Toxic blue-green algae were found in record levels in Southampton’s Lake Agawam earlier this month, capping a summer during which a dozen South Fork lakes and ponds were closed due to high levels of the harmful bacteria.

Scientists predict a record year for ticks on Long Island and the rest of the Northeast, and they are attributing the surge to a confluence

Catch limits for fishermen are often based on where fish have been most abundant in the past. But they have failed to keep up with geographical changes.