Rich Schaffer Returned to Suffolk County Democratic Chair Post With 57.2 Percent of Votes
Incumbent Suffolk County Democratic Party Chairman Rich Schaffer was returned to his seat running the county party Tuesday evening, after facing a grassroots challenge from Southold Town Democratic Party Chair
Schiavoni: Community Housing Fund Revenue Tops $100 Million
Assemblyman Tommy John Schiavoni reported Monday that Community Housing Fund (CHF) revenues collected in first half of 2026 in four East End towns were $21.6 million, bringing the total generated by the program since its 2023 inception to more than $100 million. Mr. Schiavoni also reported that the five East End Towns' Community Preservation Funds (CPF) for land preservation earned
Testing the Waters, Around the Long Island Sound
When the environmental organization Save the Sound released its biennial report card on the water quality in bays surrounding the Long Island Sound last week, it was thanks to the
Grant Will Help Quogue Wildlife Refuge Restore Areas of Pine Beetle Damage
The scars left by the southern pine beetle in the Quogue Wildlife Refuge may soon begin to heal, thanks to a new forest restoration grant from New York State. The
DEC: Battery Fire a Possible Cause of East Hampton Well Contamination
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced Sept. 10 that its field investigation of contaminated drinking water near the site of a 2023 fire at a Battery
Southold Establishes a Standing Public Safety Committee
Two weeks after adopting a townwide policy for responding to immigration enforcement actions in Southold, the Southold Town Board established a new permanent committee Tuesday evening charged with examining "the health, safety and welfare concerns associated with federal immigration policy and to examine and adivse the Town Board on "all
Grant Will Help Quogue Wildlife Refuge Restore Areas of Pine Beetle Damage
The scars left by the southern pine beetle in the Quogue Wildlife Refuge may soon begin to heal, thanks to a new forest restoration grant from New York State. The Refuge announced in mid-September that it been awarded $224,869 through the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Invasive Species
Southold Considers Public Comment Time Limits
If you've ever been to a Southold Town Board meeting, you might notice that members of the public are able to talk at length without being asked to stop. This practice is in stark contrast to other neighboring municipalities, which generally have strict time limits on public speaking. But it
Neighbors Question Mattituck Oyster Farm
When the Peconic Land Trust sold a 14.2-acre piece of farmland on New Suffolk Avenue to oyster farmer Will Peckham of West Robins Oyster Company three years ago, it seemed to many like the culmination of a successful land preservation project — between donations from the community, a sale of
Proposed Southold Chicken Farm May Become a Fruit & Vegetable Farm
Editor's Note: After this article was published, the Planning Board voted Sept. 14 to reopen the public hearing at its next meeting, which will be held Oct. 5 at 5 p.m. Original Story Below: The owner of a property on Ackerly Pond Lane in Southold who had proposed an egg-laying
North Star Will Bring Candy Back to Orient
"The idea of buying candy in Orient is so in peoples' souls," says Lucy Barnes, a former New York City boutique owner turned North Fork builder who is working to reopen a shop at the former Candyman in Orient. "We want to keep the Candyman vibe going here — it's
Photos: A Walk on Water Returns to Ditch Plains
Our Montauk columnist, Dave Davis, was at the A Walk on Water surf therapy event at Ditch Plains in Montauk this weekend, an event that offers athletes with special needs or circumstances (along with their families) a day of riding the waves with surf therapists and shoreside celebrations including yoga,
Riverhead Begins Enforcement Against Aquebogue Subdivision Begun Without Permits
Riverhead Town has begun an enforcement action against the proposed Summerwind Farm, a 16-lot Aquebogue subdivision at 200 Peconic Bay Boulevard, after "town officials discovered that substantial site work had commenced without the required town subdivision approvals and building permits." Pictured Above: The property as seen on July 22. |.
LaLota Brings Check for Police Cars & Radios and Promises Mattituck Inlet Dredging to Southold
Congressman Nick LaLota came to Southold Town Police Department headquarters Thursday to announce just over $1 million in federal funding for town police. What will that buy? Ten new Ford Explorers and F-150s to be used by patrol officers and 20 duel band VHF and 800 mhz radios allowing police
Editorial: Don’t Barge Ahead With Southold Down Payment Program
When we first heard that Southold Town was planning to expand its proposed first-time homebuyer down payment assistance program, we thought the logic made a lot of sense. Loaning new homeowners a large enough down payment to avoid paying for pricey private mortgage insurance does give them more long-term economic
Innovative Peconic Landing Memory Care Program Is Honored as First in New York
Peconic Landing's memory support neighborhood, Harbor South, has been recognized for an innovative learning program that is helping people living with dementia build new connections, both in their community and between the synapses in their brains that their memories together. Pictured Above: SAIDO Supporter Kristen Goodwin, Aglaia Stalb and Claire
Artist Toolbox: Peconic Landing Seeks Outdoor Sculptures
Peconic Landing is inviting emerging and established sculptors to submit proposals for an outdoor sculpture exhibition celebrating the community's 25th Anniversary in 2027. Selected works
This Morning’s Bulletin — 9.28.26
Last Storm Report, Election Forums, On Septics and Housing, Gavyn's Favorite 5K Good Morning! • We're expecting rain today, mainly before 5 p.m., with a high temperature near 66 degrees and a northeast wind 11 to 13 miles per hour, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Three's a 30
Still Processing September 11
“The Guys” Mirrors Life For Actor Kevin Shea Kevin Shea was just going off shift as a firefighter on Ladder 35 on the Upper Wast Side on September 11, 2001 when the first plane hit the World Trade Center. He ran to the lieutenant of his truck and asked if
Northeast Stage’s One-Act Festival Runs the Gamut
When the North Fork theatre company Corchaug Rep merged with Northeast Stage last year, one of the highlights Corchaug Rep brought to the partnership was its focus on original theater by local playwrights. The Fourth Annual One-Act Festival, organized for the past three years by Corchaug Rep, comes to the
“Bright Star” Shines on the NFCT Stage
This summer's Youth on Stage musical at the North Fork Community Theatre in Mattituck is "Bright Star," a tender look into the intertwined lives of a literary editor in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina who meets an aspiring writer who has just returned from World War II. The