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
Firefighters give Greenport students CPR training during gym class
More than 350 students in grades seven though 12 participated in the CPR training, which took place during the students’ physical education classes at Greenport Junior-Senior High School.
Meet Southold’s new deputy highway chief, Orient native Roger Tabor
Roger Tabor, a lifelong Orient resident, began working in the Southold highway yard 15 years ago as a heavy equipment operator.
Local animal shelters ‘overflowing’ with pit bulls who can’t find homes due to false and dangerous stereotypes
Pit bulls make up at least 80 percent of the homeless dog population at North Fork Animal Welfare League, which manages both Southold and Riverhead Town’s animal shelters.
Greenport’s first-ever A Cappella Festival will be held in Mitchell Park this May
A cappella groups from across Long Island and beyond will perform at Greenport’s first-ever a cappella music festival in Mitchell Park this May.
Lead contamination at other schools a ‘wake-up call’: Lawmakers consider testing water at local schools
Schools built before 1986, when the federal government banned lead-based water pipes, are at risk for lead contamination.
No more paper scripts: Doctors required to send prescriptions electronically to pharmacies starting next week
The law is intended to cut down the number of fraudulent and stolen prescriptions, which will in turn combat prescription drug abuse, according to Governor Andrew Cuomo.
Don’t miss Jamesport’s St. Patrick’s Day parade, starting Saturday at 2 p.m.
The East End Emerald Society’s third annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Jamesport will kick off tomorrow at 2 p.m.
Storm with ‘significant’ snowfall potential forecast for first day of spring
A storm with potential for “significant accumulating snow” will impact the area Sunday night into Monday, according to the National Weather Service.
Limo driver pleads not guilty to homicide charges after last summer’s fatal crash
Carlos Pino, who drove the limousine involved in last July’s fatal Cutchogue accident, pleaded not guilty to charges of criminally negligent homicide in the deaths of the four young women killed in the crash.
Limo driver in fatal Cutchogue crash facing homicide, assault charges
The limousine driver in last summer's fatal Route 48 crash has been indicted on criminally negligent homicide charges in the deaths of the four...
