Articles by Chris Francescani

A Mattituck family of five was saved from a house fire by a determined police dispatcher. (Credit: Chris Francescani) A quick-thinking, off-duty Southold police dispatcher helped save the lives of a Mattituck family of five […]

North Fork Polar Bears, May, 2024 (courtesy photo) The North Fork Polar Bears are kicking off their winter season this weekend by launching their first ever coastal resiliency project at Truman’s Beach in Orient. The […]

Cathy Demeroto received the Helen W. Price Award last week for her work at CAST. (Credit: Chris Francescani) After seven years at the helm of the Center for Advocacy, Support and Transformation, executive director Cathy […]

Residents of Sandy Beach want the village to designate the neighborhood a historic district. (Credit: Chris Francescani/Sunset Beach Films) Residents of Greenport’s historic Sandy Beach waterfront community, on the western edge of Youngs Point, want the […]

Hugh Loring Prestwood, a legendary Nashville songwriter who for decades lived in Greenport and played local clubs, bars and vineyards, died last month in Nebraska at the age of 82, following a stroke. Prestwood, a […]

Greenport’s popular carousel in Mitchell Park has been shut down indefinitely for major repairs. (Chris Francescani file photo.) Greenport’s century-old carousel — which was originally designed as a traveling attraction to be assembled and taken […]

Kevin Stuessi has been serving as Greenport’s mayor and de facto village administrator, a dual role his critics say is having a negative impact on municipal affairs. (Chris Francescani file photo.) Last week, long-simmering tensions […]

From left: Sharon Sailor, Southold Town Supervisor Al Krupski, Southold Town Clerk Denis Noncarrow, Paul Drum and Arlene Klein (courtesy photo) After several years of disappointing cancellations due to everything from bad weather to Covid […]

Southold Supervisor Al Krupski was flanked on Tuesdsay by Rev. Ann Van Cleef and Dr. Don Russo, with Town Board members looking on in the background. (Chris Francescani photo) With wars raging around the globe […]

The annual Pirates and Mermaids breakfast fundraiser for the Paul Drum Life Experience Project is set for this Sunday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Front Street Station in Greenport. The popular event is […]