Top 20 most read stories of January

Don’t let the fact that it’s the winter off-season fool you: January was a busy month in Southold.

A popular restaurant and longtime family-run business changed hands. Another local business is making a push for more hiring. And while the community rallied around one woman battling cancer, Southold suddenly lost a beloved coach and mentor.

Take a look at which stories interested readers the most this past month:

• Owners announce sale of Sound View property in Greenport

• Greenport native escapes Pennsylvania carjacking; describes terrifying ride

• Southold basketball coach Phil Reed dies at age 59

• Community rallies behind Southold woman battling cancer

• Peconic Landing announces recruitment campaign for 60 new jobs

• Cops: Greenport man fled police following traffic stop to hide drugs

• Cops: Man refuses to leave bar, charged with criminal contempt

• Four injured in Peconic crash involving alleged drunk driver

• New Sound View owner: ‘Plan is to embrace and enhance what we purchased’

• Blotter: Man punches out someone’s tooth, agrees to pay bill

• Large hops farm planned for Route 48 in Mattituck

• Student athletes reflect on Coach Reed: ‘He made us all feel important’

• Greenport Marine carries Old Glory when he runs — rain, snow or shine

• Friends remember Cleo Sellers as hardworking, genuine ‘local legend’

• One of the state’s Top 10 DWI attorneys practices in Mattituck

• Video: The inspiring story of Mattituck graduate Jovan Booker

• 2015 Businessperson of the Year: Wendy Zuhoski

• Southold Town assessor’s home is foreclosed

• Southold blotter: Man arrested after stealing a bag of candy

• Southold officers honored for saving man from CO poisoning