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How to Replace Shellabration? It’s Still An Open Question in Greenport

October 9, 2026October 9, 2026 Beth Young

Cornell Cooperative Extension's Marine Program will not be producing a Shellabration celebration of seafood in Greenport village for the second year in a row, and the Greenport Business Improvement District says it is working with the business community on new plans for a village-wide celebration the first weekend in December. The founder of the Hold Fast Fund, the non-profit associated with Little Creek Oysters that last year hastily organized a

New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Assembly Member Tommy John Schiavoni at Greenport's Third Street basketball courts Monday.

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State Assembly Announces $2.65 Million Investment in Greenport Sewers & Parks

October 5, 2026October 6, 2026 Beth Young

The Village of Greenport will receive $2 million to upgrade its 100-year-old sewer system, $500,000 to upgrade its parks and playgrounds and $150,000 for sewer infrastructure improvements, New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Assembly Member Tommy John Schiavoni announced Monday at a press conference at the village's Third Street basketball courts. Mr. Heastie said this investment in the sewer system is just the beginning — the Assembly will

Dorothy Westerinen at home in Greenport this week.

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North Forkers Involved in New DNA Project Proving Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings’ Family

October 1, 2026October 3, 2026 Beth Young

Greenport resident Dorothy Westerinen has always known her family was related to Thomas Jefferson — after all, her mother Julia's family carried the last name Jefferson for generations. But she didn't know until she was a teenager that her family line goes back to Sally Hemings, a woman enslaved by Jefferson who is believed to have borne seven of his children. Ms. Westerinen's family had always identified as white —

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Quantum Questions Help New Greenport Rabbi Chart a Course

September 18, 2026September 23, 2026 Beth Young

The new rabbi at Congregation Tifereth Israel in Greenport, Robert Wolkoff, didn't start out life wanting to be a rabbi. He enrolled in Wesleyan University in Connecticut in the midst of the tumultuous year of 1969 intending to become a nuclear physicist. He was fascinated, at the time, with the weirdness of quantum mechanics. Pictured Above: Rabbi Robert Wolkoff preparing for the High Holy Day services earlier this month. He

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Five Displaced, One Hospitalized After Fire At Driftwood Cove in Greenport

September 17, 2026September 26, 2026 East End Beacon

A fire this afternoon at the Driftwood Cove Apartments in Greenport has left five residents displaced, with one transported to Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital for smoke inhalation. The Southold Town Police Department says it received reports of a fire at the Driftwood Cove Apartments, located at 1000 Ninth Street in Greenport, at around 2:30 p.m. "Southold Town Police officers and Greenport Fire Department personnel responded and located a

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An Exploration of Where the Wild Things Grow

September 5, 2026September 17, 2026 East End Beacon

ReWild Long Island’s North Fork Chapter and Group for the East End are inviting North Forkers s to explore the native plants growing right here during “Where the Wild Things Grow: A Native Plant Discovery Walk,” on Saturday, Sept. 12 from 10 to 11 a.m. at Skipper Horton Park in Greenport. The relaxed, one-hour walk will offer participants an opportunity to slow down, enjoy the natural landscape, and discover the

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Arts Center Will Host Greenport Chapter of Butterfly Effect Project

September 2, 2026September 7, 2026 Beth Young

The Butterfly Effect Project, a youth mentorship project with its roots in the Riverhead School District, is expanding to Greenport this fall thanks to a new partnership with the North Fork Arts Center — a new community arts clubhouse in a former movie theater right downtown. Pictured Above: Tijuana Fulford and Alison Omens at a recent fundraising event. The Butterfly Effect Project’s programs meet every other week to work on

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Q&A: Lessons from “Teenage Wasteland,” On Stage This Friday at North Fork Arts Center

August 19, 2026August 29, 2026 Beth Young

If you've ever been a teenager (and we bet you have), your memory of the fears and awkward awakenings of that time in your life are probably as fresh as when they were happening. Veteran actor and screenwriter David Dean Bottrell — whom you may have seen on the hit shows "Widow's Bay," "Modern Family" and "Boston Legal" — has been polishing his coming of age stories into the gems

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You Can Be A Part of Greenport Maritime Festival!

August 19, 2026September 21, 2026 Beth Young

Have you ever wanted to row a gig with your neighbors or build a cardboard boat or go parading as a pirate through the streets of Greenport? Now's your chance to get involved. There are big changes afoot at this year's Greenport Maritime Festival, which will be held the weekend of Sept. 25 through Sept. 27, but many of the traditions that have built this community celebration of its nautical

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Greenport Village Trustee Julia Robins To Step Down

August 17, 2026August 25, 2026 Beth Young

Longtime Greenport Village Trustee Julia Robins will be stepping down from her board seat effective Sept. 1. Ms. Robins is "moving her residence just outside village lines and consequently can no longer serve as she will not meet the residency requirements," announced Village Mayor Kevin Stuessi in an email newsletter to village residents Monday. The mayor is expected to appoint a replacement to serve until the Village's March 2027 elections,

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Opinion: Southold’s Agenda Priorities Leave Water Quality Behind — And Greenport at Risk

August 10, 2026August 17, 2026 East End Beacon

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 on the full agenda was there any mention of updating the CPF Land Preservation Plan or creating the long‑overdue CPF