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Voting takes place Tuesday on school budgets, trustee elections
A rundown of budget information, ballot propositions and trustee elections in the North Fork's five school districts on Tuesday, May 16.
Greenport Village chosen to receive state funds for sewer system improvements
Greenport Village has been selected to participate in a $3 million dollar pilot program to improve wastewater management.
Southold Town Board wrap-up: May 9
Changes to the Southold Town Code pertaining to the definition of “bluffs,” the prosecution of dog complaints and the processing of garbage carter licenses...
Letter carriers to collect donations for Island Harvest on Saturday
The National Association of Letter Carriers and the United States Postal Service will hold the 25th-annual “Stamp Out Hunger” campaign Saturday, the country’s largest single-day food drive.
‘It’s OK to be different’: Panelists at summit on diversity and social justice tackle controversial issues
There was a full program at the “Social Justice Diversity Summit” Saturday morning in Riverhead, with more than a dozen panelists and presenters speaking about topics such as immigration policy, fair housing, hate crimes, bullying, gangs and criminal justice.
Company accused of scamming small businesses is soliciting ads locally for unauthorized Mattituck football brochure
An Iowa company that has allegedly taken thousands of dollars from small businesses across the country without producing anything in return has set its sights on North Fork businesses, soliciting ads for a Mattituck High School football "program."
Regional planners eye Shoreham deep water port
Regional transportation planners may have shelved the idea of rerouting 3,000 tractor-trailers from I-95 to the North Fork but they are still looking at ways to ship freight across Long Island Sound to relieve highway congestion in New York City.
Gastropod harvesting banned in certain local waters due to marine biotoxins
Deep Hole Creek, Halls Creek and a section of Great Peconic Bay have been temporarily closed for the harvesting of carnivorous gastropods — whelks, conchs, moon snails — due to the presence of marine biotoxins,
‘Social Justice Diversity Summit’ will convene Saturday in Riverhead
Riverhead's Anti-Bias Task Force has scheduled speakers and presentations on the subjects of civil rights, immigration, criminal justice, bullying, educational disparities, housing discrimination, homelessness and Native American issues.
Speeding car that crashed into cemetery Tuesday night wrecked 19th century crypt
A speeding car plowed into a crypt at the Greenhill Cemetery in Greenport last night.
