Deer forum scheduled for next week in Peconic
BARBARAELLEN KOCH FILE PHOTO | Southold Town will host a deer forum Jan. 16. Southold Town is hosting a public meeting next week to discuss the “Deer Project,” a new proposal by the Long Island Farm...
View ArticleVineyard 48 gets further extension on liquor license
PAUL SQUIRE PHOTO Vineyard 48 was given another extension on a stay to keep a temporary liquor license on Thursday, while the Cutchogue winery appeals a New York State Liquor Authority ruling in...
View ArticleFirst-grader donates 11 inches to Locks of Love
COURTESY PHOTO | Southold first-grader before and after she cut her hair for Locks of Love. We all know that St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is a popular and important charity. One Southold...
View ArticleBoys Basketball: Busy spell for Settlers ends with loss in Stony Brook
BEARS 68, FIRST SETTLERS 49 Andrew Daniel scored 15 points and grabbed 21 rebounds to spark The Stony Brook School to a 68-49 boys basketball win over Southold in a Suffolk County League VIII game in...
View ArticleGirls Basketball: Big second quarter lifts Clippers over Stony Brook
CLIPPERS 43, BEARS 27 Forward Abby Scharadin scored 16 points and guard Justina Babcock added 11 to lead the Southold/Greenport high school girls basketball team to a 43-27 Suffolk County League VIII...
View ArticleSnowy owls spotted across the North Fork
MICHAEL LOTITO PHOTO | The snowy owl is best known for its white feathers and catlike yellow eyes. It’s also the continent’s heaviest owl, weighing between three and six pounds. Adults have a wingspan...
View ArticleUp to his neck in ice, Southold man was minutes from death
KATHARINE SCHROEDER PHOTO | Robert Frey (right) greets his rescuer, Jeff Heidtmann, for the first time since Mr. Heidtmann pulled the older man from the icy waters of a canal behind the neighbors’...
View ArticlePolice issue county-wide advisory for icy, hazardous roadways
BARBARAELLEN KOCH PHOTO | A Southold Highway Department turns onto the Main Road heading west from Jockey Creek Drive a little after 1 pm Friday. Update: The Southold Highway Department has dispatched...
View ArticleGuest Column: A legislator’s pitch for culling the deer population
KATHARINE SCHROEDER FILE PHOTO | The rise in deer population has become one of the biggest concerns for North Fork residents. As a lifelong resident of the North Fork, I have witnessed the explosion...
View ArticleBoating safety courses offered through libraries
Peconic Bay Power Squadron will hold a New York State safe boating course for ages 10 to 19 Saturdays, Jan. 11 through Feb. 8 at noon at Mattituck-Laurel Library in Mattituck. Registration will be...
View ArticleVictory in Bayport says a lot about Tuckers
GARRET MEADE PHOTO | Tanner Zagarino of Mattituck/Greenport, top, pinned Bayport-Blue Point’s Dan Primm at 2 minutes 44 seconds of their match at 152 pounds. TUCKERS 55, PHANTOMS 9 The final score was,...
View ArticleColumn: Nobody we’d rather have in the room
GRANT PARPAN PHOTO | Times/Review babies Jackson Parpan (left) and Abigail White with moms Vera and Suzanne were both recently delivered into the world with help from Mattituck nurse and loyal Suffolk...
View ArticleTemperatures rise at last, but flood watch in effect today
CARRIE MILLER PHOTO | A view of Port of Egypt Marine in Southold Saturday afternoon. From a snowstorm to record-low temperatures, the North Fork has experienced an entire winter worth of arctic weather...
View ArticleEPA encourages citizen research with new site
Screen shot image of the updated EPA Citizen Science website Residents interested in environmental issues now have a new informational tool to help them plan experiments, research and collect data —...
View ArticleFeatured Letter: Gas lines are beneficial, but fix the road
To the editor: I think it’s wonderful that Keyspan and National Grid decided to put in natural gas lines throughout all of Ackerly Pond Lane for “future use.” I do believe that they may become very...
View ArticleWhile Route 58 is prime real estate, available land is dwindling
BARBARAELLEN KOCH PHOTO | Vacant land is fast disappearing on Route 58. Irwin Garsten owns the above piece of property, just east of the Hudson Savings Bank building, where he has a site plan...
View ArticleGuest Column: Sanitary ‘upgrades’ can be costly, ineffective
Environmental groups on the East End have recently been responsible for a concerted effort to push municipalities on the upgrading of existing sanitary systems. One recent letter to The Suffolk Times...
View ArticleHealth: Welcome change for patients seeking mental health services
The New Year brought about a welcome change for Medicare patients seeking mental health services. Effective Jan. 1., Medicare coverage of mental health treatment is now in line with that available for...
View ArticleWeek in Review: Five stories you may have missed
Snowy owls spotted across the North Fork MICHAEL LOTITO PHOTO | The snowy owl is best known for its white feathers and catlike yellow eyes. It’s also the continent’s heaviest owl, weighing between...
View ArticleLocal theater group holds anniversary gala at Brecknock Hall
KATHARINE SCHROEDER PHOTO | Colin Palmer as King Richard at the Northeast Stage 30th anniversary party Friday. “It went like a feather flying through the air — so fast.” That’s how actress Peg Murray...
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