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An old truck, an artist and a new North Fork icon: the story of ‘that flag truck’

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If you've driven eastbound on Route 48 in Southold you've most likely seen the old truck painted with a large American flag parked on the side of the road. And if you're like thousands of others you've probably stopped to take photos.

In praise of making a difference: Anti-Bias Task Force honors a founder for her lifetime of commitment to justice

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Family, friends and community leaders gathered Thursday evening to heap praise and accolades upon Merle Levine of Greenport, who was presented with the Helen Wright Prince Award by the Southold Town Anti-Bias Task Force.

Peconic Landing’s end-of-summer celebration with fireworks is canceled by weather for the second time this year

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Peconic Landing’s End of Summer Celebration has been rained out for the second and last time in 2016.

Revolutionary War soldiers of the Third N.Y. Regiment set up camp in Southold

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Third New York Regiment re-enactors set up camp today in Southold. The encampment continues tomorrow. Photo slideshow.

Photos: Community turns out to help Porters celebrate homecoming with parade through Greenport Village

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The Greenport Porters celebrated homecoming Friday night with a lively parade and a football game against Wyandanch.

How this Mattituck H.S. senior became a social media celebrity on Instagram

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A Mattituck teen has 630,000 Instagram followers and earns a six-figure income by promoting products on the social media platform.

Local organization is dedicated to raising breast cancer awareness and screening on North Fork — and helping patients cope

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October is breast cancer awareness month and if you’d like to do something to help people in this community coping with the disease, here are some events taking place this month that benefit the North Fork Breast Health Coalition, a local organization dedicated to helping local breast cancer patients.

Merle Levine to be honored for her lifelong dedication to social justice

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Merle Levine is the very embodiment of what it means to be an activist for social justice. When it came to standing up for the...

Greenport Harbor Brewing Co. and Little Creek Oysters team up for fourth annual oyster festival Sunday

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The day will be filled with activities for people of all ages, including live music provided by The Dave’s Band, local oyster growers shucking and serving their oysters, shucking contests and games and activities for kids and adults alike.

Greenport Village seeks volunteers for zoning board, housing authority

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The Village of Greenport is accepting applications for open positions on the village ZBA and housing authority.