Rita P. Stewart
Rita P. Stewart of Laurel died Feb. 19, 2014. She was 95. The family will receive visitors Sunday, Feb. 23, from 2 to 5 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck. The Liturgy of Christian...
View ArticleStitching scarves for Heart Awareness Month
Jane McGoldrick (left) of Southold and Centerport and Andrea Brancato of Centerport work on their scarves Sunday. (Katharine Schroeder photo) In honor of Heart Awareness Month, a small group of women...
View ArticleA new vision for McGann-Mercy athletics
McGann-Mercy athletic director Paul Mastronardi, who previously coached at Eastport-South Manor, said he will coach football and lacrosse at Mercy, but would not be the head coach. (The Press News...
View ArticleEditorial: An athletic department gone awry
McGann-Mercy athletes: Fiona Nunez (left), Paul Annunziata and Kayla Schroeher. (Photos by Garret Meade, Robert O’Rourk) At several points during a nearly two-hour meeting last week between...
View ArticleGuest Column: Coach Doroski taught us the why
Jeff Doroski became the head football coach at Mercy in 2011. (Garret Meade file photo) I’ll never forget that day in Babylon in the fall of 1998. I was a senior at Mercy High School, playing in one of...
View ArticleEnvironments file suit against Southold over deer cull
JIM COLLIGAN FILE PHOTO Opponents of a plan to cull the deer herd in Southold have taken legal action against the town to prevent it from moving forward. A lawsuit and temporary restraining order were...
View ArticleGrange Hall in Riverhead seeks new life
First Parish Church is seeking tenants to renovate the historic Northville building. (Barbaraellen Koch photo) In the course of its 182-year existence in Riverhead, Grange Hall on Sound Avenue has...
View ArticleRoadways are a ‘war zone;’ temp fixes coming through spring
CYNDI MURRAY PHOTO |Southold highway department crews patch potholes on Main Street in Greenport Thursday afternoon. The cold, snowy winter — followed in recent days by some warm weather — is turning...
View ArticleNational Weather Service issues dense fog advisory
Lenz Vineyard in Peconic looking west this afternoon. (Barbaraellen Koch photo) The National Weather Service issued a dense fog advisory this afternoon, which will remain in effect until 5 p.m. Limited...
View ArticleSea Tow founder honored by nationwide marine trade group
JENNIFER GUSTAVSON FILE PHOTO | Sea Tow International CEO Capt. Joseph Frohnhoefer, right, with his wife Georgia and Roy Morrow (center). Sea Tow Services International founder and CEO Joseph...
View ArticleReal Estate: Mixed signals in Riverhead
Workers with Shirk Construction of Pennslyvania put up trusses on the addition to the Long Island Cauliflower building on Marcy Avenue in Polish Town. Last year was a mixed bag for construction in...
View ArticleExpense of Mitchell Park Marina upgrades increases
FILE PHOTO | Mitchell Park Marina The Village of Greenport will need to pay nearly $20,000 more than it originally planned to fund electric upgrades at Mitchell Park Marina, village administrator David...
View ArticleSouthold News: Kudos to cheer squad
The Southold cheerleading team. (Courtesy photo) SOUTHOLD, PECONIC I had the pleasure and blessing of participating in a wonderful event with the Southold Girl Scout service unit. Marguerite...
View ArticleArt Beat: Submit to East End Arts’‘Shadow’ exhibit
East End Arts in Riverhead. (file photo) Work is sought for ‘Shadow,’ a juried, all-media exhibit presented by East End Arts in Riverhead. Guest juror is artist Ivan Kustura. The show will run from...
View ArticlePopular farmers market in Riverhead draws another capacity crowd
Customers line up outside the Riverhead Farmers Market Saturday. (Paul Squire photo) In its fourth week, the Riverhead Farmers Market is still pulling in capacity crowds to the former Sweezy’s building...
View ArticleBy the Book: When your heart’s not in it, read this
St. Valentine’s Day has come and gone — a day of cards and candy, but mostly a day of hearts. The cards overflow with them, the candy boxes are shaped like them. I’m not clear what shape or color my...
View ArticleFree business courses coming up at North Shore Library
North Shore Public Library is hosting four small business courses. The library might not be the first place that comes to mind for small business owners when they think about expanding their market...
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