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Secret Service pays Riverhead banjo player a visit after on-air comment
When you hear the name Warren McKnight, you probably think “banjo player.” Or maybe you think of his scraggly beard, or that he is a former town Conservative party leader who has run for town supervisor in the past. Maybe you even remember the old music store he used to own...
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Wrestling: Filipkowski aims for state podium
Wrestling in a 4,000-seat arena like the one at Stony Brook University can be a thrilling experience for high school wrestlers. Competing at the 15,000-seat Times Union Center in Albany is something all to itself. Two Mattituck/Greenport wrestlers will get their first taste of what it’s like to compete on the...
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The unexpected result of Goldsmith Inlet dredging
Last year’s dredging of Goldsmith Inlet in Peconic was engineered to keep the perennially clogged waterway open longer than previous projects by deepening the channel. But the change in the dredging, combined with ongoing erosion to the east of the inlet, appears to have far surpassed expectations, and the mouth of...
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With his rent too damn high, Mattituck Subway owner may sell
After more than three years in business, the owner of Subway in Mattituck is selling his franchise. Or is he? “We don’t know which direction we will go," said owner Jim Hooghkirk of reports he will be selling his store. "This could go any way.” The potential Subway sale is the latest news...
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State, County GOP brass visit 9-12 Project stumping for Altschuler
Republicans across the country have placed a giant target on the back of East End Congressman Tim Bishop this election season, and just last week GOP brass at the state and county levels came to Riverhead to spread their message. State GOP Chairman Edward Cox and County leader John Jay LaValle...
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Village Board mulls increasing farmers market permit fee to $2,500
If the Greenport Farmers’ Market wishes to continue its operations downtown this summer, it may have to fork over an additional $1,500 for a public assembly permit. During the Village Board’s monthly work session Tuesday night at the Third Street Firehouse, Deputy Mayor George Hubbard said he believed increasing the fee...
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Southold may host referendum to transfer funds for roof repair
The Southold School District may add a second referendum to the ballot in May to transfer funds to replace the high school roof, Southold School Board president Paulette Ofrias said at last week's meeting. The district will likely hold a referendum on moving a large amount of money from the repair...
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Girls Basketball: Busso’s 16 points help Southold win C-D game
SUFFOLK CLASS C-D FINAL | FIRST SETTLERS 48, INDIANS 35 The John A. Danzi Athletic Center at St. Joseph’s College in Patchogue has become a familiar place for the Southold girls basketball team. It certainly is well known to their coach, Katie Hennes, who played in several dozen games and participated...
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Cops: Drunk Mattituck man led police on high-speed car chase
A Mattituck man led police on a high-speed car chase through Mattituck before he was stopped and charged with DWI just after 1:30 a.m. on Feb. 17, according to police reports. Police said they attempted to stop Phillip Wanat, 20, for a traffic violation on Bergen Avenue, after which he fled...
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North Fork restaurateurs share the secrets to what makes a good restaurant
To have a successful restaurant you gotta love it. So says Rachel Levin Murphy, manager of her family’s landmark Greenport eatery, the Soundview. “It’s fabulous, fun, fascinating and challenging, but I love to work hard and I enjoy people. Every day is an adventure.” We asked Ms. Murphy and other area restaurateurs...
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This Week in North Fork History: Lawmakers oppose bottle bill, redistricting plan
Excerpts from Suffolk Times and News-Review issues published between 30 and 100 years ago this week: 30 years ago ... Democratic plan would split Assembly district "They're trying to break up Peconic County." That was the reaction in February 1982 from East End Assemblyman John Behan over a Democratic reapportionment plan to split...
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Girls Basketball: Southold rolls to Suffolk Class C championship
SUFFOLK CLASS C FINAL | FIRST SETTLERS 46, WHALERS 19 Southold captured the Suffolk County Class C girls basketball title with a 46-19 victory over Pierson/Bridgehampton at St. Joseph’s College in Patchogue on Monday night. Junior forward Melissa Rogers scored 6 of her game-high 14 points in the first quarter as the...
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Boys Basketball: Bridgehampton freshman stings Porters in county final
SUFFOLK CLASS D FINAL | KILLER BEES 73, PORTERS 50 The Bridgehampton boys basketball team had waited long enough. It had been 12 years — 12 long years — since the team’s last Suffolk County championship, so when the Killer Bees claimed their first county crown since 2000 on Monday, it...
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BLOG RECAP: Southold takes down Pierson for Class C title
The top-seeded Southold girls basketball had little trouble taking out No. 2 Pierson/Bridgehampton Monday night to clinch the Class C county championship, 46-19, at St. Joseph's College in Patchogue. Southold advances to play a non-elimination game against Class D champion Shelter Island Tuesday back at St. Joseph's. The First Settlers will...
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BLOG RECAP: Greenport falls 73-50 in Class D finals
The Greenport boys basketball team fell 73-50 Monday afternoon against Bridgehampton in the Class D county championship game at Suffolk Community College in Selden. The Porters were aiming for their seventh title in the last eight years. Instead, the Killer Bees — a basketball dynasty in the '80s and '90s —...
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Do any North Fork car dealers have an automobile for you?
It’s all about mileage, right? That’s what you’d think would be driving vehicle sales and leases at a time when gas prices are almost $1 a gallon higher than at the same time in 2011 — and still rising. But while fuel efficiency is among the driving forces for people entering...
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VIDEO: Watch Ken LaValle’s environmental roundtable
Senator Ken LaValle hosted his annual environmental roundtable event earlier this month. The event, which also featured several other East End lawmakers along with local environmental leaders, was broadcast by Hamptons TV and shared on their YouTube channel. Watch the 90-minute video below: PART ONE PART TWO PART THREE ...
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Two North Fork businesses that used Kickstarter to realize dreams
Besides hard work and a clear vision, what do the entrepreneurs of two small North Fork businesses — one in Southold and one in East Marion — have in common? Kickstarter. What? Yes, Kickstarter, the world’s largest funding platform for creative projects, according to its website, kickstarter.com. The website states, “Kickstarter...
