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Members of Southold Town's Public Safety Task Force at a July 29 Town Board meeting.

Southold Establishes a Standing Public Safety Committee

September 9, 2026September 9, 2026 Beth Young

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 proposed federal, state and local legislation." Pictured Above: Members of Southold Town's Public Safety Task Force at a July 29

Town Planner Mara Cerezo, Planning Director Heather Lanza and Community Development Project Supervisor Andrea Sullivan at the Town Board's Sept. 9 work session.

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Southold Hits The Books On Community Housing Code Updates

September 9, 2026September 9, 2026 Beth Young

As public awareness of the North Fork's housing affordability crisis deepens, the Southold Town Board on Tuesday heard a comprehensive update on major code changes the town says need to be implemented before it begins spending the $8 million-plus it has collected in its Community Housing Fund. The Town Board plans to begin holding regular Code Committee meetings on Sept. 15 in an effort to hold public hearings on the

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Flush With Cash, Suffolk Promises Faster Septic Grant Process

September 8, 2026September 9, 2026 Beth Young

There have been several hiccups along the road since Suffolk County launched a grant program in 2017 to help homeowners install new nitrogen-reducing septic systems, but this summer the county has relaunched the application process through a streamlined online form — with up to $45,000 in funding available to each homeowner. When the program began in 2017, the county estimated there were about 360,000 outdated septic systems across Suffolk, leaching

Foodie Tour organizers Robert Deak, Amy Gadol, Sue Hearn, Ellen Zimmerman and Geri Armine-Klein awaited tourgoers Sunday morning.

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North Fork Foodie Tour Celebrates 20 Years

September 4, 2026September 9, 2026 Beth Young

For the past 20 years, hundreds of people have flocked to the North Fork each September to meet farmers and food producers and hear their stories of how they built a food business on the North Fork. The North Fork Foodie Tour, this year being held on Sunday, Sept. 13 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., is a day full of farm and food purveyor tours, lectures and cooking demonstrations

Mike Foley of Riverhead was unimpressed with the Water Authority's presentation.

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Riverhead Pans North Fork Pipeline Changes

August 28, 2026August 28, 2026 Beth Young

A change in route for the North Fork Pipeline did little to quell Riverhead's distaste for the project, as residents and town officials were sharply critical at a public hearing Wednesday evening at the Riverhead Free Library. Pictured Above: Mike Foley of Riverhead was unimpressed with the Water Authority's presentation. The proposed pipeline would travel 7.5 miles from an existing Suffolk County Water Authority interconnection point on Whitebrook Drive in

2026 Elections Top Stories

Some Grassroots Success in Southold Dem Chair’s Bid for County Party Leadership

July 23, 2026July 23, 2026 Beth Young

Southold Democratic Party Chair Kathryn Casey Quigley's bid to unseat Suffolk County Democratic Party Chairman Rich Schaffer got a boost in the June 23 Democratic primaries, as 73 of the candidates she recruited for 81 contested seats won election to the county Democratic Committee. In all, she said, about 400 candidates she has recruited, many for seats that had been empty, are now members of the county committee, which now

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Water Authority Asks Customers to “Refrain From Lawn Watering Immediately,” Plans Talk in Greenport

July 16, 2026July 16, 2026 East End Beacon

After the Suffolk County Water Authority announced a Stage 1 Water Alert earlier this week, the agency emailed its customers Wednesday afternoon asking them to "refrain from lawn watering immediately." "SCWA infrastructure is reaching maximum capacity under current drought and heat conditions. You may experience low water pressure in the early morning hours, as demand is at its highest during this time," warned the Water Authority in the email to customers.

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As Chicken Shelters Are Built, Stop Work Order Issued at Southold Farm

June 30, 2026July 6, 2026 Beth Young

Southold Town issued a stop work order Monday at the site of a proposed new chicken farm on Ackerly Pond Lane, citing construction was begun "before first obtaining Planning Board approval and a building permit." The notice, posted at the Ackerly Pond Lane entrance to the property, says work can resume "when the Planning Board has issued site plan approval and the Building Department has issued Building Permits." On Tuesday

Health Top Stories

New York Blood Center Seeks Donations Ahead of “Trauma Season”

May 19, 2026May 19, 2026 East End Beacon

The New York Blood Center is urgently calling on New Yorkers to donate blood ahead of Memorial Day weekend as the region faces dangerously low blood collections at the start of the summer "trauma season." Hospitals often see a rise in serious injuries and emergency procedures during the summer months due to increased travel, outdoor recreation, and holiday activity, says the Blood Center, and trauma patients "can require dozens, sometimes

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Watch: Submariners Pay Tribute at New Suffolk Beach

April 13, 2026April 14, 2026 Beth Young

The United States Submarine Veterans’ Long Island Base met on New Suffolk Beach Sunday, for their annual Tolling of the Boats ceremony honoring their fallen fellow submariners. The ceremony takes place each April at a monument the Long Island Base erected on April 8, 2000, commemorating the site of the first U.S. Submarine Base in New Suffolk, from 1899 to 1905. In all, 65 submarines have been lost in service

A 5 MW Battery Energy Storage System has been proposed on Pulaski Street in Riverhead.

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Riverhead Casts Wary Eye on Pulaski Street Battery Storage

March 16, 2026March 16, 2026 Beth Young

The Riverhead Town Board is apprehensive of a special permit request for a 5MW/20MWh Battery Energy Storage System on the corner of J.T. Boulevard and Pulaski Street, in an area near many modest homes. Pictured Above: A 5 MW Battery Energy Storage System has been proposed on Pulaski Street in Riverhead. The project, proposed by Boston-based Pulaski Street Storage LLC, would be at 1281 Pulaski Street, adjacent to Riverhead Town