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In 1977, New York decriminalized possession of 25 grams (7 ⁄ 8 oz) or less of marijuana, to an infraction with a $100 fine (equivalent to $500 in 2023). However, possession in public view remained a misdemeanor, and civil rights advocates stated that this was used as a loophole to unfairly arrest. A New York Times editorial noted in 2012:
Plum Island is referred to in Season 4, Episode 4, "Dawn of the Med", of the show Royal Pains. Plum Island is the location of a deadly government conspiracy in the 2014 novel, The Montauk Monster by Hunter Shea. Plum Island is the location of the Advanced Neurotechnologies Laboratory (ANS) in the 2016 novel Game Changer by Douglas E. Richards.
Jones Beach Island; L. Lanes Island; Little Gull Island Light; N. North Dumpling Island; P. Plum Island (New York) R. Robins Island; S. Shelter Island, New York
Fort Terry was a coastal fortification on Plum Island, a small island just off Orient Point, New York, United States. This strategic position afforded it a commanding view over the Atlantic entrance to the commercially vital Long Island Sound. It was established in 1897 and used intermittently through the end of World War II.
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The refuge includes the mouth of the Parker River, which drains the mainland on the other side of Plum Island Sound. The refuge also includes the southern three-quarters of Plum Island, an 8-mile (13 km) long barrier island off the coast of mainland Essex County. The southern tip of the island, however, belongs to Sandy Point State Reservation ...
The "Montauk Monster" was an animal carcass that washed ashore on a beach near the business district of Montauk, New York, in July 2008. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The identity of the creature and the veracity of stories surrounding it have been the subject of controversy and speculation.