Chris Francescani, Author at The Suffolk Times

02.10.2025 News

Popular PBMC employee to take center stage at The Suffolk

On Thursday, Feb. 13, Jerome Foster Lewis will take center stage at The Suffolk to debut his self-styled, one-man show, Unforgettable Valentine: A Celebration of Nat King Cole’s Love Songs. To those...

02.05.2025 News

Southold police officer honored for critical crash response

Southold Town police officer Ryan Creighton was presented with the 2024 Southold Town Police Officer of the Year award by the Kiwanis Club of Southampton for his quick-thinking response...

02.05.2025 News

North Fork Arts Center lecture to detail long-running battle with Harvard over images of enslaved ancestor

For as long as she can remember, Tamara Lanier had been steeped in the rich history of her ancestry. Her mother, a retired schoolteacher, instilled in her a deep...

01.29.2025 News

After a decade-long drought, ice boat racing returns to Long Island

It’s been so long since Long Island waters froze solid enough to race ice boats, that last weekend, Lake Ronkonkoma Ice Boat and Yacht Club vice commodore Peter Truesdell...

01.29.2025 News

Cops and alumni face off in Greenport basketball game

In a scene straight out of a ‘Friday Night Lights,’ episode, the gymnasium at Greenport High School was packed to the rafters last week as hundreds turned out to...

01.27.2025 News

‘Southold Salutes’ banner campaign begins this spring

This spring, retired and active-duty military, reserve and National Guard members will begin watching over downtown Southold, thanks to the launch of a new campaign to honor locals who...

01.22.2025 News

Polar plunge pros gear up for Sunday fundraiser

Even as Arctic cold grips the Northeast this week, the North Fork Polar Bears remain undaunted and undeterred as they gear up to host their third annual charity cold...

01.14.2025 Community

Steamboat tragedy after 185 years: the Lexington

One hundred and eighty-five years ago this week, during one of the coldest winters on record, a man named David Crowley washed ashore at Baiting Hollow in Riverhead after...

01.14.2025 Community

Southold police to take on Greenport basketball stars in benefit game

Next week, some of Greenport’s finest young basketball players will be facing off in a charity showdown against members of the Southold Police Department at Greenport High School. The...

01.13.2025 News

A closer look at eight weeks of mysterious drone sightings

For two months now, residents across the Northeast have reported thousands of mysterious nighttime drone sightings, and the Federal Aviation Administration — which has sole authority over U.S. airspace...

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