Faced with recent roadblocks in raising money for restoration of the decommissioned FDNY fireboat docked in Greenport, Charlie Ritchie has launched a new fundraising campaign with the help of a familiar philanthropist. READ
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The Fire Fighter boat as it appeared in 2013. (Credit: File photo)
The decommissioned FDNY fireboat serving as a floating museum in Greenport Harbor has been awarded an $80,000 National Maritime Heritage Grant, the museum’s president announced Tuesday.
But the grant requires donations to match the federal funds.
“We’re only half way there but it’s a step in the right direction,” said the museum’s president, Charlie Ritchie. “It’s a one-for-one match.” (more…)
Fireboat Fire Fighter is mooring at the railroad dock. (Katherine Schroeder file photo)
The fireboat Fire Fighter museum is joining the East End Seaport Museum’s Maritime Festival for the first time this September. And the museum will be serving beer, wine, cigars and food to help raise money for maintenance of the historic vessel. (more…)
Fire Fighter docked in Greenport Village. (Credit: Katharine Schroeder, file)
The fireboat Fire Fighter museum is hoping to become the latest vendor at the annual East End Seaport Museum Maritime Festival in September. (more…)
KATHARINE SCHROEDER PHOTO | Suffolk County officials have given up control of the Railroad Dock.
The Railroad Dock on Third Street in Greenport is no longer under county control.
In a unanimous vote Tuesday, the Suffolk County Legislature ended its lease with property owner Metropolitan Transit Authority. Greenport Village will now hold the lease directly with the MTA. (more…)
The former FDNY fireboat Fire Fighter, now a floating museum, will likely remain at the Long Island Rail Road dock in Greenport if a measure to cede control to the village is approved Tuesday by the Suffolk County Legislature. (Credit: Katharine Schroeder, file)
In what’s being called a win-win for both parties, Suffolk County is poised to give up oversight of the Railroad Dock on Third Street and let Greenport Village deal directly with the Metropolitan Transit Authority, which owns the property. (more…)
The fireboat Fire Fighter, when it was docked at Mitchell Park Marina in Greenport. (Credit: Katharine Schroeder, file)
The nonprofit floating museum Fire Fighter is looking for skilled and unskilled volunteers, who would be trained to help out as needed.
The fireboat is currently located at the county’s railroad dock in Greenport. (Credit: Katharine Schroeder, file)
The Greenport Village Board has unanimously approved a new lease agreement that allows the fireboat to remain at its current location in Greenport.
Fire Fighter docked in Greenport Village. (Credit: Katharine Schroeder, file)
Fire Fighter Museum president Charlie Ritchie is expected to attend Greenport Village Board’s meeting on Monday to discuss the vessel’s future.
Fire Fighter docked in Greenport Village. (Credit: Katharine Schroeder, file)
The flap over the fireboat Fire Fighter, which is still docked in Greenport, has gotten personal.
According to a certified letter sent to Charlie Ritchie, president of the Fire Fighter Museum, the historic vessel must be removed from the Greenport railroad dock by March 31 at the expense of either the organization or its individual members. (more…)