Surprise! Amper opposes a project
The Long Island Pine Barrens Society, run by Dick Amper, announced that they are opposing the state DOT’s plan to build a truck/rail depot in Brentwood, because the group anticipates the project will...
View ArticleMiddle Island projects move slowly
Two new developments proposed for Middle Island are inching ahead, despite protests from a group of environmental advocates. The two projects on Middle Country Road, a redevelopment of an abandoned...
View ArticleLI builders, enviros in cold war
You wouldn’t expect conservationists and the construction industry to exchange valentines, but vitriol between these groups has reached heartless levels. Stoked by the economic implosion of the...
View ArticleToussie Pine Barrens credits up for auction
Developer Robert Toussie, the largest individual owner of Pine Barrens credits on Long Island, is auctioning off a batch of 20, according to his son Ike. But Toussie may be facing weak demand, since...
View ArticleCarmans River Watershed plan floated again
The Carmans River plan gives owners of property in the watershed area transfer of development rights so they can build in other areas of the town.
View ArticlePine Barrens Act turns 20
As environmentalists fete the 20th anniversary of the Pine Barrens Act this summer, many builders and landowners aren’t finding much to celebrate.
View ArticleEnvironmentalists battle over SCWA land sale
Two deals to sell land owned by the SCWA are being held up by a county legislator who cites constituents’ development and preservation concerns.
View ArticleQ&A: Dick Amper, Pine Barrens Society
LIBN sits down with Pine Barrens Society President Dick Amper to talk about recent initiatives to clean up Long Island's dated water supply system.
View ArticleSuffolk officials approve water funds restoration
Thirty-million dollars was allegedly used in 2011 to support sewer infrastructure and improvement projects.
View ArticleAlec Baldwin in Riverhead to oppose new golf resort
The event is scheduled for Wednesday at noon at the Dark Horse Restaurant at 1 East Main Street.
View ArticleCourt upholds building ban on Suffolk farmland
Denies exemptions that would have enabled the building of solar or wind power installations and other structures.
View ArticleMiddle Island projects move slowly
Two new developments proposed for Middle Island are inching ahead, despite protests from a group of environmental advocates. The two projects on Middle Country Road, a redevelopment of an abandoned...
View ArticleLI builders, enviros in cold war
You wouldn’t expect conservationists and the construction industry to exchange valentines, but vitriol between these groups has reached heartless levels. Stoked by the economic implosion of the...
View ArticleToussie Pine Barrens credits up for auction
Developer Robert Toussie, the largest individual owner of Pine Barrens credits on Long Island, is auctioning off a batch of 20, according to his son Ike. But Toussie may be facing weak demand, since...
View ArticleCarmans River Watershed plan floated again
The Carmans River plan gives owners of property in the watershed area transfer of development rights so they can build in other areas of the town.
View ArticlePine Barrens Act turns 20
As environmentalists fete the 20th anniversary of the Pine Barrens Act this summer, many builders and landowners aren’t finding much to celebrate.
View ArticleEnvironmentalists battle over SCWA land sale
Two deals to sell land owned by the SCWA are being held up by a county legislator who cites constituents’ development and preservation concerns.
View ArticleQ&A: Dick Amper, Pine Barrens Society
LIBN sits down with Pine Barrens Society President Dick Amper to talk about recent initiatives to clean up Long Island's dated water supply system.
View ArticleSuffolk officials approve water funds restoration
Thirty-million dollars was allegedly used in 2011 to support sewer infrastructure and improvement projects.
View ArticleAlec Baldwin in Riverhead to oppose new golf resort
The event is scheduled for Wednesday at noon at the Dark Horse Restaurant at 1 East Main Street.
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