06.20.2016 Government Officials call for improved mass transit on East End Improved rail service on the East End will be the topic of an upcoming meeting between town and village officials and representatives from the Long Island Rail Road, according to...
03.23.2016 Police Cutchogue native Frank McBride identified as victim of fatal Mattituck train crash MTA Police have identified the driver who was killed when his pickup truck was hit by a Long Island Railroad train Tuesday afternoon as Cutchogue native Frank McBride.
03.22.2016 Police Driver killed after pickup truck struck by LIRR train in Mattituck A westbound Long Island Railroad train struck a pickup truck at about 1:08 p.m. Tuesday in Mattituck at Elijah’s Lane and the driver of the vehicle was killed, according...
02.17.2016 Traffic LIRR scoot trains planned for the North Fork on hold Plans for so-called scoot trains, which were once envisioned as a way of increasing Long Island Rail Road service to the North Fork, have been put on hold after...
02.16.2016 Business Will LIRR ever restore year-round weekend service on North Fork? You can take a train from the North Fork to New York City on a Friday. But you’re not coming back until Monday right now.
05.05.2015 Community Tall Ships festival tickets now available; ships announced Greenport’s Tall Ships Challenge is back — and now officially bigger than ever. Village leaders, other local politicians and businesspeople kicked off the hype for the upcoming event Tuesday...
04.21.2015 Police Cops: Train collides with tractor in Laurel, one man injured A single-car Long Island Rail Road train collided with a tractor at a farm in Laurel Tuesday afternoon, according to Riverhead Police Lt. David Lessard.
08.19.2014 News MTA: Buses to replace weekday trains while track repaired Due to construction projects and track repairs, buses will be replacing Long Island Rail Road trains running between Ronkonkoma and Greenport beginning Sept. 2 and ending Nov. 16, the...
08.02.2014 Columns Column: Fanfare for the common commuter He sat in the middle of the bus, at a window, looking out. Middle-aged, dressed in a suit, white shirt and tie, he was always there whenever I boarded...
07.17.2014 Government Long Island Rail Road strike averted Long Island Rail Road unions and officials with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority have reportedly come to tentative terms amid contract negotiations, averting a strike.