In aftermath of Sandy, business owners continue to pick up pieces
KATHARINE SCHROEDER FILE PHOTO | Captain Dave Berson walks the dock outside Scrimshaw’s restaurant in Greenport the morning after Superstorm Sandy struck the North Fork. The restaurant’s owner, Rosa...
View ArticleHurricane outlook: When will the next big storm hit?
NOAA COURTESY PHOTO | Hurricane Ingrid, just the second hurricane of the season, swirls off the coast of Mexico last week. Though few hurricanes have formed this year, weather experts warn the season...
View ArticleRemembering the ‘L.I. Express’ hurricane of 1938
SUFFOLK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY PHOTO | The Hurricane of 1938 destroyed or damaged 23,900 homes. Sept. 21, 1938, was shaping up to be just another gray day on the North Fork. Despite the clouds,...
View ArticleHow to prepare for the next big storm
GIANNA VOLPE FILE PHOTO | One of the several shorefront houses on Rabbit Lane in East Marion, an area hit hard by superstorm Sandy last fall. It’s never too early for area homeowners to prepare for the...
View ArticleVIDEO: Relive the Hurricane of ’38
SOUTHOLD HISTORICAL SOCIETY COURTESY PHOTO | Written on this Charles Meredith photo, dated Sept. 22, 1938: ‘John Dyer, “Seven Gables,” Orient, L.I.’ The Hurricane of 1938, which made landfall 75 years...
View ArticleNorthforker: Photos from the Maritime Festival
KATHARINE SCHROEDER PHOTO | Face painting at the 2013 Greenport Maritime Festival. The East End Seaport & Maritime Foundation and the Village of Greenport hosted the 24th annual Maritime Festival...
View ArticleFootball: Sierra runs for 3 TDs, Porters make it two in a row
GARRET MEADE PHOTO | Frank Sierra ran for 3 touchdowns and 135 yards as Greenport/Southold/Mattituck won its second game in a row. PORTERS 28, BONACKERS 7 A lineman’s dream highlighted the second game...
View ArticleBoys Soccer: Hot goalie makes Tuckers work for their goals
TUCKERS 2, HURRICANES 0 The Mattituck High School boys soccer team ran into a hot goalkeeper on the last full day of the summer on a sunny and windy Saturday afternoon. Senior Ryan Blake put on a...
View ArticleMore photos from Porters’ second straight win
GARRETT MEADE PHOTO | The Porters football team has opened up the season with two straight wins. The Greenport/Southold/Mattituck football team, which entered the season on a 13-game losing streak, now...
View ArticlePopular Long Island author signs new novel at BookHampton
CARRIE MILLER PHOTO | Nelson DeMille signs a copy of his new book “The Quest” at BookHampton in Mattituck Saturday. Author Nelson DeMille made the rounds at BookHampton stores Saturday, signing copies...
View ArticleGreenport woman celebrates 100th birthday
TIM GANNON PHOTO | Anna Ciacia, center, with daughter Maryann D’Augusta, left, and longtime friend Irene Kubiak, right, at Saturday’s early birthday party for Ms. Ciacia, who will turn 100 on Oct. 6....
View ArticleCops: Three DWI arrests in Southold Town Sunday
A Shelter Island man was arrested for driving under the influence of a prescription drug after he rear-ended a vehicle at a traffic light causing a minor three-car collision at the intersection of...
View ArticleMore photos from the Maritime Festival
KATHARINE SCHROEDER PHOTO | Local kids had a chance to enjoy some maritime crafts at the festival this weekend. East End Seaport Museum and the Village of Greenport hosted the 24th annual Maritime...
View ArticleClaudio seeks salary increase, $200K in legal fees from district
JENNIFER GUSTAVSON PHOTO | Anthony Claudio, right, and attorney Frank Blangiardo enter the federal courthouse in Central Islip last October. The attorney for Mattituck-Cutchogue School District teacher...
View ArticleAuto Racing: After wait, Agugliaro gets his first career win
RIVERHEAD RACEWAY ROUNDUP Jason Agugliaro of Islip scored his first career NASCAR Modified feature event win, a 50-lap affair at Riverhead Raceway on Saturday. He reclaimed the lead with 12 laps left...
View ArticleRead the latest chapter of the town’s comprehensive plan
The latest segment of the Town of Southold’s Comprehensive Plan is now available to the public. The final draft of the Natural Hazards chapter focuses on planning for events such as coastal flooding,...
View ArticleQuestions raised on ‘rare treasures’ being auctioned in Mattituck
“Original oils” by artists with names like Dali, Warhol, Rockwell. “Handsigned works by Picasso,” as well as other jewels, rugs and “rare treasures of the world.” So reads an advertisement for an...
View ArticleGreenport Village Board adopts rental law in split vote
CYNDI MURRAY FILE PHOTO | The village adopted its rental law by a 3-2 vote Monday night. Greenport Village Board members narrowly passed a controversial rental regulation law during its regular session...
View ArticleCops: Mattituck woman was driving drunk on Main Road
A Mattituck woman was arrested after she was observed driving erratically on Main Road in Cutchogue Monday evening, Southold Town police said. Paula Stonemetz, 54, was driving westbound ahortly after...
View ArticleMonday deadline looming for LIPA contractor
BEVERLEA WALZ PHOTO | Bortech workers under contract by LIPA running pipe into a tunnel dug below the harbor between Crescent Beach and Greenport in August. Major work has been put on hold for a month...
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