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In this week's Road Trip Close to Home, News 12's Amanda Eustice paddles deep into Wharton State Forest, where scenic waterways and peaceful surroundings make for the perfect escape.

The 350-acre oak-pine forest of Calverton Ponds Preserve (Credit: Amanda Olsen) The Long Island Pine Barrens Society “Best of the Rest” campaign recently helped to preserve parcels on both sides of ...

From summer camps to weekend trips, the next three months can be costly for Long Island parents–but summer doesn’t have to drain your wallet. We've compiled this list of 100 free things to do on Long ...

Two Long Island men will pay a combined total of $15,000 after being convicted of illegal dumping in the protected Central Pine Barrens region. According to a press release from the Suffolk County ...

SCHUYLERVILLE, N.Y. - New York Army National Guard helicopter crews partnered May 8 with state Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers to hone their firefighting skills along the ...

Two men have admitted to dumping a box truck full of construction debris in a remote wooded area of the Long Island Central Pine Barrens Region in Riverhead last fall. Marvin Sandoval, 29, of ...

Marvin Sandoval and Charles Weiss to Pay $15,000 in Combined Fines Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced on April 29 that Marvin Sandoval, 29, of Ronkonkoma, and Charles Weiss, ...

Marvin Sandoval and Charles Weiss to Pay $15,000 in Combined Fines Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced on April 29 that Marvin Sandoval, 29, of Ronkonkoma, and Charles Weiss, ...

Forecasters on Friday warned low humidity and gusty wind increased the risk that fire could develop across parts of New Jersey, Philadelphia and its suburbs and Delaware as firefighters continued to ...