Commission Votes to Discontinue Fluoride

NSBU Utilities Commissioners voted unanimously on Monday February 24th to discontinue the addition of Fluoride to the potable water supply, per staff recommendation. Numerous operational factors were considered and led up to staff’s recommendation for the elimination. The Fluoride feed equipment is at end of life and would require considerable reinvestment for continuance, no longer operational, and the equipment replacement costs can reach approximately $500,000. Read More » Continue reading Commission Votes to Discontinue Fluoride

Promoting Paradise by Removing a Parking Lot

With an opportunity to reverse decades of paving over paradise to put up a parking lot, the Marine Discovery Center along with community partners and local enthusiasts, has removed 13,000 square feet of impervious pavement, reshaped the shoreline, and is converting the shoreline and several upland parking lot medians into a productive coastal habitat. Over the next week, the Living Shoreline habitat will begin the Read More » Continue reading Promoting Paradise by Removing a Parking Lot

The Chapters of Our Life

We all possess a book of our life, a collection of chapters that begins with our birth and continues until the day we depart from this world. These chapters encompass various aspects such as childhood, teenage years, love, marriage, family, travel, careers and hobbies. To preserve our life book, we keep journals, photo albums, and pass on stories from one generation to the next. It Read More » Continue reading The Chapters of Our Life