ZBA rules Sports East plan doesn’t meet ‘club membership’ requirements
The Southold Town Zoning Board of Appeals has ruled that Sports East does not meet the town code definition of an annual membership club, a significant blow to the chances the Mattituck athletic...
View ArticlePawlowski on Sports East ruling: ‘Something isn’t adding up’
Developer Paul Pawlowski spoke with The Suffolk Times following the Southold ZBA’s Sports East decision on Thursday. He requested that his comments be published in their entirety. Here is his full...
View ArticleGirls Basketball Preview: Defending LI champ Tuckers still loaded
A wealth of talent and the power of positive thinking combined for what amounted to the greatest season in the Mattituck High School girls basketball team’s history. “It was a great, great time,”...
View ArticleBoys Basketball Preview: Things are looking up for Porters
The Greenport High School boys basketball team is brimming with confidence these days. So much so that senior center Sam Strickland Jr. stated several weeks ago that he had already made a room...
View ArticleCutchogue East students Skype with kids in India, Virginia
Early Wednesday morning, third graders in Marianne Wachtel’s class gathered on the floor, eager to introduce themselves to fellow students across the world. The Cutchogue East Elementary class...
View ArticleRussell Penny, killed at Pearl Harbor, was Suffolk’s first WWII casualty
“The Secretary of War desires me to express his deep regret that your son, Russell M. Penny, was killed in action in defense of his country at Hickham Field, Territory of Hawaii, December Seventh. No...
View ArticlePlanning process questioned after Sports East sent back to drawing board
When a group of three local businessmen first proposed building Sports East in Mattituck nearly a year ago, they felt confident they could do so without applying for a change of zone on the Main Road...
View ArticleGirls Basketball: Mattituck junior eclipses 1,000-point milestone
A surprise treat awaited Liz Dwyer Thursday night. The Mattituck junior received a gift from her teammates and coach during the Tuckers’ victory against Southold/Greenport: a jar of 1,000 peanut...
View ArticleBoys Basketball: Mattituck falls to 0-3 to open season
Finding an identity on offense figured to take time for Mattituck this season. After all, the Tuckers lost nearly all their scoring from last year to graduation. The early results have been...
View ArticleFire district votes, commissioner elections set for Tuesday
People in fire districts throughout New York State will head to the polls Tuesday, Dec. 13, to vote on fire commissioner elections — and in some cases, special propositions specific to their...
View ArticleGirls Winter Track: Mattituck returns deep team
The newcomers on the block made quite the first impression last year. Mattituck fielded an indoor track team for the first time last winter and the results were impressive. The Tuckers had four girls...
View ArticleBoys Track and Field Preview: New faces emerge to lead Mattituck
The inaugural winter track season at Mattituck last year featured two prominent names: Jack Dufton and Darius Brew. Dufton, a versatile athlete who excelled in the pentathlon during the outdoor...
View ArticleBoys Basketball: McCaffrey gets hot on a frigid night
On the coldest night of the year, senior guard Ryan McCaffrey could not have picked a better time to have the hottest shooting night of his high school boys basketball season. With temperatures...
View ArticleMore outdoor space, smaller building planned for Sports East
A revised site plan application for Sports East has been filed featuring a downsized indoor athletic facility and additional outdoor spaces in order to become more in line with Southold Town Zoning...
View ArticleGirls Basketball: Tuckers roll with Dwyer’s 28, DiGregorio’s 18
Call her the queen of layups. If Jane DiGregorio makes playing basketball look as easy as a layup, it’s because she’s so good at them. Liz Dwyer won the opening tip-off, directing the ball forward for...
View ArticleTown Hall Notes: New winery proposed for Mill Lane in Mattituck
A man who recently purchased a 15.4-acre Mattituck property seeks to establish a winery and tasting room there, according to a draft plan presented this week to the Southold Town Planning Board. Bob...
View ArticleTop Sports Stories 2016: Cross-country five-peat
Mattituck’s girls cross-country team won yet another Suffolk County Class C championship, only this time it was different. This time it was five times sweeter. The Tuckers pulled off a rare five-peat...
View ArticleGirls Basketball: Dwyer’s still scoring and leading
Liz Dwyer, captain of Mattituck High School’s girls basketball team, has many of the qualities that make for a good leader. Not only does she lead with her play on the court, but the junior forward...
View ArticleBoys Soccer: Six Tuckers make all-conference team
Sophomore forward Axel Rodriguez-Canal scored two goals for Mattituck against Center Moriches, giving him 11 goals in six games in 2015. (Credit: Garret Meade) While they did not win a Suffolk County...
View ArticleTop Sports Stories 2016: Bright day for Mattituck girls track
It was typical springtime in the Northeast. In other words, that meant raw days of cold, rain and wind. Then, when nice weather made its belated appearance, the sun finally smiled down on the...
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