Suffolk County Legislature News » Fire Island News & Great South Bay News

A little over 50 years ago, the Suffolk County Farmland Preservation Program was launched based on a first-in-the-nation concept: the sale of “development rights.” Then-Suffolk County Executive John V.N. Klein was pivotal in 1974 to the inception of that program.

Behind the Dunes

Suffolk County Legislature Unanimously Passes “Working Waterfronts” Conservation Bill

Posted on October 24, 2025

VOB-Board-Meeting-Jan-31-2024

Features

Ocean Beach Village Approves Service Contract with Fire Island Ferries

Posted on February 6, 2024

Steve_Englebright_2022

Steve Englebright: Gentleman Statesman and Champion Environmentalist

Posted on June 10, 2023

Screen-Shot-2022-03-01-at-10.57.31-PM-475×475

Features

County Legislature Listens to Ridership Discuss Fire Island Ferry Contract Fallout

Posted on March 2, 2022

qtq80-1T8xHV-475×317

The Pain Left Behind: Opioid Litigation in Suffolk County

Posted on August 14, 2021

Suffolk-Plastics-Castaway-photo-Lauren-Chenault

Features

Suffolk County to Expand Fight on Plastic Pollution

Posted on May 26, 2019

Karl-Grossman-300×200

Fire Island News

L.I. Journalist Karl Grossman Honored

Posted on July 21, 2017

More from our sister sites

Live election results from Long Island races

Long Island Press

Election Day 2025: Long Island race results

Andrew Cuomo concedes nyc mayor's race

Andrew Cuomo concedes NYC mayoral race, congratulates Mayor-elect Mamdani after polls closed

EdwardTBonahue-Banner-1200×600

Schneps Podcasts

Edward T. Bonahue, Ph.D., President of Suffolk County Community College

State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal delivers remarks on Election Night after he was elected Manhattan borough president.

Brad Hoylman-Sigal wins race for Manhattan borough president, making LGBTQ history