North Fork Community Theatre will present a musical adaptation of Louis May Alcott’s classic “Little Women” beginning tonight, Thursday, Oct. 10, at the Mattituck theater. READ
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Longtime children’s advocate Sarah Benjamin was honored last Thursday with the Helen Wright Prince Award for, as Southold Supervisor Scott Russell put it, “making [a] positive impact on homeless, at-risk and immigrant families.” (more…)
As our local hospitals settle into new relationships with larger health care systems, North Fork residents have begun to see more medical services available to them closer to home.
But this positive news comes as the public has grown increasingly concerned over the high costs of health care and the insurance options available to them. Many workers find the health insurance provided by their employers to be unaffordable and issues like the Affordable Care Act — and proposals such as a single-payer health system — have become politically charged. READ
Greenport resident and filmmaker Amie Sponza is bringing Tony Award-winner Peg Murray to the big screen once more — this time, with the optics focused on Ms. Murray’s 95 years of life. READ
The community turned out in droves to support two local families at the Kait’s Angels community yard sale Sept. 12.
The annual fundraising event is held in honor of Kaitlyn Doorhy, a Mattituck High School graduate who was tragically killed in 2014 while attending college in Connecticut. READ
Taking nothing with him except a suitcase and his Catholic faith, Father Robert Wolosik hopped on a plane and traveled 6,757 kilometers from the city of Lomza, Poland, to New York for the very first time. READ
A unique way of getting into the Halloween spirit will double as a history lesson that offers a look into the lives of some of Mattituck’s most notable dead.
The Mattituck-Laurel Historical Society, Mattituck Presbyterian Church and North Fork Community Theatre have joined forces to offer historical tours of the graveyard that lies between the church and theater. READ
The newest boat in the North Ferry fleet — the Menhaden — steamed into Greenport Harbor a little after 7:30 p.m Wednesday. READ
Southold Town police vehicles, an establishing shot of the vintage Coronet sign in Greenport and a reference to the Mattituck Airport will all appear on primetime Tuesday as the new ABC show “Emergence” airs its pilot episode. (more…)
Thousands of people visited Greenport Village Saturday to enjoy a celebration of area’s nautical history during the 30th annual East End Maritime Festival. READ