Long Island

(Credit: file photo) A proposal to construct a 20-acre commercial solar power facility at the former Cutchogue landfill was deemed complete by the Southold Town Planning Board during a Feb. 10 meeting. A public hearing […]

Applications are open for seasonal police officers in Southold through March 15. (Nicole Wagner file photo) Last month, the Southold Town Police Department began urging members of the community to create a free Smart911 personal profile that […]

Michael Bohlsen, owner of Tellers in Islip (left), Doug Corwin of Crescent Duck Farm, and Francis Derby, Chef at Shands General in Patchogue. (Credit: Cory Olsen) Chefs and businesses from all over Long Island gathered […]

(Credit: Courtesy photo) Southold Town Councilman Greg Doroski announced Monday that he will be running for the Suffolk County Legislature 1st District seat in November. Mr. Doroski has served as councilman for five years, having […]

Jane Wilson Morton of Greenport died Friday, Feb. 21. She was 99. She was born in Brooklyn Oct. 18, 1925, to Emily (Worth) and Christopher Geibel and earned a master’s degree from Queens College.  She […]

Robert K. Simon of Peconic passed away on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. He was 85. The family will receive friends on Saturday, March 15 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in […]

Thomas Hans Witschi, M.D., passed away peacefully Dec. 28, 2024, after a brief illness. A longtime resident of Mattituck and Wading River, he had recently moved to Lynnfield, Mass., to be closer to family.  He […]

Federal funds originally intended to renovate Southold Recreation Center bathrooms were reshuffled to install a generator at Southold Town Annex after concerns were raised about the certainty of fund availability. (Nicole Wagner photo) Sweeping executive […]

Joseph Czartosieski, born April 21, 1949, in Southampton to Joseph and Theodora Czartosieski, entered peacefully into eternal life Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. The eldest son of eight children, he is survived by siblings, Alexandra Graham […]

Butterflies and dragonflies make statements regarding the hate-filled social media comments. (Credit: Ana Borruto) The Butterfly Effect Project, a Riverhead-based nonprofit that aims to empower young girls, is calling attention to a series of, “disgusting racist […]