Cops: Holbrook man caught with heroin during traffic stop in Southold
A Holbrook man was caught with heroin and hypodermic needles yesterday after police pulled him over for a traffic stop on Route 25 in Southold.
Southold cop and bay constable rescue 75-year-old man from frigid water
A 75-year-old Easthampton man spent 20 minutes in the water off Goldsmith’s boatyard yesterday morning before being rescued by a Southold Town bay constable and police officer.
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Southold cop on patrol smells smoke, discovers fire on Boisseau Avenue
After smelling smoke in the area, Southold Town Police Officer Alex Chenche located an active fire in a building on Boisseau Avenue just before midnight Wednesday.
Southold tax receiver’s office will remain open until 4 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 29
All other departments are scheduled to close at 11:30 a.m. due to the holiday but the tax receiver’s office will be open to take payments until 4 p.m. for residents who want to pay property taxes prior to the new year.
Opinion and Blogs
Rep. Zeldin leads congressional delegation to Middle East for the holidays
Rep. Lee Zeldin is spending the holidays in the Middle East, traveling to countries within the U.S. Central Command area of operations, meeting with troops, diplomatic personnel and foreign leaders.
Operating engineers, plumbers unions to recruit apprentices in 2018
Two Long Island-based trade unions have announced upcoming apprentice recruitments.
Schools
Mattituck-Cutchogue schools on cutting edge of technology with brand new mobile...
The Mattituck-Cutchogue School District has released a custom mobile app aimed at making communications effortless.
Mattituck students receive suicide prevention peer education training
Twenty Mattituck High School juniors and seniors spent the day training to teach their peers about suicide prevention.
Cops: Man drove on drugs with 11-month-old daughter in car
A Lindenhurst man was charged with drugged driving aggravated driving while intoxicated with his 11-month-old daughter in the the backseat yesterday on Route 48...
State task force created targeting the sustainability and marketing of New York’s seafood industry
The task force will hold roundtable meetings with stakeholders and make recommendations by Sept. 30, 2019 to promote marketing and sustainability of New York seafood
Sports
Tuckers defeat Wildcats 51-47
Mattituck improved to (7-2) with the win over the SWR Wildcats yesterday in Shoreham Photo gallery by George Faella.
Southold falls to Mercy, 50-42
With both teams beset by foul trouble, free throws accounted for the game's most important points.
Greenport schools, village offer kids recreation programs during holiday break
The Greenport School District and Village of Greenport are sharing services to provide a safe, fun and inviting opportunity for children to come to the school during the December break to play in a supervised environment.
Plans unveiled for 50-unit workforce rental apartment community in Greenport
Rents for the one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments are projected to range between $909 and $1,552 per month, depending on household income.
Community Announcements
Zeldin bucks party, votes ‘no’ on House tax reform bill
The bill is not the tax relief middle class wage earners were promised, Zeldin said in a statement this afternoon. Instead it is "a geographic redistribution of wealth" that takes extra money from a place like New York to pay for deeper tax cuts elsewhere.
Plastic, paper bags will cost 5 cents each in Suffolk County starting January 1
Suffolk County's new “bring your own bag” law will go into effect starting Jan. 1, imposing a 5-cent fee on both paper and plastic bags.
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