Articles by Julie Lane

Relief is coming to taxpayers who have received grants to convert aged septic systems to nitrogen-reducing Innovative/Alternative systems. Congressman Lee Zeldin, (R-Shirley), in perhaps his last major move since giving up his seat in a […]

Greenport Village at night. (Credit: Eleanor P. Labrozzi) After months of talking and delays, the Greenport Village Board Friday night unanimously adopted what Mayor George Hubbard Jr. characterized as an “administrative moratorium” that will immediately […]

An aerial view of the Greenport waterfront. (Credit: David Benthal) Hearing from residents who packed the Third Street Firehouse Monday night demanding a moratorium on development in the Waterfront Commercial and Commercial Retail zones, the […]

he start of Saturday’s 5K Run/Walk, with more than 300 participants of all ages taking to the course. (Credit: Ambrose Clancy) After a two-year pandemic-induced hiatus, when the Shelter Island 5K Run/Walk was reduced to […]

Former Floyd Memorial Library director Lisa Richland of Shelter Island received a Public Library Director Association of Suffolk County Game Changer Award at the organization’s Oct. 3 ceremony at the Rock Golf Course in Wading […]

The forum last Tuesday was streamed on YouTube and hosted by the League of Women Voters of the Hamptons, Shelter Island and North Fork. Nearly every problem on the East End is related to the […]

An aerial view over Jamesport. (Credit: David Benthal) Community Preservation Fund revenues for the five East End towns during the first six months of 2022 are 5.3% lower than they were for the same period […]

Guidance Director Martha Tuthill brought a deep commitment to helping Island students. (Credit: Julie Lane) It’s not frequent that a school district celebrates a staff member who leaves not for retirement, but a job in […]

Assemblyman Fred Thiele. (Courtesy photo) Assemblyman Fred Thiele will now have a “D” after his name, replacing “I.” The longtime Independence Party office holder from Sag Harbor switched this spring. His decision to register as […]