Kate Nalepinski, Author at The Suffolk Times

01.12.2020 Government

Greenport development sparks new legal action

Sterling Avenue residents are taking legal action against Greenport Village and other village entities for the second time in 15 years in relation to the 123 Sterling Ave. property....

01.10.2020 Government

After 44-year career, State Sen. Ken LaValle celebrated for myriad accomplishments

New York State Senator Ken LaValle said farewell to his 44 years in office at an emotional press conference Friday. Family, friends, county and town officials and others celebrated...

01.10.2020 Environment

Sixth grader organizes ‘Fight for the Climate’ rally in Riverhead

Around age 5, Lea Rodger of Greenport, now 11, would tell anyone she ran into that she would be an entomologist when she grew up. “People would be like,...

01.08.2020 Sponsored Content

The Work We Do: Tamell Lester, Classy Cab

My name’s Tamell — Tamell Lester. I am a driver at Classy Cab and we are based in Greenport, New York. I’ve been working at Classy Cab since May...

01.08.2020 Environment

Suffolk County Water Authority customers hit with new quarterly cleanup fee

North Fork residents in the Suffolk County Water Authority’s jurisdiction will see an extra $20 quarterly fee on their bills beginning this year to offset the cost of contaminant...

01.05.2020 Education

Southold School District joins opposition of mandatory HPV vaccine

Southold School District has joined the list of several North Fork school districts who have publicly opposed the potential amendment to Section 2164 of the state public health law,...

01.04.2020 Education

2019 Educator of the Year: Christine Schade

The packed Hofstra Arena fell silent as judges calculated the final scores for each team at the FIRST Robotics SBPLI Long Island Regional competition at Hofstra University. When the...

01.03.2020 Mattituck Cutchogue School District

Residents question decision to raise Mattituck superintendent’s salary

Despite a 2% annual salary hike as called for in her contract, Mattituck-Cutchogue School District superintendent Jill Gierasch saw her salary rise by 11.4% this school year — which...