Articles by Brianne Ledda

At Maureen’s Haven in Riverhead, the staff works to assist homeless men and women across the East End with supportive services, access to care management and a safe place to stay during the winter. From […]

The site of the proposed development in Greenport, pictured in March 2021. (Credit: Steve Wick/file) The Southold Town Planning Board agreed during a Nov. 21 work session to consider a draft Conditioned Negative Declaration for […]

Mitchell Park in Greenport. (Courtesy photo) Greenport has declined an offer from local firefighters to plant a live Christmas tree in Mitchell Park.  Peter Harris, who represented Phenix Hook & Ladder Co. #1, said at […]

Center for Advocacy, Support and Transformation, which moved its headquarters to the former Methodist church in Southold only last year, has been serving low-income individuals and families in town since 1965. A funding request made […]

The food pantry at Center for Advocacy, Support and Transformation on a recent Monday. Busy Monday mornings have become routine for the Southold nonprofit, previously known as Community Action Southold Town. (Credit: Brianne Ledda) On […]

Supervisor Scott Russell and councilman Greg Doroski at last week’s work session. (Credit: Melissa Azofeifa) The Southold Town Board is contemplating potential police commissioner training programs after a presentation from the town Justice Review and […]

An aerial rendering of the proposed project in Southold. (Courtesy photo) At a meeting Nov. 7, the town Planning Board discussed the need for a wildlife sweep at the site of a proposed mixed-use building […]

The Southold Town Board kicked off discussions with a consultant hired to revamp town zoning at a work session Tuesday. The meeting marks a concrete step toward meeting one of the foremost goals listed in […]

Voters in Southold approved the creation of a new 0.5% real estate tax to go to a fund reserved for affordable housing projects (Credit: Grant Parpan) Southold voters have approved a proposition to allow a […]

Rich Vandenburgh at Greenport Harbor Brewing Co.’s Peconic tasting room in 2017. (Credit: David Benthal) Greenport Mayor George Hubbard Jr. may have some competition in his bid for a final term this spring.  Richard Vandenburgh, […]