Mark Harrington
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Melville, NY, United States
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Home heating oil prices top $6 a gallon; PSEG power charge also up
The average price for a gallon of heating oil on Long Island hit $6.07 a gallon for the week ending Nov. 7, a 61% jump from a year ago. → Read More
Grid natural gas customers may see 29% hike in bills this winter
Grid expects average customers will see their total winter heating bills jump $299 this winter to $1,320, excluding taxes. → Read More
Heating oil prices hitting record highs, topping $6 a gallon in some cases
High prices through the winter and spring have been brought on by a volatile crude oil market spurred by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and other geopolitical and supply factors. → Read More
Suffolk water authority customers facing 4.7% rate, service-charge increases June 1
The increases come amid continuing low scores for the authority in a national ranking of customer satisfaction. → Read More
2 cited after apparent hunting encampment found on Robins Island
Employees of hedge-fund billionaire Louis Bacon uncovered what they believe to be a hunting operation on a licensed game preserve on his Robins Island last Wednesday. Two men were cited with trespass → Read More
PSEG warns outages from weekend storm could last 7-10 days
PSEG Long Island is warning that outages from the weekend storm could last seven to 10 days, according to an alert from the utility Friday afternoon. PSEG said that in addition to its own several hund → Read More
Large section of Long Island's oldest vineyard back on the selling block
A large portion of Long Island’s first vineyard is once again on the selling block. More than 60 acres of historic vineyard and a home formerly occupied by the owners of the Castello di Borghese Viney → Read More
LI fishermen see tough days ahead as NYC restaurants back in lockdown
With New York City restaurants back in lockdown, Long Island fishermen once again face the loss of one of the biggest markets for their fish as a choppy 2020 comes to a close. A small measure of relie → Read More
Heating oil prices near 7-month high amid mild weather, continuing pandemic
After a summer of welcomed price declines, heating oil prices on Long Island have crept toward a seven-month high even amid mild weather and a continuing pandemic. The average credit price for No. 2 → Read More
Homeowners snapping up heat pumps as COVID focuses spending on homes
A new generation of heating and cooling systems, which work without fossil fuels, are being snapped up in an unexpected 2020 uptick despite economic woes tied to COVID-19. PSEG Long Island, which off → Read More
Hamptons vs. Manhattan? It's a no-brainer
For Ellen Wachtler the choice between moving back to her Manhattan apartment or staying at her summer home on Dune Road in Westhampton Beach this fall was a no-brainer in the age of COVID-19. "I’m not → Read More
Cuomo: Civil, criminal penalties possible over Water Mill concert
The state Department of Health's investigation into a weekend “drive-in” concert in Water Mill that included widely reported violations of COVID-19-related health codes could result in civil fines and → Read More
Garden City residents rail against giant power poles
Giant steel utility poles are rearing their heads again on Long Island as MTA contractors work to complete a third-track project through 10 miles of Nassau County, angering some residents and official → Read More
Rocked by coronavirus, fish markets bouncing back
Long Island seafood markets, rocked by the coronavirus pandemic, are slowly bouncing back from sharp drop-offs in restaurant orders and other broadsides, some by branching out. The state’s order to p → Read More
NYAW prepares to install smart water meters across Nassau
Even as it moves to sell its Long Island service territory, New York American Water is pressing ahead with plans to replace all its 126,500 water meters in Nassau with new smart meters that constantly → Read More
LIPA to close 2 small power plants in Nassau, Suffolk
National Grid and LIPA will shutter two small peak-power generators, one in West Babylon and another in Glenwood Landing, this year and next, and may close more depending on the outcome of tax-challen → Read More
Northport agrees to consent decree, will pay $125G fine for polluting harbor, bay
The Village of Northport has agreed to routinely inspect and repair its storm-sewer system and pay $125,000 in civil penalties after the federal government found the municipal system released “illegal → Read More
Ruling opens door for Smokes R Us gas station
Heated competition for discount gasoline may be coming to the Poospatuck Indian Reservation in Mastic after a state Supreme Court judge last week lifted a temporary restraining order that has prevente → Read More
State rejects proposed undersea gas pipeline
The decision means National Grid will likely follow through on a threatened moratorium on new gas pipeline projects to the region, from new residential hookups to the Belmont Park redevelopment. → Read More
Cops: 'Targeted' shooting inside Suffolk IHOP
None of the other customers was injured but a bullet fragment hit the sweater of one female patron but did not penetrate her body, Cameron said. → Read More