Photos: Southold Unity Picnic
The Southold Town Anti-Bias Task Force's annual Unity Picnic was filled with fellowship at the Peconic Lane Community Center on Saturday, as residents from throughout the town gathered together for
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.
Suffolk Will Seek to Preserve Plum Island
Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine announced July 15 that the county will seek to acquire Plum Island, the 822-acre island off the tip of the North Fork that has been
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
Southold Police Outline Policy for Responding to Immigration Raids, as LaLota Says the Town is Buckling to His Demands
Southold Town Police Chief Steve Grattan outlined the department's proposed policy for responding in a peacemaking capacity to reports of other law enforcement agencies operating within the town at a work session to discuss public safety during immigration raids Tuesday afternoon. The work session came on the heels of a
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 contemporary printmaking. This exhibition, running Oct. 24 through Dec. 13, brings together artists working across the printmaking medium, from established techniques to experimental approaches—and highlights
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
Photos: Southold Unity Picnic
The Southold Town Anti-Bias Task Force's annual Unity Picnic was filled with fellowship at the Peconic Lane Community Center on Saturday, as residents from throughout the town gathered together for an afternoon of food, conversation and music from pianist Asen Roussan and sea shanties from Ethel's Mermen. The Task Force
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
Federal Disaster Declaration Issued for Oyster Farms Devastated by Ice
The United States Department of Agriculture has issued a Disaster Designation for Suffolk County shellfish farmers due to this winter's heavy snowfall and multi-week severe freeze, which significantly impacted the county’s oyster aquaculture industry this February — an estimated combined $2.4 million loss. The Disaster Designation now allows affected farms to
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 Approves Town Square Hotel Site Plan
The Riverhead Town Board has unanimously approved the site plan and special permit for a controversial new hotel proposed on the eastern edge of the Town Square the town is currently building on East Main Street. The nearly 70,000-square-foot five-story Tapestry Hilton hotel is planned by J. Petrocelli Riverhead Town
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 — 8.14.26
State of the Town Video, The Threads of History and Some Weekend Events Good Morning! • We're expecting sunny skies today, with a high temperature near 85 degrees and a north wind around 6 miles per hour. It will be partly cloudy overnight, with a 20 percent chance of showers and
“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