, Executive Director, East End Seaport Museum Few rituals speak to the soul of a maritime community quite
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Shellabration Returns to Greenport
Pictured Above: Little Creek Oysters in downtown Greenport is a mainstay of Shellabration festivities | CCE marine photo The 10th
Blue Water Task Force Warns of Bacteria at Beaches, as Volunteers Collect Record Amount of Data
The Blue Water Task Force, a volunteer science program involving three East End nature organizations, had a banner year on
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Shelter Island Teams Up with CCE to Build Seahorse Hotels
by Jeanne Marie Merkel & Beth Young On an afternoon in late May, just after school let out, Shelter Island
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Coast Guard Seeks Feedback On Local Buoys To Be Removed
The U.S. Coast Guard is currently seeking feedback on a controversial plan to scrap 350 aids to navigation across the
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National Safe Boating Week to Be Celebrated in Greenport
This is an important year for safe boating in New York State, as Brianna’s Law, the 2019 legislation requiring all
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Whale Sightings Are Up
While researchers along the East Coast have been documenting an “unusual whale mortality event” since 2016, there is a lot
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State of the Bays Returns
On Wednesday, April 2, Dr. Christopher Gobler of SoMAS at Stony Brook University will present his annual “State of the
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Seaport Museum Launches 2025 Lecture Series
The East End Seaport Museum in Greenport has announced its Arts & Culture lecture series for 2025. Lecture will be
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Baymen Question Potential Causes of Scallop Die-Offs
In the six years since the devastating annual die-off of Peconic Bay scallops began, researchers have begun homing in on
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Maritime Festival Returns
The East End Seaport Museum & Marine Foundation and Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital are ready to present the
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Ahead of Maritime Fest, Tall Ship Ernestina-Morrisey to Hold Cruises Out of Greenport
The East End Seaport Museum is welcoming the Tall Ship Ernestina Morrisey, which will be coming into Greenport on Tuesday,
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