Five 10-year-old kids were on the deck above a pond at Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve when part of the structure caved at around 10:26 a.m., according to an NYPD spokeswoman. Seven kids ...

Dozens – perhaps hundreds – of area residents are expected to turn out at Tuesday’s County Commission meeting to oppose plans for the clay pit. “We really plan on giving county ...

The wrangling is over the Clay Pit Cemetery, a paper street (or path) that runs beside it, ownership of the land, and environmental regulations. The cemetery is tucked away in a wooded area ...

Staff members at Clay Pit Ponds Park are there to enlighten visitors ... and other educators lead groups of parents, kids, and interested Islanders through the park, teaching the three “B ...