11.09.2023 Community Local American Legions, groups to salute veterans With Veterans Day this Saturday, Nov. 11, North Fork American Legions and other groups will pay tribute to all those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. American...
05.30.2023 Multimedia Annual Memorial Day parade held in Mattituck: Photos The Mattituck American Legion Post 861 hosted this year’s annual Southold Town Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 29. The Memorial Day parade, which rotates locations each year, made...
09.18.2022 Community Walk4Valor returns to Southold as participants raise funds for veterans: Photos The Walk4Valor 2022 began in Southold at American Legion post 803 Saturday morning as participants walked various distances to raise funds for programs aimed at reducing veteran suicide. Charles...
04.25.2020 COVID-19 Southold’s Memorial Day parade canceled over fears of COVID-19 Amid the uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, the annual Memorial Day parade held in Southold Town has been canceled. American Legion officials in Mattituck and Southold announced the decision...
09.15.2019 Community More than 6 million veterans now eligible to join American Legion Jim Best of Greenport served in New York’s Air National Guard in 1983 and ’84, then served on active duty in the Air Force until 1987. About 22 years...
06.24.2018 Community Greenport student winner of American Legion Mural contest Andrea Ochoa will have her work permanently displayed at the American Legion in Southold. A sophomore at Greenport high school, she is the winner of a mural contest and will...
04.09.2018 News Painters needed for mural at American Legion in Southold Recent renovations of the commander’s office at the American Legion in Southold are almost complete. The room is awaiting just one finishing touch: a mural created by local high...
12.15.2017 Community Greenport American Legion gets hit by Facebook fundraising setback The Greenport American Legion hit a fundraising snag after donations made through Facebook had to be returned after the organization had been approved for the campaign.
06.15.2016 Community American Legion in Southold honors 50-year members on Flag Day Tuesday’s Flag Day installation dinner at American Legion Griswold Terry Glover Post 803 in Southold was a night of celebration. Honorees included new post commander Charles Sanders along with...
06.08.2015 Community A legion post that’s on its last legs in Mattituck Members of Mattituck American Legion Post No. 861 no longer march in parades. Their numbers have gotten so low that they don’t meet in person anymore either. “We used...