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Crowd Begs Riverhead to Take Up OLA Law

August 19, 2026August 19, 2026 Beth Young

A crowd of supporters of a local law to guide public safety during immigration enforcement efforts, dressed in black, spoke up at the Riverhead Town Board's Aug. 18 meeting asking the town to enter into conversations with Latino advocacy group OLA of Eastern Long Island. After listening to nearly two hours of public testimony without comment, Town Supervisor Jerry Halpin said it had been a "great meeting with a great

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Riverhead Begins Enforcement Against Aquebogue Subdivision Begun Without Permits

August 19, 2026August 19, 2026 Beth Young

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. |. Beth Young photo Riverhead Town Supervisor Jerry Halpin announced Aug. 17 that the town's Building Department issued a Stop Work

Suffolk County Water Authority CEO Jeff Szabo at the Aug. 6 forum at the Greenport Firehouse.

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Ahead of Upcoming Hearings, Water Authority Lays Out Case for North Fork Pipeline

August 18, 2026August 19, 2026 Beth Young

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 year's rounds of public meetings. Pictured Above: Suffolk County Water Authority CEO Jeff Szabo at the Aug. 6 forum at the Greenport Firehouse. First and foremost, the route has changed — the pipeline is now slated to travel down the

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Greenport Village Trustee Julia Robins To Step Down

August 17, 2026August 17, 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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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

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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

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Southold Pans Affordable Housing at Clark’s Beach, as Greenport Searches for Other Sites

March 12, 2026March 23, 2026 Beth Young

About nine months after Southold Town Board members first said they would consider supporting Greenport's effort to study the feasibility of an affordable housing complex at Clark's Beach, the town appears unlikely this week to back the effort. Pictured Above: The entrance to the village's Clark's Beach property on the North Road outside the Greenport Village boundaries. The Village of Greenport has been putting together an application to the Long Island