03.31.2021 News Could a high-speed rail transform transportation in the Northeast? An ambitious proposal to bring “world-class” high-speed rail to the Northeast, including a 16-mile rail tunnel that would connect Long Island and Connecticut, could provide a critical boost to...
08.31.2020 Business Greenport’s parklets plan celebrated as a pandemic success story “It’s like a dream come true,” said former Greenport Mayor Dave Kapell as he looked out at tables filled with diners on Front Street Friday afternoon. Since Memorial Day...
05.29.2020 Columns Guest Column: A survival plan for downtown Greenport Many will recall when Greenport was a place few people wanted to come to, with vacant stores littering Front and Main streets and derelict and burned-out wrecks blighting the...
05.06.2016 Government With help from former mayor, development in Greenport moves forward A proposal to restore the former Meson Ole property as a mixed-use development took a step forward Thursday night as the Greenport Village Planning Board agreed to review the application, despite...
11.06.2015 News Has the Hispanic immigration boom ‘saved’ Greenport? On the third page of the preface to her book exploring the wave of Hispanic immigration to Greenport over the past two decades, Diana Gordon quotes former mayor David...
04.24.2015 Government Trustee on former mayor: Happy Birthday — or drop dead? The son of former Greenport Village Mayor Dave Kapell is accusing a trustee of making a crass remark about his father. During the public portion of Thursday’s Village Board...
09.14.2012 Government Update: Greenport Village code committee meeting cancelled The Greenport Village Code Committee meeting scheduled for Friday has been cancelled. The committee was expected to discuss rental permit legislation during its monthly meeting, but cancelled the meeting...
12.01.2011 News Former Greenport mayor again suing village over benefits As he said he might, former Greenport mayor David Kapell has brought a new case against the village, seeking to reinstate his post-service health benefits. Mr. Kapell, who served...