Mark Harrington

In late August to early September of 1995, the wind-whipped Sunrise Fire burned some 5,000 acres of the pine barrens on both sides of Sunrise Highway at Westhampton.

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1049 members tallied ballots on Thursday.

The town supervisor cites uncertainty from the federal government and the need for new state fire-safety code standards for the facilities.

The town supervisor cites uncertainty from the federal government and the need for new state fire-safety code standards for the facilities.

The owner of Crescent Duck Farm is hoping to revive his business after it was severely impacted by the outbreak.

The LIPA board is weeks away from votes on a long-term contract to operate the Long Island electric grid and a new chief executive.

The ruling stems from a whistleblower lawsuit filed by a former employee of the former Covanta Hempstead plant who accused operators of improper waste-handling practices.

Beacon's underwater 200-mile transmission cable would have run the full-length of Long Island Sound, and required demolition blasting in the East River to clear rocky seabed.

Shoaling at the inlet has kept some of the region's largest commercial fishing boats out of the state's largest fishing port.

A PSC spokesman noted Gov. Hochul's management compensation audit "will focus on the investor-owned utilities."