Denise Civiletti
Denise is a veteran local reporter and editor, an attorney and former Riverhead Town councilwoman. Her work has been recognized with numerous awards, including a “writer of the year” award from the N.Y. Press Association in 2015. She is a founder, owner and co-publisher of this website.
LIRR work on Love Lane crossing Oct. 4 will detour traffic, alter train schedules
Buses will replace one eastbound and one westbound train between Riverhead and Greenport on Wednesday so the LIRR can renovate the Love Lane crossing. Vehicular traffic will be detoured.
Southold Town Board Mighty North Fork Triathlon returns in ’18, board OKs legal action to block federal dredge dumping plan
Southold Town resident parking permits will now be valid for a two-year period commencing Jan. 1 of every even-numbered year, beginning with 2018, under...
Update: Main Street road work in Greenport postponed
Road work will begin at 8 a.m. Thursday morning, weather permitting, the Greenport Village Clerk announced.
Butterfly Effect Project to receive Suffolk County human rights award
An organization founded in 2014 to give disadvantaged local girls a boost is being recognized for its work by the Suffolk County Human Rights Commission.
North Fork Breast Health Coalition’s 5K walk at Tanger Outlets kicks off breast cancer awareness month
Tanger Outlets hosted the 19th annual North Fork Breast Health Coalition 5K walk yesterday around the outlet center.
Cops: Narcotics investigation leads to arrest in Greenport Friday night
A 28-year-old Greenport man was arrested on drug and other charges Friday night after attempting to flee from police on First Street in Greenport.
LIRR train service back on track for Maritime Festival weekend
The railroad had announced plans to run buses instead of trains between Ronkonkoma and Greenport, angering festival organizers and local officials concerned about traffic congestion on the North Fork during a historically high-volume weekend.
Tropical storm watch discontinued for L.I.
Swells caused by the storm will likely cause dangerous surf and rip currents along the east coast, including the coast of Long Island, the National Weather Service warned.
LIRR substitutes buses for trains between Ronkonkoma and Greenport on Saturday of Maritime Festival weekend
Local elected officials and festival organizers say they can't understand the LIRR's decision, made without consulting them, which they say will worsen traffic on local roads this weekend.
Tropical storm watch remains in effect for East End, as Jose tracks northeast
Eastern Long Island remains under a tropical storm watch as the large, slow-moving tropical cyclone Jose churns in the Atlantic off the coast of Delaware today on a north-northeast track. It is expected to bring strong winds and rain to the East End, according to the National Weather Service.
