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06.30.2020 Community

‘Unity Garden’ growing in Greenport

For the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Greenport STEAM teacher Brady Wilkins and village resident Penelope Rudder had envisioned a series of projects and a celebration in partnership with...

06.29.2020 Community

Registration underway for ‘Movie Night at Moore’s Lane’ event July 1

Greenport Village will be hosting a “Movie Night at Moore’s Lane” on Wednesday with the showing of the 2009 film “Hachi: A Dog’s Tale.” The free event begins at...

06.18.2020 Community

In letter to Southold Town Board, community leaders call for police reform

The North Fork Unity Action Committee and Southold Town Anti-Bias Task Force hosted a silent vigil May 30 via Zoom in memory of George Floyd. The silent vigil was...

06.15.2020 Education

Nominees announced for virtual Teeny Awards scheduled for July 23

The nominees for the 18th annual Teeny Awards — a virtual event due to the coronavirus pandemic — were announced Sunday afternoon on a Facebook and Instagram Live video....

06.09.2020 Community

Making a Difference: Local hero will win free sunset sail

A world shuttered because of a global pandemic. The ever-present threat of COVID-19. A country rocked by George Floyd’s death. A shaken economy. An uncertain future. During times like...

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06.06.2020 COVID-19

Houses of worship can reopen to 25% occupancy in Phase 2

Houses of Worship, closed to the public since late March due to COVID-19, can reopen when Long Island reaches Phase 2 of its reopening next week, Governor Andrew Cuomo...

06.05.2020 Community

CAST planning drive-in movie series that begins June 18

Equally nostalgic and already poised for social distancing, drive-in movies are making a comeback. Several upcoming events will offer a new generation a chance to experience a drive-in movie...

06.04.2020 Community

A call to end injustice at candlelight vigil in Greenport

“Enough is enough!” Time and again, those words thundered from Rev. Natalie Wimberly, her voice from the podium atop the church steps ringing in the ears of hundreds standing...

06.01.2020 Community

Annual gala for North Fork Community Theatre to be held virtually June 12

Lights in theaters from Broadway to community playhouses on the East End have remained dark amid the coronavirus pandemic. On the North Fork, the health crisis has canceled spring...

05.30.2020 Community

Anti-Bias Task Force, action group hosting virtual vigil in memory of George Floyd

“For Liberty and Justice For All.” That’s the message posted on social media fliers announcing a Saturday evening vigil being held online in memory of George Floyd, a black...

05.25.2020 Community

Southold American Legion members lay wreaths on Memorial Day

At 10 a.m. Monday, a line of Southold Fire Department trucks arrived at the Mattituck American Legion Hall in observance of Memorial Day. From there they proceeded to the...

05.19.2020 Community

Bellone, volunteers lament VA’s ‘disgraceful’ decision to cancel Memorial Day flag placement efforts

The annual event that brings thousands of local Scouts and other volunteers out to Calverton National Cemetery to place flags at gravesites for Memorial Day is in jeopardy following...

05.19.2020 Community

Embarking on virtual history: Oysterponds Historical Society offers lectures series via webinars

Time and place. When it comes to history, both are important. History involves connecting different time periods, the past and the present. Now the Oysterponds Historical Society has found...

05.12.2020 Community

Artists pay tribute to front-line hospital workers with their work

The Peconic Bay Medical Center lobby has been transformed, at least temporarily, into an art gallery — and a tribute to the Riverhead hospital’s front-line workers, who have seen...

05.08.2020 Community

Thousands of plants grown for annual garden festival donated to East End hospitals

For 25 years, the annual East End Garden Festival has become an unofficial marker of Mother’s Day weekend. The annual fundraiser, which has supported both Peconic Bay Medical Center...

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