Photos: 2023 Greenport Maritime Festival
A little cloudy weather couldn’t stop North Forkers and visitors alike from attending the 2023 Greenport Maritime Festival on Oct. 22 and 23, rescheduled from its earlier October date. Kicking off on...
View ArticleMattituck High School student raises $4,000 for food pantry
In preparation for his bar mitzvah, one Mattituck High School freshman did his part to uphold his religion’s values of generosity and community. Last month, Henry Blair of Cutchogue raised $4,091 to...
View ArticleVoters reject Mattituck firehouse expansion
Voters overwhelmingly rejected the Mattituck Fire District’s proposal to authorize a multi-million dollar expansion of its firehouse at the corner of Pike Street and Wickham Avenue Tuesday evening....
View ArticleTuckers fall short in county soccer final
The final horn sounded, the game was over. On the south side of the field, the Babylon High School soccer players rushed together to celebrate their victory. On the north side, Mattituck’s team...
View ArticleSouthold Election 2023: Krupski wins Town Supervisor race
Although the results are not yet official, Suffolk County Legislator Al Krupski is victorious over Republican candidate Donald Grim in the race for Southold Town Supervisor, with nearly 72% of the...
View ArticlePopular Shamrock Christmas Tree Farm in Mattituck shutters for the season due...
Word spread very quickly, first across the North Fork and then west on Long Island and into New York City: Shamrock Christmas Tree Farm in Mattituck, where – literally – thousands of people come each...
View ArticleRetired teacher and Gigi’s owner among this year’s Mattituck High School’s...
For Michael DiSilvio, a dose of patriotism and community support could not have arrived at a better time. Ahead of Veteran’s Day, Mattituck Cutchogue Jr. Sr. High School held its seventh annual Wall...
View ArticleMattituck juniors to visit 9/11 memorial
For Greg Ammirati, like most Americans, 9/11 was lived history. But on Sept. 11, 2023, while chatting with a college-aged employees, it struck him that 9/11 is something younger members of his...
View ArticleMattituck boys hoops team gearing up for season
The alphabet soup of Suffolk County boys basketball divisions has gotten a bit more challenging for Mattituck High School this season. Instead of competing against Class B, C and D schools, the...
View ArticleTuckers girls squad reaches new heights
We probably can expect some tall tales emanating out of the Mattituck High School gymnasium this winter. Not any made-up stories, of course, just ones based on reality. Translation: the Tuckers’ girls...
View ArticleMore than 100 phone scams were reported to Southold Police Department this year
In the age of artificial intelligence and other technological advances, it is becoming increasingly common to hear about the victims of scam phone calls, texts or emails. Southold Police Captain...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor: Coyotes might help our environment
PeconicCoyotes might help our environment Although there may be some or many that fear the arrival of coyotes, I suspect they more scared of us than we are of them. The question is whether these are...
View ArticleNorth Fork to Gigi: Please come home for Christmas
It’s been four months and the communities of Mattituck and its neighboring hamlets refuse to give up hope that Gigi will make her way back to her family. The black Labrador, who will turn two years...
View ArticleStony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital honors Sheri Winter Parker
Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital and its leadership team presented Sheri Winter Parker with a plaque Tuesday thanking her for her ongoing support of the hospital. Ms. Winter Parker, a real...
View ArticleYear in Review 2023: Narcan stations combat overdose deaths
Thanks to a collaboration between Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospi- tal and the not-for-profit organization Community Action for Social Justice, roughly 20 locations in Southold now house Narcan...
View ArticleYear in Review 2023: In search of Gigi
Over the summer, the North Fork community mobilized when Gigi, a black Labrador Retriever, went miss-ing. Veteran Michael DiSilvio relied on the 18-month-old dog for solace and comfort, and was...
View ArticleYear in Review 2023: Mattituck Marketplace rumors finally settled
In September, tips began rolling in that Mattituck Marketplace was being sold. The Suffolk Times reached out several times to both the supermarket owner and the owner of the shopping center to get the...
View ArticleYear in Review: Long Island Wine Country celebrates 50 years
2023 was a big year for Long Island Wine Country, marking 50 years since the first wine-centric vines were planted — on a plot of fallow potato farmland. Today, Long Island’s 3,000 acres of vineyards...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor: A message from Southold Supervisor Al Krupski
SOUTHOLDThank you, Scott, for all you’ve done My letter is about Southold Town, founded as a township in 1640, and the town that it is today in 2024. We all know Southold today, we know the South...
View ArticleNorth Fork grappler eyes wrestling state tourney
As a freshman two years ago, James Felakos qualified for the New York State wrestling championships. He has aspirations of returning to the MVP Arena in Albany this year for another shot at a title....
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