Several residents urge county not to overexpand North Fork Preserve
Space for both tent and RV camping. An equestrian center. Picnic areas. Restored tennis courts. A store selling firewood and ice. These are all potential components of the North Fork Preserve under A...
View ArticleVerderber’s Nursery expands with 45 acres off Sound Avenue
Verderber’s Nursery acquired 45 acres of land off Sound Avenue in Northville that will be used to plant nursery stock, including a variety of native plants that are already plentiful on the property....
View ArticleBuddhist meditation center planned for Grange Hall in Northville
Grange Hall in Northville is set to add another incarnation to the long list of lives it has led since it was built in 1831. The Long Island Buddhist Meditation Center is in contract to purchase the...
View ArticleState: Alcohol will not be served at Hallock State Park Preserve
Facing opposition from North Fork elected officials, the state parks department announced Tuesday it will withdraw a request for proposals for a Taste NY retail concession center that would have...
View ArticleHallock State Park in Northville now open to the public
A new outdoor location officially opened up to the public Tuesday when the New York State Parks Department hosted a grand opening for the Hallock State Park Preserve in Northville. The Sound Avenue...
View ArticleBehind the scenes of the Northville Sensory Garden
The peaceful sound of rippling water fills the warm, afternoon air. Water rushes down on stone into a narrow pond that wraps around the Northville property. Animals nearby like a miniature horse,...
View ArticleLyle Wells, giant of Riverhead farming community, killed in workplace accident
When his family’s farm turned 350 years old in 2011, Riverhead’s Lyle Wells had 60 L.L. Bean jackets printed displaying the words “Wells Homestead Acres 350 Years.” It was a quiet tribute to a...
View ArticleCutchogue beekeeper saves 30,000 honeybees in church steeple
Pastor Andrew Montoro knew in June that he had a bee problem high up in the steeple of the nearly 120-year-old Community Baptist Church building on Sound Avenue in Northville. On Tuesday, he found out...
View ArticleMore than 1,000 bees believed stolen from North Fork farm
Who is stealing the East End’s bees? And, in one case, replacing them with different bees? Larry Kaiser, who owns the 1760 Homestead Farm in Northville with his wife, Margaret Feinberg, was alerted...
View ArticleRescued bees find new home as auction funds will help fund repairs at church
Just days after an estimated 30,000 honeybees were saved from the bell tower of a 19th-century church on Sound Avenue in Northville, they have a new place to call home outside the walls of the...
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