Listings prepared for Times Review Media Group by Suffolk Research Service, dated June 24-30, 2019.
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The late Lyle Wells’ passion for furthering the farming community has inspired a grant aimed at helping the future of Long Island agriculture.
The Wells family established the Lyle C. Wells Passion for Agriculture organization after the 11th-generation Riverhead farmer died in a workplace accident in January 2018. He was 62. READ
The historic Lieutenant Moses Case House inched closer to its new location at the southwest corner of Horton’s Lane and County Road 48. The 1700s-era home was transported across Youngs Avenue Friday on its way to Cleo’s Corner where it will be restored and turned into living space for participants of the Peconic Land Trust’s Farms for the Future Initiative. READ
Orient Beach State Park is reopening to the public Friday after an Oct. 27 nor’easter cut off its only access road, The Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation announced Thursday. READ
Community Action Southold Town is starting to feel the sting of the partial government shutdown that has now stretched into its fifth week. The longest shutdown in United States history has left funding for the nonprofit in limbo. READ
Federal workers are feeling the brunt of the partial government shutdown that is stretching into its fifth week. Many workers have forgone paychecks and others are considering filing for unemployment.
To help lend support, local businesses and charitable organizations are pitching in to assist furloughed government workers during what is now the longest shutdown in American government history. READ
The March sale of Claudio’s in Greenport marked the end of an era.
The main restaurant was opened in 1870 by Manuel Claudio and was billed the longest continuously family-owned eatery in the United States. READ
After about six years of discussions and draft proposals, Greenport passed a law regulating short-term rentals in October. READ
A Suffolk County grand jury indicted a Greenport man for his role in an alleged drunken driving crash that led to the death of a Queens woman earlier this year. READ