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
These puppies are doing laundry, carrying groceries and changing the lives of people with disabilities
Canine Companions for Independence provides highly trained assistance dogs to people with disabilities. Here are some of their stories.
Photos: Veterans honored in song, speeches and prayer at Calverton National Cemetery
As a fine, cold mist fell over Calverton National Cemetery, the crowd gathered there beneath umbrellas and raincoats joined together to sing the National Anthem.
After killing man while driving drunk, former high school teacher pleads guilty to misdemeanor, fined $1,200
“Take your punishment,” said Joyce Kurovics, the victim's wife, in a statement at the sentencing. “It doesn’t equal the pain and suffering we’ve endured. He lost his life. You still have yours.”
Electric bills set to increase in January after LIPA approves three-year rate hike
Electric bills will likely start increasing next January, due to a $325 million, three-year rate hike that was approved yesterday by the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA).
No tricks, all treats at Canine Companions’ Howl-O-Tails fest
Dog lovers and the dogs they love got together for a special Halloween festival today in Mattituck, where Canine Companions for Independence hosted a free event with live music, food and merchandise vendors and a doggie costume contest.
Volunteer musicians to give bedside performances for end-of-life patients at Peconic Landing
Starting this month, musicians from East End Arts will be giving one-on-one bedside performances to patients at Peconic Landing’s skilled nursing facility in Greenport.
Halloween festival, pet parade this weekend at Strawberry Fields to raise awareness for Canine Companions
Canine Companions for Independence is holding its first Halloween festival at Strawberry Fields in Mattituck this weekend.
Heavy rain, possible tropical storm and major flooding to bring a month’s worth of rainfall this week
Heavy rain over the next week and the impacts from a potential tropical storm could bring major flooding to the area this week through the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
East End’s first public fitness facility with Olympic-size indoor pool to open at Suffolk’s Eastern campus
“It’s the first indoor swimming pool for the North and South Fork that is of this size and open to the public,” said Legislator Jay Schneiderman. “It’s going to be an amazing facility.”
Rare supermoon eclipse, first in 33 years, to appear Sunday night
This is the first time in 33 years that a supermoon will coincide with a total lunar eclipse, creating a dazzling sky-gazing opportunity: Not only will the moon look larger in the sky, but it will turn red at the height of the eclipse.
