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
Effort to bring Project Fit America to Greenport, Cutchogue elementary schools gets boost from generous local donors
Local businesses and organizations are teaming up to bring Project Fit America’s specialized fitness equipment and curriculum to three elementary schools on the North Fork.
This Saturday: Greenport’s first-ever a cappella music festival at Mitchell Park
Greenport’s first-ever a cappella music festival will kick off this Saturday in Mitchell Park, featuring a cappella groups from schools across Long Island and beyond.
Suffolk’s plastic bag ban stalls, tabled by health committee for further amendment
The prime sponsor of the plastic bag ban bill says he will rework its provisions to allay concerns of the administration and other legislators, but expects the substance of the bill to remain largely the same.
Riverhead Raceway plans grand opening with fireworks this weekend to celebrate ‘virtually new’ racetrack
Riverhead Raceway is planning a grand opening celebration Saturday, May 7 with a fireworks show and feature racing, unveiling months of extensive renovations to the public for the first time.
Fight against Plum Island sale moves forward, will be put to vote in the House
A bill preventing the sale of Plum Island was unanimously approved by the House Homeland Security Committee yesterday, which means it will go to a vote on the House floor this year.
In honor of 9/11, local ‘warriors’ climb to the top of One World Trade Center for second year in a row
These locals train every week at Horton's Point to climb to the top of the One World Trade Center for the Tunnel to Towers climb May 15.
Another power outage leaves Greenport in the dark this morning
The second village-wide power outage in two weeks has left Greenport Village without electricity this morning.
Tick-borne illnesses on the rise, higher on East End than anywhere in Suffolk
There have been more cases of tick-borne diseases reported on the East End than anywhere else in Suffolk County in recent years, according to a new report released by the Suffolk County Department of Health Services
Locals Making a Difference From Strawberry Queen to award-winning construction engineer, 23-year-old Southold native shatters stereotypes
Former Mattituck Strawberry Festival Queen Jessica Orlando is now an engineer leading construction crews in the field as she builds a new museum in Washington DC.
Peconic Estuary Program updating 2001 conservation plan to reprioritize efforts as nitrogen impacts are better understood
Following massive die-offs of bunker fish and terrapin turtles last summer, the Peconic Estuary Program is updating its plan to refocus its efforts on the latest threats to the waterbodies of the Peconic Bay.
