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03.21.2026 Health

North Fork blood drives in March and April

A total of seven blood drives will be held in North Fork towns throughout the months of March and April. They are as follows: In Southold Town: On Monday, March...

03.17.2026 Outdoors

Custer Observatory to host first-ever Messier Marathon stargazing event

Astronomy buffs are invited to dust off their telescopes this weekend for Custer Institute & Observatory’s first-ever all-night stargazing marathon — chasing some of the Northern Hemisphere’s greatest celestial...

03.16.2026 Environment

Monday marks beginning of annual statewide spring burn ban

In preparation for warmer temperatures and a higher risk of wildfires, an annual statewide burn ban will begin on Monday and run through May 14. The spring ban prohibits residents from...

03.16.2026 News

What the loss of ALS authorization means for Greenport emergency care

The Greenport Fire Department Rescue Squad’s loss of authorization to provide advanced life support care has raised questions among North Fork residents about how emergency medical services work in...

03.16.2026 Health & Environment

Southold advises residents of proper dead bird disposal

Southold officials urged residents to use caution when handling sick or dead birds found on private property — following state findings linking recent Canada goose deaths on the North...

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03.12.2026 Agriculture

Laurie McBride, a familiar face at Wickham’s, takes helm of Long Island Farm Bureau

On busy weekends at Wickham’s Fruit Farm in Cutchogue, Laurie McBride can often be found answering customers’ questions about what’s in season or helping run the farm stand. Now,...

03.11.2026 News

Local waterfowl die-off likely caused by bird flu

Bird flu has been detected in geese tied to the recent waterfowl die-off in Jamesport, according to preliminary state testing. At least three Canada geese taken Feb. 16 along...

03.11.2026 News

‘Forever chemicals’ found in vegetables from Long Island farm stands: study

“Forever chemicals” known as PFAS — cancer-causing pollutants already found in Long Island groundwater — have been detected in vegetables purchased from farm stands across the North and South forks, according to a new...

03.10.2026 Health

SBELIH doctors to speak at Mattituck healthcare forum

Is there a doctor in the house? Actually, there will be four of them when physicians from Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital gather at Mattituck-Laurel Library on Monday,...

02.24.2026 Community

Breast cancer foundation relaunches Ellen’s Well

The Ellen Hermanson Foundation announced the relaunch this month of Ellen’s Well, a free partnership-based psychosocial group support and wellness program for breast cancer patients and survivors. The...

02.18.2026 Environment

HPAI once again suspected in area waterfowl deaths

Surviving February is tough for wildlife, even in mild winters. This year, however, experts say the lasting snow cover is leading to food scarcity among North Fork waterfowl flocks,...

02.05.2026 Health

Breast cancer experts discuss integrative treatment options at Riverhead seminar

Breast cancer patients no longer have to choose between conventional treatment and complementary therapies, a panel of medical experts told North Fork residents Friday at the second annual integrative...

02.05.2026 Environment

Proposed SEQRA reforms draw fire at regional roundtable

Proposed changes to New York’s environmental review law that could exempt developments of up to 100 housing units from scrutiny drew sharp criticism from environmental advocates during a roundtable...

02.02.2026 Outdoors

Ice boats zip across frozen Hallocks Bay for first time since 2015

Ice boaters gripped the tillers as they shot across Hallocks Bay’s frozen surface, wind hammering their faces, the craft’s three steel runners carving lines in the ice at 50...

01.27.2026 Health

Southold native Rabbitt publishes new guide to women’s health

Journalist and editor Meghan Rabbitt, who grew up on the North Fork and graduated from Southold High School, has just published a new book — the 642-page The New Rules...

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