Katie Blasl
Katie, winner of the 2016 James Murphy Cub Reporter of the Year award from the L.I. Press Club, is a reporter, editor and web developer for the LOCAL news websites. A Riverhead native, she is a 2014 graduate of Stony Brook University. Email Katie
Local tech start-up will live stream Brady Rymer concert from Southold Elementary to schools around the world
Brady Rymer, a Grammy-nominated musician and children's performer based in Southold, will play a concert tomorrow morning for Southold Elementary School that will be live-streamed in classrooms from Kenya to the Philippines.
Suffolk grand jury: July 2015 limo crash deaths and injuries ‘entirely preventable’
A special grand jury investigating last summer's deadly limousine crash on Route 48 has concluded the deaths and injuries resulting from that accident were “entirely preventable” and were caused by “driver failure, improper limousine construction, and inadequate regulatory oversight.”
Halloween on the North Fork: 2016 guide to haunted houses, parties and events
Halloween parades, parties and events
Southold PTA Halloween Parade
Saturday, October 29, 11 a.m.
For grades pre-K through 6. Meet at Southold Fire Department, 55135 Main Road,...
New medical marijuana pills, first of their kind, to be sold at Riverhead dispensary
Columbia Care is launching a new controlled-dose, solid-filled medical marijuana pill that will be the first of its kind in the nation.
Local doctor plans trip to Haiti for post-hurricane relief, seeking donations
Local doctor Bellamy Brook will travel to Haiti later this month to provide medical treatment and deliver food and water to a village devastated by Hurricane Matthew.
With help from Kait’s Angels, young woman with rare brain disease can afford specially adapted bike
A fundraising effort by the local nonprofit Kait's Angels has made it possible for the family of Johanna Benthal to buy a special Surrey bike, giving the 20-year-old North Fork woman with physical disabilities the chance to safely exercise.
The wait continues for public indoor swimming pool: SCCC fitness center still stalled a year after groundbreaking
The community college's plans for a fitness facility that would provide the East End with its first indoor swimming pool have been delayed by building permits, a college spokesperson said.
‘Do it for Doobee’: Greenport girl is inspiration for softball tournament to raise money for Crohn’s Disease research
For the third year in a row, the North Fork will come together this weekend to show a little girl with Crohn's Disease that...
Jamesport family teams up with Kait’s Angels to raise money to get special needs daughter adapted bike
Johanna Benthal has always loved spending time outdoors. But her brain injury makes it difficult for her to exercise for very long, and her family has long struggled to find ways to get her outside and moving around.
Walking for breast cancer: 18th annual 5k walk for North Fork Breast Health Coalition to be held at Tanger
Lace up those running shoes for a good cause this month. The annual 5k Walk For Breast Cancer Awareness is being held Sunday, September 25 at Tanger Outlet Center.
