A Calverton property owner charged with improperly storing compost at a 45-acre farm agreed to pay a $5,630 fine after pleading guilty to Riverhead Town code violations, town officials said. Riverhead ...

The owner of a 45-acre tree farm in Calverton has until the end of the month to remove piles of compost from the site after community complaints prompted nearly a dozen town violations, according to ...

Americans throw away nearly 40 percent of food produced in the nation, most of which ends up in landfills, where it emits methane as it degrades. The gas then rises into the air, where it damages the ...