Ahead of Upcoming Hearings, Water Authority Lays Out Case for North Fork Pipeline
When the Suffolk County Water Authority holds public hearings in the coming week on the proposed North Fork Pipeline, a few things will be different than they were during last
Southold: We’re Not Planning Down Payment Assistance for $2 Million Houses
The fine print in a recent update to Southold Town's proposed down payment assistance program for first-time homebuyers has been the talk of the town this week, after another local media outlet reported a new cap on the purchase price of the homes would be $1.9 million — up from an initial proposal of $750,000. But that’s not what the town
Ahead of Upcoming Hearings, Water Authority Lays Out Case for North Fork Pipeline
When the Suffolk County Water Authority holds public hearings in the coming week on the proposed North Fork Pipeline, a few things will be different than they were during last
North Fork Environmental Council to Host Discussion on “The Water We Drink, The Water We Love”
The North Fork Environmental Council will close out its 2026 Summer Speaker Series on Thursday, August 13 at 6 p.m. with "The Water We Drink, The Water We Love," a
Water Authority Proposes Shifting North Fork Pipeline to the Main Road
The Suffolk County Water Authority announced Friday, July 24 that it is planning a new route for its proposed North Fork Pipeline, which will shift construction to the Main Road.
Southold Puts Pieces of Public Safety Project Together, Without Plans for a Law
The Southold Town Board is planning to have a draft resolution outlining police protocols, town board oversight and communications with the public and other agencies during federal immigration raids ready by its Aug. 25 meeting. The board stopped short from considering adopting the measures as a local law — which
LWV Presents Screening of “Suffrage Cantata” at Westhampton Free Library
As part of the national commemoration of the August 8 passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965, and the August 26 passage of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote in 1920, Leagues of Women Voters throughout the nation have been asked to schedule special programs for the public
Focus on Open Space in First Phase of Southold CPF Update
Southold Town's draft update of its Community Preservation Fund Project Plan will soon be sent out for review to other stakeholders, but it does not yet include a component long wished for by lawmakers in Greenport — a plan to guide funding for water quality improvement projects. Pictured Above: At
Watch: Southold Town Supervisor Al Krupski’s State of the Town Address
Southold Town Supervisor Al Krupski holds his annual State of the Town address on Thursday, Aug. 13 at 7 p.m. at Peconic Landing in Greenport. Topics he’s expecting to highlight in the speech (video above) include short-term rentals, the town’s new cell tower code, water conservation, affordable housing, public safety, land preservation,
Southold Puts Pieces of Public Safety Project Together, Without Plans for a Law
The Southold Town Board is planning to have a draft resolution outlining police protocols, town board oversight and communications with the public and other agencies during federal immigration raids ready by its Aug. 25 meeting. The board stopped short from considering adopting the measures as a local law — which
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
Getting Your Sea Legs and Building a Tool of Peace: Two Views of the Eagle’s Mission
Over the course of a summer, nearly 300 "swabs" — new recruits at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn. — get their sea legs aboard the 295-foot three-masted square rigger Eagle. Three groups of about 90 cadets just out of high school get a chance to crew the
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
Opinion: Southold’s Agenda Priorities Leave Water Quality Behind — And Greenport at Risk
by Greenport Village Trustee Mary Bess Phillips When the Southold Town Board met on July 28 for its Work Session, the agenda told a story that Greenport residents have seen too many times. The Board entered Executive Session to discuss a possible land acquisition under the Community Preservation Fund (CPF). Yet nowhere
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’s Toolbox: Open Call For Art for EEA’s “The Print Continuum”
The East End Arts Council has announced an open call for "The Print Continuum," a national juried exhibition celebrating the enduring tradition and ongoing evolution of
This Morning’s Bulletin — 8.20.26
Crowd Supports OLA Law in Riverhead, Get Involved in Greenport Maritime, Riverhead Slaps Aquebogue Subdivision, Teenage Wasteland Good Morning! • We're expecting increasing clouds today, with a high temperature near 82 degrees and a 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 5 p.m., with a northwest wind around 5 miles
“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
Northeast Stage’s “All’s Well That Ends Well” Brings Shakespeare Everywhere
Update July 16: Tonight’s performance in Patchogue is canceled due to the air quality advisory Original Story Follows: Northeast Stage’s 2026 Shakespeare in the Park production of “All’s Well That Ends Well” will be all over Long Island this year before setting up residency in the company’s longtime home base
July Audition Notice: RFCT to Present “Come From Away” in November
Come From Away is based on the true story of the time when the isolated community of Gander, Newfoundland, played host to the world. What started as an average day in a small town turned into an international sleepover, when 38 planes, carrying thousands of people from around the globe, were