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05.26.2025 Editorials

Editorial: Our duty to remember

Our editorial pages applauded President Donald Trump’s move, during his first term, to extricate U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan. And we applauded President Joe Biden for making the policy...

A man wearing a red shirt kneels by a white national cemetery grave marker, about to put a small American flag in front of it.

05.22.2025 News

Memorial Day 2025: Services, parades and events

Monday, May 26, marks Memorial Day for the year of 2025. Below are some of the biggest events and ceremonies honoring our fallen service members across the North Fork....

05.27.2024 Community

Local veterans salute fallen comrades

For many, Memorial Day caps a three-day holiday weekend that unofficially kicks off the summer season. But for those who served in the nation’s armed forces, labeling the last...

05.24.2024 Community

Memorial Day parades and remembrances this weekend on the North Fork

Monday, May 27 marks Memorial Day 2024. Here are some of the big events and ceremonies honoring America’s fallen service members across the region. ORIENT The Orient Fire Department’s...

06.16.2023 Health

Heroes and Horses: Equine therapy at Warrior Ranch helps veterans, first responders and their families

When veterans and first responders arrive at Warrior Ranch for a Saturday retreat, most are eager to start their day bonding with horses. But on the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend,...

05.30.2023 Slideshows

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...

05.30.2022 Parades

Greenport American Legion hosts annual Memorial Day parade: Photos

Residents lined the streets Monday morning for Southold Town’s Memorial Day parade to remember and honor the nation’s fallen service members. The Greenport American Legion Burton Potter Post 185...

05.30.2022 Featured Story

Editorial: When we again remember the best of the best

A year ago in August, the last U.S. Armed Forces left Afghanistan, ending a 20-year war that prompted most Americans to question why our young men and women were...

05.29.2022 Featured Story

Column: Dignity, respect on hallowed ground at Calverton National Cemetery

Rich Hilts enlisted in the U.S. Army right after graduating from high school in upstate Rome. His first day of basic training was Sept. 11, 2001. “We didn’t believe...

05.25.2022 News

Memorial Day parades, remembrances set for this weekend across the North Fork

Memorial Day observances and parades will be returning on the North Fork this Monday, May 30, as veterans are honored for their service. The following schedule lists the events...

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