Wading River mom swims into Sound to drag teens back to shore
PAUL SQUIRE PHOTO | A view of Reeves Beach where a Wading River woman dove into the water to pull her daughter and friend back to shore as they drifted into the current. When Suzanne Norbury stepped...
View ArticleRelay for Life returns to Peconic Saturday
KATHARINE SCHROEDER FILE PHOTO | Participants in last year's Relay for Life on their way around the track. It’s almost time for the annual Relay for Life, an overnight fundraiser to benefit the...
View ArticleMan carrying cross wants to remind people about religion
KATHARINE SCHROEDER PHOTO | Man carrying cross through Southold Saturday morning on the Main Road. While most North Forkers were forced inside due to this morning’s rain, one man has remained in the...
View ArticleVeteran East End GOP politico expected to endorse Democrat Bishop for Congress
COURTESY PHOTO | Mr. and Mrs. John Behan in a photo from his Facebook page. Decorated U.S. Marine Corps veteran, former state assemblyman and former East Hampton Town Republican chairman John Behan of...
View ArticleSlideshow: North Fork Pig Roast at Pindar Vineyards
KATHARINE SCHROEDER PHOTO | Enjoying the North Fork Pig Roast Saturday. East End Hospice held its 18th annual North Fork Pig Roast at Pindar Vineyards in Peconic Saturday. Guests at this popular family...
View ArticleSlideshow: Relay for Life at Cochran Park in Peconic
GIANNA VOLPE PHOTO | Justin and Allison Zinn are dressed to impress at this year's Hollywood-themed Relay for Life event. At least 40 teams and hundreds of participants gathered at Jean Cochran Park on...
View ArticleAmateur radio ‘hams’ still found up & down the dial
COURTESY PHOTO | Peconic Amateur Radio Club will hold its annual field day on June 23-24 at Horton Point in Southold. Here, members Ken Neubeck (left) and Peter Kreppein are shown at an earlier field...
View ArticleCops: Two men charged with DWI following double pullover
A pair-of-out of towners were arrested on drunk driving charges after they were pulled over at the same time in Cutchogue Saturday night, Southold Town Police said. August Ruckdeschel, 33, of...
View ArticleSouthold police officers free six ducklings from storm drain
The Southold Town Police received a report of a duck on County Road 48 in Cutchogue causing vehicles to slow down and swerve to avoid it, police said. Responding officers located the duck and found...
View ArticleReal Estate: What do you live in a barn? Actually, yes
BARBARAELLEN KOCH PHOTO | BARBARAELLEN KOCH PHOTO Dr. Marie Surpris, Dr. Kurt Silverstein and daughter Jade Silversten, 6, outside their Baiting Hollow home. The Surpris-Silverstein family is giving...
View ArticleBaseball: Ospreys fall to Shelter Island in season opener
GRANT PARPAN PHOTO | Shelter Island starter Pat Simone pitched six innings of one-run baseball in a no-decision Sunday. The Bucks won their inaugural game 2-1 over the North Fork Ospreys. Rennie...
View ArticleVIDEO: Egg drop competition at Oysterponds school
JENNIFER GUSTAVSON PHOTO | Oysterponds elementary school in Orient held its annual Egg Drop event last week. Why did the chicken egg drop from the roof at Oysterponds elementary school in Orient? To...
View ArticleVIDEO: Theinert memorial benefit in Greenport
JENNIFER GUSTAVSON PHOTO | From left, Army 1st Lt. Joseph Theinert's brother, Jimbo, and parents Chrystyna and Frank Kestler at a memorial benefit Sunday at Billy's by the Bay in Greenport. The East...
View ArticleMonday Briefing: Pardon us Mets fans while we celebrate in June
What a perfect weekend to be a Mets fan. That’s not a sentence you hear too often, but today it’s one that can be said with pride. The Mets are in a tie for first place, and although I know it’s only...
View ArticleShades of Grey mania ‘happened overnight’ on the North Fork
VINTAGE BOOKS COURTESY PHOTO How popular is the novel “Fifty Shades of Grey?” among locals? Over 1,200 people are on a Suffolk County library system waiting list to take out the steamy story. “This is...
View ArticleSouthold Police seek help locating suspect in sunglass theft
SURVEILLANCE PHOTO | Police are seeking help locating this man, who stands accused of stealing a pair of sunglasses from DiAngelo Leather May 26. Southold Police are seeking help identifying a man who...
View ArticleRiverhead Raceway: Solomito holds off Christopher for victory
AMY SPERO PHOTO | Shawn Solomito of Islip recorded his first victory of the season Saturday. RIVERHEAD RACEWAY The NASCAR Modified Twin 30s Saturday night at Riverhead Raceway was a short-track...
View ArticleGreenport hosting fishing tournament to benefit American Legion
KATHARINE SCHROEDER FILE PHOTO | The Village of Greenport will host a derby fishing tournament on Father's Day weekend. Greenport Village will host its first derby fishing tournament next week and...
View ArticleRaymond A. Mazgulski
Raymond A. Mazgulski, beloved husband of 47 years to the late Pearl Mazgulski, who passed away in 1991, and loving father of Judy Mazgulski and the late Richard Mazgulski, entered into eternal rest...
View ArticleN.Y. Times: North Fork Oyster Company serves up quality food
The New York Times published a largely positive review of the North Fork Oyster Company in Greenport last month, calling the restaurant a “culinary homage to an east end industry” in the headline....
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