01.16.2026 Featured Story Southold to expand farm advisory committee to include aquaculture Southold will merge its inactive shellfish advisory committee into its agricultural advisory committee in the wake of Suffolk County passing the “working waterfront” bill. The committee advises the Town...
01.12.2026 News North Fork Polar Bear Plunge returns to Mattituck’s Veterans Beach The wary onlooker swore he’d never dip his toes into the icy Peconic Bay. But after watching the North Fork Polar Bears’ regular cold-water swims week after week, he...
01.09.2026 People of the Year 2025 Public Servant of the Year: Tim Abrams A lot of happenings in government are never seen and never celebrated — they take place behind the scenes, and much of the public sees only the final product....
01.02.2026 News Newly elected Southold Town officials take oath of office Southold Town on Friday welcomed some new faces and several incumbents during a swearing-in ceremony at the Recreation Center in Peconic for the 11 officials elected last November. The...
12.19.2025 News Four Southold Town officials honored at final meeting after decades of service After 31 years on the Southold Town Board, Louisa Evans received a round of applause at her final meeting Tuesday. She is one of four elected officials honored before...
12.17.2025 News Southold zoning update misses another deadline The Southold comprehensive zoning update missed yet another self-imposed deadline to sign it into law by the end of 2025 — sparking criticism from Councilman Greg Doroski at the...
12.16.2025 News Southold Town to spend $500K to boost cyber security Southold Town will spend $500,000 to bolster cyber security following the ransomware attack that knocked out town servers for nearly two weeks, Supervisor Al Krupski said. “We just did...
12.12.2025 News Southold ordered to approve Greenport Hotel Moraine expansion Southold Town must approve a Greenport hotel’s expansion after its rejection of the plan was “arbitrary and capricious,” a New York State Supreme Court Justice ruled. Justice James F....
12.09.2025 News Town, police restore nearly all systems after cyber attack Southold Town has restored nearly all its computer systems more than two weeks after a cyber attack knocked out email, forced police to write reports by hand and delayed...
12.03.2025 News Cyber attack delays 2026 beach, disposal permits The cyber attack that has knocked out Southold’s computer system for more than a week will delay the town’s ability to issue beach and disposal permits, officials said. The...