03.14.2019 Health County Executive to propose one-year moratorium on marijuana Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone intends to introduce legislation next week that would establish a one-year moratorium on the cultivation and sale of marijuana in Suffolk County.
03.07.2019 Government Residents favor sale of recreational marijuana in Suffolk County The Suffolk County Legislature in Riverhead Tuesday hosted a public hearing on Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan to legalize recreational adult-use marijuana in New York State. In response to that...
10.17.2018 Health Dozens of people voice opinions at regulated marijuana meeting As legal marijuana gets closer to becoming a reality in New York, state officials are asking the public: How can we get it right? In September, the Department of...
07.18.2018 Government Health department issues report recommending legal marijuana The state Department of Health released its full report on the possible impact of regulating marijuana in New York State last week, recommending that recreational use be legalized. Gov....
07.14.2018 Editorials Editorial: Is marijuana the next big North Fork crop? The idea of the North Fork as home to a wide array of vineyards may have seemed far-fetched more than a half-century ago, when potato farmers ruled the land.
07.12.2018 Agriculture Is marijuana the North Fork’s next big crop? New York is getting closer to legal marijuana. Those were the first eight words of a recent New York Times story following the announcement by New York State Health...
07.02.2018 Police Cops: In lieu of beach parking pass, man offers attendant marijuana A Middle Village man tried to bribe a beach attendant with marijuana to park at the Nassau Point Causeway Beach without a permit Sunday, according to Southold Town police.
07.24.2017 Police Cops: ATV driver led police on brief pursuit in East Marion, Orient An East Marion man driving an uninsured and unregistered ATV without a helmet on failed to stop for police Sunday night, according to a press release.
01.27.2016 News Marijuana dispensary is opening up shop in Riverhead Friday More than 18 months after New York legislators approved the use of medical marijuana, Suffolk County’s only dispensary distributing the drug is slated to open Friday morning in Riverhead.
08.22.2015 Police Cops: Southold man arrested on drug charges following police chase A Southold man was arrested on drug charges early Saturday morning after leading police on a high-speed chase, Southold Town police said.
