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01.10.2025 Health

Norovirus and influenza cases on the rise throughout New York

As folks gather indoors this winter — whether it be for holidays, football playoffs or perhaps to shelter from the cold — the unwelcome party guests influenza and norovirus...

11.30.2024 Community

North Fork athletes earn post season accolades

FOOTBALL Greenport/Southold/Mattituck senior quarterback/safety Michael DeNicola was selected to the All-Suffolk County team and was a first team All-Division selection for his overall performance on both sides of the ball. Senior...

09.30.2024 Community

Area teen co-stars in episode of Rett Syndrome awareness docuseries

Though Mattituck resident Maren DeSantis copes daily with Rett Syndrome, a rare genetic neurodevelopmental disorder, her family is making sure she lives as full a life as possible. Maren,...

08.20.2024 Community

ELIH Foundation gala kicks off stroke center fundraising

Last summer, Southold resident Jonathan Tibett’s father, Art Tibett, was visiting from Florida and was entertaining a friend when he started feeling “light-headed and foggy,” Mr. Tibett said. “I...

05.23.2024 Health

Peconic Bay Medical Center opens Kanas Family Simulation Lab

Peconic Bay Medical Center unveiled a state-of-the-art simulation lab for training and staff professional development. The simulation lab was christened as the Kanas Family Simulation Lab in honor of...

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03.19.2024 Community

Stony Brook ELIH hosting its first LGBTQ+ outreach forum

One crucial issue often discussed within the LGBTQ+ community is limited access to comprehensive — and compassionate — healthcare. Recognizing the importance of cultivating understanding and improving communication among...

02.05.2024 Community

Mattituck-Cutchogue school district teams up with local charity for P.S. I Love You week

Mattituck-Cutchogue School District is honoring the legacy of former student Ryan Oliver with “P.S. I Love You Day.” The district has been participating in the event for the past...

12.22.2023 Community

Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital honors Sheri Winter Parker

Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital and its leadership team presented Sheri Winter Parker with a plaque Tuesday thanking her for her ongoing support of the hospital. Ms. Winter...

12.21.2023 Community

Greenport’s San Simeon by the Sound in danger of closing

San Simeon by the Sound Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation is struggling to keep its lights on and may face permanent closure if the current operators do not find...

11.17.2023 Health

Business group funds new bed at Greenport hospital

Patients recovering from surgery at Greenport’s Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital will soon benefit from a new bed, thanks to the hospital’s latest partnership with LeTip of the...

09.06.2023 Community

Peconic Bay Medical Center’s new cardiac testing technology saves lives

When Natalie Crowe of Setauket went for her physical in April, she felt perfectly fine. The last thing she expected to hear was that there was an irregularity in...

09.05.2023 Community

Kait’s Angels annual community yard sale beneficiaries named

On Saturday, Sept. 9, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., the seventh annual Kait’s Angels community yard sale will take place at 1125 Ole Jule Lane in Mattituck. Darla...

08.17.2023 Community

Two years later, fentanyl crisis persists, straining area first responders

This month marks two years since six North Fork residents suffered fatal overdoses from cocaine laced with fentanyl over the course of three shocking days. The oldest was 40,...

08.14.2023 Community

‘Parent Cafés’ offer free classes for new parents at Cornell Cooperative Extension

Kerri Reda, a human development specialist at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County, is launching a parenting resource and community that she wishes she’d had when her children were...

08.04.2023 Community

CDC warns of growing threat from Lone Star ticks

Early in July, Dr. Kathy Agoglia, a dentist who lives in Laurel, had meat for dinner. There was nothing unusual about her choice for a meal. But what happened...

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