Ana Borruto, Author at The Suffolk Times

04.15.2026 News

Cutchogue New Suffolk Free Library voters approve $2.11M budget

Cutchogue New Suffolk Free Library voters approved the 2026-27 budget Tuesday, passing a $2.11 million spending plan in an 86-19 vote. The budget represents a $58,446 increase over the...

04.14.2026 Community

50th Riverhead Country Fair axed for safety during downtown construction

The Riverhead Country Fair committee has canceled the beloved festival for the second straight year — this time because downtown construction made the event unsafe to hold, organizers said Tuesday. Susan...

04.02.2026 Environment

Remembering L.I. Pine Barrens Society’s Dick Amper: ‘A force of nature’

During what environmental advocates deemed the “War of the Woods” in the 1980s, when encroaching development threatened Long Island’s Pine Barrens, Richard Amper stood firmly on the frontlines to...

03.27.2026 News

Greenport nursing home fined for failing to report abuse allegations

Embattled Greenport nursing home San Simeon by the Sound was fined $4,000 last year for failing to properly report and investigate abuse allegations, according to state inspection records. The...

03.16.2026 Environment

Monday marks beginning of annual statewide spring burn ban

In preparation for warmer temperatures and a higher risk of wildfires, an annual statewide burn ban will begin on Monday and run through May 14. The spring ban prohibits residents from...

03.12.2026 Agriculture

Laurie McBride, a familiar face at Wickham’s, takes helm of Long Island Farm Bureau

On busy weekends at Wickham’s Fruit Farm in Cutchogue, Laurie McBride can often be found answering customers’ questions about what’s in season or helping run the farm stand. Now,...

03.11.2026 News

Local waterfowl die-off likely caused by bird flu

Bird flu has been detected in geese tied to the recent waterfowl die-off in Jamesport, according to preliminary state testing. At least three Canada geese taken Feb. 16 along...

03.11.2026 News

‘Forever chemicals’ found in vegetables from Long Island farm stands: study

“Forever chemicals” known as PFAS — cancer-causing pollutants already found in Long Island groundwater — have been detected in vegetables purchased from farm stands across the North and South forks, according to a new...

02.27.2026 News

Son of Riverhead woman found dead charged with her murder

A Riverhead man was arrested Wednesday, Feb. 25, and charged with second-degree murder in the death of his mother, a longtime Riverhead Raceway employee whose body was found in Manorville...

02.16.2026 Featured Story

SCPD: Body found in Manorville woods is missing Riverhead woman

Kathleen Harrison Trent of Riverhead, 63, who was first reported missing to the Riverhead Town Police Department on Jan. 29, was identified as the woman whose body was found in...

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