June Marov
June Marov of Greenport died Jan. 15. She was 87. Funeral arrangements were handled by Horton-Mathie Funeral Home in Greenport. Interment took place at Calverton National Cemetery Memorial donations...
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Researchers say Goose Creek dolphin died of natural causes
SUSAN SMITH PHOTO | The male dolphin swimming at the eastern end of Goose Creek on Jan. 3, nine days before it was found dead on the western end of the creek. The wayward dolphin that turned up dead in...
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Otis Pike, former First District congressman, dies at 92
PIKE FAMILY COURTESY PHOTO | A recent photo of Otis Pike playing the ukulele at a family party. Longtime East End Congressman Otis Pike died in Vero Beach, Fla., Monday. He was 92. Mr. Pike, a Democrat...
View ArticleZola Pemberton Peckham
Dec. 1, 1915-Dec. 19, 2013 Former longtime Greenport resident Zola Van Dyne Pemberton Peckham of Honeoye Falls, N.Y., peacefully took Heaven by storm Dec. 19, 2013, at the age of 98. Zola was...
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Rashad Robinson leads annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast
RACHEL YOUNG PHOTO | Rashad Robinson, executive director of ColorofChange.org, speaks at Monday’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Breakfast. When Riverhead native and civil rights advocate Rashad...
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McGann-Mercy student registration set for Feb. 8
FILE PHOTO | Bishop McGann-Mercy school’s annual registration is scheduled for Feb. 8. Bishop McGann-Mercy Diocesan Junior High and High School in Riverhead will hold its 2014-15 registration event on...
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Cops: Flanders woman charged in Southold theft
A Flanders woman is facing a felony grand larceny charge after allegedly stealing a diamond and gold necklace from a Southold home, Southold Town police said. Lynn Danowski, 36, was arrested by...
View ArticleCaryl Richards Kiendl
Caryl Richards Kiendl, formerly of Mattituck, died Jan. 10, 2014, at Peconic Landing in Greenport. She had just turned 90 years of age. Caryl was born Jan. 5, 1924, in Forest Hills. She was the...
View ArticleHelen Warner Bicking
Helen Warner Bicking of Mattituck and Manasquan, N.J., passed away peacefully Jan. 16, 2014. She was 75. She was born in Brooklyn to Bill and Marion Warner, grew up in Garden City and is an alumna of...
View ArticleEmma Tschiember
Emma Tschiember of Southold died Jan. 20. She was 91. For more than 30 years, she had been a supervisor with the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be...
View ArticleDennis J. Swenkowski
Dennis J. Swenkowski of Southold died suddenly Jan. 16 while cruising aboard the Norwegian Breakaway. He was 66 years old. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated Thursday, Jan. 23, at 10...
View ArticleJane Taggart
Jane Taggart of Southold died Jan. 21. She was 90 years old. The family will receive visitors Sunday, Jan. 26, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold. The Liturgy of...
View ArticleRobert Fletcher Ketcham
Robert (Bob) Fletcher Ketcham of East Marion died Jan. 14, 2014, at Riverhead Care Center. He was 86 years old. He was born Sept. 9, 1927, in Greenport to Robert Fletcher and Erna (Howell) Ketcham. He...
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North Fork schools all closed Wednesday
FILE PHOTO | Check back for school updates. Updates on school closings, early dismissals and school event cancellations and postponements: As of 6:20 p.m. Tuesday: • Oysterponds Elementary School...
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Snowstorm forces some businesses to close for the day
BARBARAELLEN KOCH FILE PHOTO | A Riverhead Town snow plow in Jamesport. The following North Fork businesses are closed today due to the snow. Keep checking back for more updates. Send us your closures...
View ArticleEdith Fenn
Edith Fenn of Mattituck died at her home Jan. 22. She was 90. The family will receive visitors Friday, Jan. 24, from 3 to 7 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck. The Liturgy of Christian...
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northforker: New pizzeria coming to Greenport
BARBARAELLEN KOCH FILE PHOTO | Rolling in the Dough pizza truck owner Matt Michel (right) and his assistant Pat Sheridan at a Suffolk Times company party in 2011.After being awarded a $250,000...
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Photos: Digging out from 2014′s second snowstorm
KATHARINE SCHROEDER PHOTO | A Frozen Yogurt sign in Mattituck, aptly covered in snow this morning. The second major snowstorm of 2014 dumped nearly a foot of snow across the North Fork yesterday into...
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911 operator: ‘I knew this wasn’t a normal call’
CHRISTINE HOGAN COURTESY PHOTO | Riverhead native and Mattituck resident Christine Hogan, a 911 operator, helped coach a woman through safely delivering a baby late last month. A quick-thinking 911...
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L.I. Council of Churches lands grant to feed extra mouths in need
COURTESY PHOTO | Olga Torres, food pantry manager at the Long Island Council of Churches. Facing more people than ever in need of emergency food, the Long Island Council of Churches announced recently...
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