CONVERSATION WITH JOSEPH VIETRI Director US Army Corps of Engineers National Planning Center For Coastal and Storm damage North Atlantic Division In response to New York Times op ed article on Beach Replenishment Project

Managing Our Deer text and photos by Bradlee White FINS was tasked by NPS to create a Deer Management Program. The results are disturbing

Endangered piping plovers enjoy a baby boom this summer in Rockaway BY Lisa L. Colangelo NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Sunday, August 10, 2014, 2:00 AM Twelve nesting pairs of the endangered birds successfully raised about 25 fledglings this year — five times the 2013 amount.

THE ANNUAL MAGGIE FISCHER MEMORIAL GREAT SOUTH BAY CROSS BAY SWIM Text & Photos by Jeff Schou 93 swimmers started the race – and all 93 completed this year’s swim!

Saltaire Details Market Plans By Timothy Bolger

The Fire Island Ocean Beach Replenishment (FIMI) Project Status and Beach Scraping the latest best guess is that we will get sand on the beach in the fall of 2015

SANDY AND FIRE ISLAND - A LOOK BACK - DECEMBER 30 2012 by Jeannie

Hurricane of '38 Gave Island a Sucker Punch (Fire Island News 5/26/88)

News from Fire Island National Seashore: West Nile Virus; Hurricanes Paula S. Valentine Public Affairs Fire Island National Seashore

Newsbriefs: SOME ATTACKS ON THE TICK – From Pesticides to Guinea Hens!!!

Kismet’s Caroline Stern and George Hess arrested for Dancing in the Subway “When you’re waiting for the subway late at night, there’s not much to do but dance and celebrate life,” she said.

Newsbriefs: Senate Bill Would Drive Up Flood-Insurance Premiums Ticks to the Slaughter

39th Annual Kismet Fire Department Installation Dinner May 19, 2012

President Obama endorses Gay Marriage Rights 5/9/12

Fire Island ferry surcharge plan Proposal to add 25 cents to each ferry ticket as a way to add revenue to county sunk at last minute

Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society Upcoming Events – May through August 2010

UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, FIRE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE AND COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY JOIN TO STUDY SEDIMENT MOVEMENT ON THE BEACH AND OFFSHORE OF FIRE ISLAND

Ocean Beach Summer Club Fire, Grove Hotel & Gerard Walk Fires ,SMALL PLANE CRASHES ON FIRE ISLAND ,Tax error leads to Fire Island residents being overbilled

Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point, NY (FIMP) Reformulation Study - Update 2nd in a series of on-going articles Joe Vietri Director US Army Corps of Engineers National Planning Center For Coastal and Storm damage

4 POSTER STUDY by THE FIRE ISLAND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION TO REDUCE TICK POPULATION by Bradlee White

WATER TAXI COMPANY CAPITULATES PRESENTS SCHEDULE UNDER PRESSURE but read the fine print

GROVE ELECTS HOMECOMING QUEEN '09

James Belzer's  I’ll Take Manhattan : A Benefit Event For The Church Of St. Luke’S In The Fields A sentimental journey through Broadway classics, a cross between Doris Day wholesomeness and New Age fun., by Deirdre Donovan on Apr. 28, 2009

FINS REVOKES 4 POSTER TICK CONTROL STUDY, FIRE ISLAND WILDLIFE FPOUNDATION AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS RESPOND

SUFFOLK COUNTY TO SPRAY FOR MOSQUITOES; REVEALS PLANS FOR TICK CONTROL

NEWS BRIEFS: West Nile Virus Detected on Fire Island New flood maps affect Fire Islander's insurance Pot Brownies in O.B Coke'n Sex in Meat Rack Random Tire Slashing in Kismet what's going on here???

FIRE ISLAND TIDE REFUSES TO PUBLISH APOLOGY AFTER WRITER ANTAGONIZES TOWN

MARCEL MARCEAU, FAMED FRENCH MIME, DIES AT 84 revived the art of mime and brought poetry to silence

LETTER FROM JOE VIETRI, DIRECTOR OF US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS NATIONAL PLANNING CENTER OF EXPERTISE FOR COASTAL AND STORM DAMAGE: WHY IS THE FIRE ISLAND TO MONTAUK POINT STUDY TAKING SO LONG?

CRISIS IN THE MIDDLE EAST - eyewitness reports, newsbriefs from inside Israel offer more immediate picture of what is really going on - Rudolph Giuliani: Toward a Realistic Peac, Religious conflict in Harvard football schedul, Israel to Turn Away Darfur Refugees, Iran has developed a remote-controlled missile launch system, Israeli Soccer Fans Strike Back After Bosnian Nazi Salutes - Update 08/23/2007

Kismet's 13th Annual Henry Gates Clam Shucking Contest to benefit the West Islip Breast Cancer Coalition raised over $40,000 and still had fun

WEST NILE VIRUS 2007 MOSQUITO ACTION PLAN from Fire Island National Seashore

12th Annual Cherry Grove Garden Tour to be Held Saturday, June 30

Happiest Day in Kismet : Ribbon Cutting Ceremony For New Sidewalks

HANDICAPPING THE TONYS... AND THE WINNER WILL BE... SHOULD BE... IS.

INTERVIEW WITH JOE VIETRI, DIRECTOR OF US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS NATIONAL PLANNING CENTER OF EXPERTISE FOR STORM DAMAGE ON KATRINA ANNIVERSARY REGARDING HURRICANE RISKS TO NEW YORK AND FIRE ISLAND

CRISIS IN THE MIDDLE EAST - eyewitness reports, newsbriefs from inside Israel offer more immediate picture of what is really going on - Update 08/10/2007

CRISIS IN THE MIDDLE EAST - eyewitness reports, newsbriefs from inside Israel offer more immediate picture of what is really going on - Update 07/27/2007

CRISIS IN THE MIDDLE EAST - eyewitness reports, newsbriefs from inside Israel offer more immediate picture of what is really going on - Update 07/20/2007

CRISIS IN THE MIDDLE EAST - eyewitness reports, newsbriefs from inside Israel offer more immediate picture of what is really going on - Update 07/12/2007

CRISIS IN MIDDLE EAST eyewitness reports, newsbriefs from inside Israel offer more immediate picture of what is really going on UPDATE AUG 18th

Judy Garland Gets Her Own Stamp By Kerrie Smith

CRISIS IN MIDDLE EAST eyewitness reports, newsbriefs from inside Israel offer more immediate picture of what is really going on

Saltaire Changes Rigid Bike Riding Law - Temporarily

Water alert causes firing on Fire Island The false alarm about tainted water was caused by bad samples taken by a field operator with a troubled work history

Grove Garden Tour July!

Kismet and the World Loses a Courageous Newsman - Frances "Fritz" Littlejohn

Joe Vietri, Director of US Army Corps of Engineers National Planning Center of Expertise for Storm Damage, Outlines Specific Steps for Fire Island Protection/Recovery