03.18.2022 Business Should alcoholic to-go drinks from restaurants become permanent? A pandemic-era measure that helped keep a struggling hospitality industry afloat may become permanent under a policy proposal from Gov. Kathy Hochul. Ms. Hochul highlighted her State of the...
02.16.2018 News Proposal would limit time for outdoor drinking at Maritime Festival Concerned about the amount of drinking at past events, the Greenport Village Board is planning to reduce the hours where residents can carry open containers of alcohol at this...
09.28.2016 Community One-act play tells Southold woman’s story of recovery, hope Susan Dingle remembers the exact moment she decided she needed to change the path she was on. It was 1981 and she was pursuing a screenwriting career in Hollywood....
07.01.2016 Editorials Editorial: A problem that extends well beyond alcohol Nearly a decade has passed since Suffolk County adopted its social host law, which is aimed at preventing adults from allowing minors to consume alcohol in their homes.
05.31.2016 Government Governor proposes changes to ‘blue laws’ Consumers could soon be allowed to purchase alcohol within 200 feet of a school or church — even on a Sunday morning — if Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to...
03.28.2016 Education ‘Sticker Shock’ campaign launched to deter underage drinking Stickers warning adults it’s illegal to purchase alcohol for minors will be placed this week on beer, wine coolers and hard lemonades sold in local stores.
04.25.2013 Education Study: North Fork teens drinking more than others North Fork high school students are not only consuming more alcohol than most teenagers across the country, they’re also doing more binge drinking, a new survey has found. The...
04.25.2013 Education Administrators, parents react to survey on drug and alcohol abuse Some local educators and parents were shocked this week by new statistics showing rates of drug and alcohol abuse among local teens higher than the national average, and agreed...
04.10.2013 Police Southold duo arrested under social-host law Two Southold residents were arrested under Suffolk County’s social-host law after police busted a house party in Southold Tuesday night, Town police said. Police got a report of a...
03.26.2013 Government Village Board votes to allow alcohol at Maritime Festival again Alcohol will be available during this year’s Maritime Festival. The Village Board voted 4-1 on Monday in favor of suspending the policy of no open containers of alcohol in...