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Gustavson Column: Mr. Bishop, gift, don’t sell, Plum Island
CARRIE MILLER PHOTO | Congressman Tim Bishop announces his new bill to lift the congressional mandate to sell Plum Island. In a strong showing of bipartisanship and environmental activism, a coalition...
View ArticleCops: Riverhead woman busted for driving drunk in Cutchogue
A Riverhead woman has been arrested for driving while intoxicated in Cutchogue Friday night, Southold Town police said. Raquel Mahon, 44, was driving a blue Ford pick-up truck erratically on Route 25...
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Cops: Intoxicated woman with marijuana screams at cops at town dock
Southold Town police charged a Mattituck woman with disorderly conduct and a drug violation Thursday night after she cursed at officers who were helping the intoxicated woman, according to a police...
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Fire rips through Laurel home early Saturday morning
CYNDI MURRAY PHOTO | A house on Bray Avenue in Laurel caught fire early Saturday morning. A home on Bray Avenue in Laurel was damaged by a fire early Saturday morning, Southold Town Police said. The...
View ArticleCops: Southold priest found at bottom of his own pool
A 78-year-old priest died after being found at the bottom of his Southold pool Friday afternoon on Maple Lane, Southold Town police said. Police and Southold Fire Department members attempted to...
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Greenport grads planning another all-class get-together for 2014
JENNIFER GUSTAVSON PHOTO | Greenport High School grads Joan Dinizio and Tom Krumenacker at last year’s event. Attention all Greenport High School graduates: Dust off your yearbook, clear your calendar...
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Suffolk Historical Society seeks expansion to improve 83-year-old building
SUFFOLK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY COURTESY PHOTO | The new wing at the Suffolk County Historical Society shown in this photo illustration will be handicap accessible and is expected to cost between...
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Column: Attention shoppers, get it together
PETER WALDNER CARTOON Of all the topics I’ve covered in this space, some serious, others not so much, I think I received the most reader responses from a 2011 column about bad drivers. MICHAEL WHITE I...
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PHOTOS: Fire departments participate in annual Motorized Drill competition
PAUL SQUIRE PHOTO | Riverhead firefighters compete in the “Ladder Class B” event Saturday afternoon. Down the track, the souped-up Riverhead Fire Department fire truck revved its engines, jerking...
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DWI Task Force nets four arrests in Southold Town Saturday
Police arrested four people for driving while intoxicated Saturday night as part of an East End DWI Task Force operation in Southold Town, according to a police statement. Police said Kevin Manley,...
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Some unique items and services offered at North Fork libraries
CLAIRE LEADEN PHOTO | Southold Free Library employee David VanPopering with one of the fishing poles residents can check out. In recent years, libraries have become much more than just places to borrow...
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Real Estate: Safeguard your yard from ticks
COURTESY PHOTO | Brian Kelly of East End Tick Control counting ticks after ‘flagging’ a customer’s yard. After servicing a pool in Wading River last week, Sean Lanigan of Lanco Pool Services found...
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PHOTOS: A sunny Sunday across the North Fork
GRANT PARPAN PHOTO | A goalkeeper makes a save during a Sunday afternoon soccer game at Strawberry Fields in Mattituck. On the first day of relief from a heat wave that blistered the North Fork this...
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Baseball: Ospreys reliever steps up on short notice
GARRET MEADE PHOTO | Mitch Montaldo of Westhampton is tagged out by North Fork first baseman Mike Hayden for the third out in the third inning. OSPREYS 9, AVIATORS 2 A long reliever’s job requires that...
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Cops: Mattituck pharmacist stole Hydrocodone for personal use
A Mattituck pharmacist was arrested Friday after he was caught stealing Hydrocone pills from the Rite Aid store where he was employed, Southold Town Police said in a press release issued Monday...
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Federal funds could lead to year-round Sunday bus service
BARBARAELLEN KOCH PHOTO | The federal government and the county are chipping in nearly $8 million over the next three years to help expand Sunday bus service. Two years after its launch, Suffolk...
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Hearings in Greenport tonight on rental law & water quality
The public debate on Greenport’s proposal rental regulation law for residential properties will continue tonight. The public hearing will take place during the board’s regular meeting at 6 p.m. at the...
View ArticleAuto Racing: Brode’s late move wins 77-lap race
RIVERHEAD RACEWAY ROUNDUP Howie Brode of East Islip make a late-race pass with 10 laps remaining to win the annual Baldwin, Evans & Jarzombek 77 NASCAR Modified race on Saturday at Riverhead...
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Shelter Islander missing from Army base had been on North Fork
COURTESY PHOTO | Soldier Cameron Pendergass was returning to his base after leave and has been missing for a week. A manhunt is under way to locate a Shelter Island man who disappeared from the Boston...
View ArticleMargaret Croasdale
Margaret “Peggy” Croasdale of Southold died peacefully July 20, 2013, at the age of 84. She was born Sept. 19, 1928, to Christina (Goebel) and Thomas Hickey of Malverne, N.Y. She was a graduate of...
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