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Fire Island Dance Festival Returns To Fire Island Pines 7/18 Thru 7/19
Lauded by Out Magazine, The New York Times, CBS News on LOGO and The Village Voice, the Fire Island Dance Festival returns to Fire Island Pines for a trio of outdoor party/performances on Saturday, July 18 and Sunday, July 19, 2009.
Now Booking | Summer by the Sea
The exterior of the newly opened Reform Club in Amagansett, N.Y. The New York area's fabled summer retreats - the Hamptons, Fire Island, etc.
Man medevaced from grounded vessel in Fire Island Inlet
A Coast Guard crew medically evacuated a man from a pleasure craft after the vessel ran aground on a sandbar in Fire Island Inlet around 2:40 a.m. today.
Take Flight at Fire Island's Fabulous IndepenDANCE July 3
Relive the halcyon days when "flight attendants" were "stewardesses" who had saucy reputations.
Long islander Charged in Anti-Gay Attack
The Police Department of Suffolk County, New York, issued a press release on June 19 about the arrest of a man in Central Islip, RI, who was paced under arrest for an alleged hate crime carried out in the early morning hours that same day.
Ask the Dog Lady: A Fire Island Breed?
Dear Dog Lady, I recently have been reading how some animals were bred for specific reasons.
Fire Island - Discover a National Park Treasure
"While the State of New York holds its fair share of National Historic Sites and National Monuments, Long Island offers access to the state's only National Park on the ocean- Fire Island National Seashore- and it is A spectacular site.
Engineers: Best fix for sewage pipe is $152M tunnel
The fastest - and potentially cheapest - way to replace the deteriorating outfall pipe at Suffolk's largest sewage treatment plant will likely be to dig a 2.6-mile tunnel beneath the Great South Bay , according to engineers hired by the county.
Pines resident appointed to head Fire Island National Seashore
Call him a hometown boy! Newly appointed Fire Island National Seashore Superintendent Chris Soller has been something of a fixture on the beach since he was a FINS management assistant in the mid-1980s. He and his partner, Jack Curry, have also owned a home in the Fire Island Pines since 2000.
Coast Guard, Good Samaritan rescue boater from vessel fire
A Good Samaritan rescued a person in the water after their 27-foot boat became engulfed in flames about one mile east of Coast Guard Station Fire Island, N.Y., at 2:10 p.m. today.
Aggressive Fire Destroys Two Bay-front Pines Homes
A fast-moving fire destroyed two neighboring homes in the Fire Island Pines on May 20.
Cornell monitors confirm blue whales off New York and Long Island
Experts from the Bioacoustics Research Program at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology have for the first time positively identified the voice of a singing blue whale about 70 miles off the Long Island and New York City coast, closer than ever, Cornell and the state Department of Environmental Conservation announced.
Newport-bound sailors rescued by Coast Guard
NEWPORT a ' A Coast Guard rescue crew rescued three boaters bound for Newport off Fire Island, N.Y., Thursday morning after their 40-foot sailboat ran aground in heavy fog.
EDGEfireisland.com Parties Feed
The Summer Season is upon us, and Fire Island is set to burn all summer long. From caring for our gay elders to shaking a leg for AIDS fundraising to Pine-tastic parties, here's a quick look at what lies ahead.
Wealthy LI Town Seeks 'Distressed Community' Grant
May 14, 2009 5:47 pm US/Eastern Reporting Jennifer McLogan FIRE ISLAND, N.Y. While New York struggles with crushing deficits, layoffs, cutbacks, tax increases and transit hikes, an exclusive Fire Island seasonal village is hoping to qualify as a "distressed community" for your taxpayer dollars.
Digging In: Fire Island's Fresh Seasonal Fare
Dining on Fire Island, our trip pick of the week , most often consists of stepping into your backyard, firing up the grill, and bbq-ing yourself a brat or a fresh cut of fish from the cooler.
Beachside Bike Rides: Quintessential Fire Island Fun
While we love biking in the city, sometimes it gets to be a bit much. Contending with horn-honking, overzealous cabbies, disappearing bike lanes and a maze of cars and buses is enough to make even the most determined peddler long for greener pastures.
Salute to the great Pete Seeger
Happy 90th birthday, Pete Seeger! I have loved this man and his music since I was 14 years old and first heard him playing the banjo at Buck's Rock Work Camp.
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$23-$25 million Fire Island Beach Nourishment Expected to Add 1.8 million cubic yards of Sand
Elected and agency officials joined coastal engineers and homeowner representatives on April 17 in a tour of a beach nourishment project Fire Island homeowners.