Articles by Amanda Olsen

Downed wires on Route 48 were caused by a box truck traveling eastbound, leading to mass power outages on the East End. (Amanda Olsen photo) More that 5,000 households are out of power across the […]

Father Piotr Narkiewicz, from left, Lieutenant Sam Strickland and Captain Robert Corwin. Lt. Strickland put his training to use in order to help an infant in distress on Feb. 8. (Credit: courtesy photo) As snow […]

Development rights for the Harold A. Reese preserve in Southold will transfer to the DEC while the land continues to be held by Peconic Land Trust. (Credit: courtesy photo) The Peconic Land Trust and the […]

For participants in Southold Town’s municipal food scraps drop-off program, there has been a bit of a learning curve about what is being accepted. The program experienced a bumpy start, with several loads contaminated with […]

(Credit: Office of Governor Kathy Hochul) Among other initiatives aimed at schools and education, Governor Kathy Hochul announced a plan to provide free school meals to all New York students regardless of income.  “The research is […]

(File photo) More winter weather is expected over the weekend, with 3 to 5 inches predicted for Saturday night into Sunday, topped off with a glaze of ice. “I’m expecting most of the snow to […]

Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue is not closing. (Credit: Angela Colangelo file photo) Despite recent reports, Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue has no plans to close its doors permanently.  “I laid off my packing house company […]

Separation between wild birds and home coops is a vital to keeping a home flock bird flu free. (Credit: Amanda Olsen) The recent detection of HPAI at Crescent Duck Farm has thrust bird flu concerns […]

Area kids playing through a ‘Dungeons and Dragons’ campaign at Southold Free Library. (Credit: courtesy photos) “Dungeons and Dragons,” the tabletop fantasy role-playing game originally created and designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, turned […]

Darren St. George is the new executive director of Southold Historical Museum. (Courtesy photo) Darren St. George has been named executive director of the Southold Historical Museum following an extensive, months-long search. The group’s previous […]