Amanda Olsen

1 day ago | shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com | Amanda Olsen

After last month’s brush fires, state, county and local organizations began taking stock of the “new normal” in local forests and wooded areas. One point of consensus is the recognition of how both tactics and equipment have evolved in recent decades to meet the demands of a changing environment and a booming population. NEW INSECT, NEW PROBLEMPerhaps the most significant recent change has been the arrival of the southern pine beetle.

1 day ago | suffolktimes.timesreview.com | Amanda Olsen

Surrounded by a white picket fence, an unassuming two-story house on Third Street in the heart of Greenport holds a surprising secret: the premier archive of historic film footage in the United States. “We’re a source for historic and musical footage that people use when they’re making documentary films, and we produce our own films using the material we have,” said Joe Lauro, founder of the Historic Films Stock Footage Archive. “We keep the archive here, and our clients are all around the world.

2 days ago | suffolktimes.timesreview.com | Amanda Olsen

After last month’s brush fires, state, county and local organizations began taking stock of the “new normal” in local forests and wooded areas. One point of consensus is the recognition of how both tactics and equipment have evolved in recent decades to meet the demands of a changing environment and a booming population. Perhaps the most significant recent change has been the arrival of the southern pine beetle.

3 days ago | suffolktimes.timesreview.com | Amanda Olsen

For the last century, the Southold Sunshine Society has been meeting needs for their neighbors from Laurel to Orient. Comprised entirely of volunteers, the group’s primary mission is lending gently used medical equipment to area residents. Last year, they moved their cache to Stonewall Storage in Cutchogue, allowing them to help even more people.

6 days ago | suffolktimes.timesreview.com | Amanda Olsen

Shellfish harvesting is temporarily closed in Town and Jockey Creeks in the town of Southold effective April 16. This is due to the detection of saxitoxin, a marine biotoxin that causes paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP), in mussels from the creeks. While uncommon, these closures are not unusual for this time of year. “When water temperatures warm, marine biotoxin-producing plankton may accumulate in such numbers so as to cause a harmful algae bloom (HAB).