New cell towers and Verizon small cells planned across Southold
Southold Town’s years-long effort to improve spotty cell service across the North Fork is beginning to move from planning to implementation, with several new cell towers in the works and Verizon proposing the town’s first network of small-cell antennas. Planning Director Heather Lanza told the Town Board Tuesday morning that most areas of Southold are…
‘I feel free’: At 77, Poppy Johnson is still finding her way as an artist
At 77, Poppy Johnson has discovered something about making art that eluded her at 17: She cares a lot less what anybody thinks. That doesn’t make confronting a blank canvas any easier. “Every time you look at a blank piece of…
How 20 Southold properties used nearly 32 million gallons of public water in 13 months
Twenty Southold residential water accounts consumed nearly 32 million gallons in just 13 months…
North Fork & Shelter Island real estate transfers – Sept. 20, 2026
A $1.4 million commercial property sale in Jamesport led this week’s local real estate…
Blotter: A boozy barber, a missing dog-tooth necklace and a report of a man trying to lure a child
A drunken, glass-smashing barber, a punch over a game of pool, a Labor Day…
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Community
OLA’s 23rd annual Latino Film Festival is back, coming to NFAC 0n Sunday
OLA of Eastern Long Island will bring its annual Latino Film Festival of the Hamptons back…
North Fork marks 25th anniversary of 9/11 with ceremonies, tributes and 2,977 flags
Communities across the North Fork and Suffolk County will mark the 25th anniversary of the Sept.…
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Government
Southold settles on plan for major Town Hall Annex renovation
Southold Town officials have settled on a plan for reorganizing Town Hall and the Town Hall…
Lanternflies are spreading across the North Fork. Can a tiny wasp stop them?
They’re everywhere. On trees, buildings and sidewalks, climbing walls and even cruising the waves of Peconic…
Food & Lifestyle
How Burger Night at McCall Wines became a North Fork summer tradition
Before Burger Night at McCall Wines became a coveted North Fork summer reservation, Russ McCall had…
Oyster Estate opens in Greenport after yearlong transformation of Greenporter Hotel
The former Greenporter Hotel on Front St. has undergone a meticulous, yearlong transformation, marking a soft…
Real Estate
North Fork & Shelter Island real estate transfers – Sept. 13, 2026
A $3.85 million commercial property sale in Riverhead led this week’s local real estate transfers, followed…
North Fork & Shelter Island real estate transfers – Sept. 6, 2026
A $6 million South Jamesport sale led this week’s North Fork and Riverhead-area real estate transfers,…
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Blotter: A roadside struggle with cops, a corn-grilling fire scare and another Flock camera protest message
A man grilling corn prompted a fire call in Mattituck, a report of a disheveled man in the woods turned out to be someone taking…
Blotter: A handicapped parking posse, a firefighter feud and a well-deployed middle finger
From the bizarre to the belligerent to the genuinely dangerous, Southold Town police had plenty to contend with last week. An unexpected home delivery in…
Blotter: Smoking chickens, slap-happy day drinkers and a topless deer hunter
It was a week of smoke, misplaced possessions and things that looked considerably more alarming from a distance. A backyard poultry smoker belched enough smoke…
