Amanda Olsen, Author at The Suffolk Times

09.29.2025 Featured Story

North Fork farmers adapt crops, schedules to climate change impacts

The conversation around climate change often feels abstract, but for North Fork farmers, its effects are measured in tangible terms: delayed harvests, frost-damaged crops, and the constant recalibration of...

09.26.2025 Business

Local couple buys Scott Tyler Automotive in Mattituck

Scott Tyler, the longtime owner of an auto repair shop in Mattituck, has decided to pass the wrench to another North Fork family and ride off into the sunset....

09.19.2025 News

First responder family inducts fourth-generation Cutchogue firefighter

Like a lot of people from volunteer families, the fire department runs in Luke Mauro’s blood. He joined the Cutchogue Fire Department Juniors at a young age and moved...

A grandfather firefighter and grandson firefighter pose in their dress uniforms in front of the back of a fire engine.

09.16.2025 Keeping Track of History

Keeping Track of History: Manorville Station

The Long Island Rail Road, chartered by New York in 1834, is one of the oldest railroads in the country. Taking the train is a ubiquitous part of life...

09.15.2025 News

Libraries still matter in the age of distraction

According to a recent paper released by the Journal iScience, daily reading for pleasure in the United States has declined by 40% in the last 20 years. Despite this...

09.10.2025 Outdoors

Local geology enthusiasts know how to rock

Kristen Walker never found a rock she didn’t like. It was this passion with pebbles that led her to seek out a local organization where she could meet with...

09.08.2025 Environment

Check your trees: Laurel wilt confirmed on Long Island

Cornell University is hosting an information session Wednesday, Sept. 10, about laurel wilt, a fungal disease spread by the invasive redbay ambrosia beetle. The public is encouraged to attend and learn...

09.02.2025 News

Feds call on county for Plum Island stewardship

Besides multiple bills making their way through Congress, the federal government has approached Suffolk County to take over stewardship of Plum Island when the research facility there is decommissioned....

08.28.2025 News

Cindy Richards, manager of reuse center, dies Aug. 13

Cindy Richards, manager of the reuse center at the Southold transfer station for nearly ten years, died Wednesday, Aug. 13, after a short battle with lung cancer. She was...

08.20.2025 Community

CAST school supply drive collects 500 backpacks for local students

The Center for Advocacy, Support and Transformation concluded its 2025 school supply drive Monday, Aug. 18, and began a flurry of activity to pack and distribute the 500 backpacks...

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