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CBS News
17-07-2025
- General
- CBS News
Oil spill in Long Island's Mill River forces around-the-clock environmental cleanup
Oil has stopped flowing into Long Island's Mill River, but not before an estimated 1,000 gallons of greasy fluid leaked into the waterway that leads to the Atlantic Ocean. It was all hands on deck as PSEG Long Island contractors kept working to contain the spill Thursday in East Rockaway after an underground electrical transmission cable surrounded by a cooling oil started leaking Monday. With state oversight, PSEG Long Island contractors removed hundreds of gallons of oily water and set up containment booms in the East Rockaway Channel after fluid leaked into the Mill River. "Literally, it looks just like a rainbow on the water and you can see the oil," Joey Leggio, an Oceanside boat captain, said. "A lot of people used to go swimming here. Now, how are you going to go swimming in this water now?" Dominic Decrescenzo, of East Rockaway, said. PSEG Long Island said the source of the dielectric fluid leak was discovered Wednesday night. The fluid is similar to mineral oil, which is nonhazardous, the utility said. The flow of fluid was stopped and crews started repairing the cable, the utility said. Environmental crews also took time to wash off greasy swans and ducks. Though the fluid was deemed nonhazardous, at least two ducks died and good Samaritans have been finding other injured birds. "Any sort of foreign substance on a bird's feathers is extremely hazardous to them. It negates their ability to control their own temperature, it stops them from being buoyant. So that they can sink down into the ocean and actually drown," John Di Leonardo, with Humane Long Island, said. "It's a shame. It's really sad, these poor birds," Leggio said. Several Long Island rescues, including the Wildlife Center of Long Island and Sweetbriar Nature Center, have stepped up to help rehabilitate the birds. PSEG Long Island also said it understands residents' concerns about the cleanup and that it was working to address the issues, while emphasizing the fluid is not hazardous. The utility's full statement is as follows: On Monday, July 14, PSEG Long Island removed an underground transmission cable from service because of a leak of nonhazardous dielectric fluid. Crews have located the leak and are working around the clock to make repairs to the affected cable. The flow of dielectric fluid has ceased. This transmission cable running beneath the Mill River Bridge along Atlantic Avenue in East Rockaway provides critical electric service for customers throughout western Nassau County. PSEG Long Island is working in cooperation with the U.S. Coast Guard and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to remediate the nonhazardous fluid, which is similar to mineral oil. PSEG Long Island has also been in close contact with town and village officials to keep them apprised of the work being performed. PSEG Long Island is also working with our partners in wildlife conservation. They are aware of the situation. If members of the public believe they have encountered birds that have come into contact with remaining dielectric fluid in the containment systems, they can call the Wildlife Center of Long Island, which accepts larger birds such as swans, at 516-674-0982, or Sweetbriar Nature Center at 631-979-6344. We ask the public not to interrupt our crews so they can remain focused on safely completing this intensive, emergency work as quickly as possible.
CBC
25-06-2025
- Sport
- CBC
High-level golf event in full swing at Mill River, with the hopes of many young golfers on the line
Mill River is hosting a international golf tournament this week. It's a big deal for players; winning here could lead to a spot on the PGA tour for golfers like Charlottetown's Tyler Hashmi (shown). For the western P.E.I. golf resort, it's meant a lot of work behind the scenes to get things ready. CBC's Connor Lamont reports.
Boston Globe
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Former Cape golfer Jason Caron continued improbable run by nearly winning Senior PGA Championship
'I feel very emotional,' said Cabrera, who Advertisement Cabrera spent 20 months in an Argentine prison after he was accused of making threats toward former partners. He was released on parole in August 2023 and won a PGA Tour Champions event last month before missing the cut at the Masters. 'I thought that I was going to fail, especially after being sitting without touching a club for a while,' Cabrera said. 'I've been working very, very hard and I feel that all the hard work pays off and this is what I'm having right now.' Advertisement Caron, a 1990 graduate of Dennis-Yarmouth who played on both the PGA Tour and developmental Korn Ferry Tour up through 2003, is the head golf professional at Mill River Club in Oyster Bay, Long Island. He played his way into last year's Senior PGA Championship and also tied for fourth. Through qualifying and sponsor's exemptions, Caron would up playing seven events during the PGA Tour Champions regular season in 2024, with a pair of further top fives qualifying him for the tour playoffs. A tie for third in the second of three playoff events landed him inside the tour's top 36 for the season — good enough for full membership in 2025. Caron opted to keep his full-time job at Mill River, but packed in events during the winter. The Senior PGA was his ninth, from which he's already earned more than $530,000. (In addition to tying for fourth this week, he had three top 10s in his first five starts, including losing in a playoff at the Cologuard Classic in March.) 'A year ago, I definitely would have said, 'Whoa, this can't happen,' ' Caron
Associated Press
10-03-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Steven Alker wins Cologuard Classic playoff for 9th PGA Tour Champions title
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Steven Alker won the Cologuard Classic on Sunday for his ninth PGA Tour Champions title, beating Long Island club pro Jason Caron with a 12-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff at La Paloma Country Club. Alker and Caron each shot 5-under 66 to finish at 12-under 201. Alker played the back nine in 5 under with an eagle on the par-5 11th and birdies on Nos. 15-17. Caron birdied the final three holes of regulation. Alker won the first playoff in the 11-year history of the event, moving the 53-year-old New Zealander into second place in the Charles Schwab Cup standings behind Ernie Els. The 52-year-old Caron is the head pro at Mill River in Oyster Bay, New York. He's winless in 13 career starts on the 50-and-over tour. Greg Chalmers, the leader after each of the first two rounds, missed a chance to join the playoff when his 8-foot birdie try on 18 slid past. He had a 71 to tie for third at 11 under with fellow Australian Rod Pampling (67). Els was fifth at 10 under after a 70. ___
