Editorial: Secrecy may speak to larger plant problems in Greenport
KATHARINE SCHROEDER PHOTO | Workers at the at the Greenport power plant in 2011. Greenport Mayor David Nyce this week described the New York Power Authority as “less than forthcoming or helpful” in...
View ArticleHow Greenport’s $108K power plant penalty came to light
CARRIE MILLER PHOTO | Greenport Mayor David Nyce discussing the electric penalty fee and other billing problems at Monday night’s Village Board meeting. The village administrator said he had no answer....
View ArticleTuckers earn an invite to postseason party
GARRET MEADE PHOTO | Mattituck sophomore Joe Tardif, putting up a shot while being guarded by Bishop McGann-Mercy’s Greg Gehring, scored a career-high 24 points with the aid of four 3-pointers. TUCKERS...
View ArticleA bit beyond advanced for this crop of AP students
BARBARAELLEN KOCH PHOTO | Mattituck High School seniors (from left) Christine Bieber, Helen Chen, Clay Davis and Kyra Martin work with a helix model in the school’s library Tuesday. Mattituck High...
View ArticleEfforts to save church still alive a year later
TIM KELLY FILE PHOTO | Cutchogue’s Sacred Heart Parish Church, which originally served the local Irish community, held its last Mass in January 2013. This month marks one year since the Diocese of...
View ArticleBlue track with gold stripes coming to Mattituck
JENNIFER GUSTAVSON FILE PHOTO | This is how the track at Mattituck High School looked in October. The Mattituck-Cutchogue School District colors of blue and gold will be reflected in its new track,...
View ArticleMercy AD declines to offer any details into Doroski situation
GARRET MEADE FILE PHOTO | McGann-Mercy football coach and teacher Jeff Doroski. Bishop McGann-Mercy athletic director Paul Mastronardi declined to provide any details into the surprise dismissal of...
View ArticleRiverhead Foundation’s rescue of Noodle to be featured on ABC
CARRIE MILLER PHOTO | Noodle, a 2-year-old harbor porpoise, was successfully rehabilitated by the Riverhead Foundation after being found in a marsh in Brunswick, Maine by children on a school field...
View ArticleFive do-at-home exercises from The Body Smart Studio
Ah, the cozy joys of winter. You’re hibernating at home — drinking hot chocolate, staying warm and catching up on all five seasons of Breaking Bad. Unfortunately, you’re also gaining weight in the...
View ArticleWrestling: Pins aplenty as Tuckers duplicate unbeaten league season
TUCKERS 87, BEARS 0 The finish to the Mattituck/Greenport high school wrestling team’s Suffolk County League VII season was anticlimactic, to be sure, but that didn’t detract from the magnitude of the...
View ArticleGirls Basketball: One last chance for Clippers to reach playoffs
GARRET MEADE PHOTO | Southold/Greenport’s Kathleen Tuthill, flanked by Port Jefferson’s Caroline Biondo and Courtney Lewis (10), tries to find the ball during Friday night’s game. ROYALS 68, CLIPPERS...
View ArticleGustavson Column: Hey, who are you calling a fat @!#$?
Have you heard the one about the overweight governor and the overweight Senate majority leader? I have, thanks to a college buddy of mine who happened to be in the room when New Jersey’s Senate...
View ArticleFeatured Letter: Canada geese are the problem, not swans
KATHARINE SCHROEDER FILE PHOTO | Geese frolick in the water near Southold. To the editor: Wondering why the DEC is expending so many resources and spending so much money to eradicate the problems posed...
View ArticleFive local listings hosting open houses
There are five open houses scheduled for the North Fork this week, including four on Saturday. View them on northforker.com.
View ArticleSpaces: The historic Ira Tuthill House in Mattituck
The main house that anchors that Mattituck-Laurel Historical Society campus on Main Road is now a spacious colonial. But in 1799, the year it was built by Jesse Tuthill, the residence contained just...
View ArticleBest spots across the North Fork for Super Bowl Sunday
There may not be a local team in this year’s Super Bowl, but local bars and restaurants are still gearing up for the big game with a bevy of drink and food specials along with a lot of giveaways....
View ArticleRelay for Life kickoff event scheduled for Monday
Plans for Southold Town’s 2014 Relay for Life, which supports the American Cancer Society, will get underway Monday with a kickoff event at Southold Elementary School. The event, which will include...
View ArticleFarmers market in Riverhead off to a glowing start
KATHARINE SCHROEDER PHOTO | Lucy Cascio, left, and Grace Longinetti rush to restock their samples at Copia Granola’s booth. Two musicians. Twenty eight vendors. Hundreds of attendees. And at least a...
View ArticleOur best recipes to spice up your Super Bowl party
The Super Bowl is almost as much about food as it is about football. And here at NorthForker.com, we are all about the eats. So, we asked the crew to share some of their favorite Super Bowl recipes...
View ArticleCops: Gas station employee caught stealing from job
A 27-year-old gas station employee was arrested Saturday for stealing more than $2,000 from the Mattituck station where he was employed, Southold Town Police said. Orcan Unsal of Mattituck was charged...
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