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06.06.2021 Editorials

Editorial: As the sun came out, we celebrated our honored dead

The sun finally emerged Monday after three days of hard rain, and it was heartening to see crowds at events across the North Fork honoring members of the military...

05.31.2021 Editorials

Editorial: Honoring those who served and died for their country

President Biden has set a timeline to pull American forces out of Afghanistan, where 2,312 U.S. military personnel have lost their lives. On Monday, Americans will honor the unselfish...

05.28.2021 Community

Memorial Day ceremonies return: Here’s where to find them

Memorial Day observances will take place across the North Fork Monday, May 31. Some will be slightly different this year, as we emerge from the coronavirus pandemic. The following...

05.25.2020 Community

Southold American Legion members lay wreaths on Memorial Day

At 10 a.m. Monday, a line of Southold Fire Department trucks arrived at the Mattituck American Legion Hall in observance of Memorial Day. From there they proceeded to the...

05.25.2020 COVID-19

Calverton National Cemetery hosts private Memorial Day observance

While the COVID-19 pandemic put the usual Memorial Day observances on hold at Calverton National Cemetery, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs did still host a small private ceremony...

05.23.2020 COVID-19

Editorial: Flags should still be placed at the national cemeteries

Decoration Day began in 1868 as a means of honoring Union soldiers who died in battle during the Civil War. For decades, it was believed that 612,000 soldiers on...

05.19.2020 COVID-19

Pilot program to launch allowing visitation to resume at select New York hospitals

A two-week pilot program will be launched to allow increased visitation at select hospitals throughout New York as the slow process of reopening begins from the coronavirus pandemic. Gov....

05.27.2019 Parades

Red, white and blue in Greenport as Memorial Day Parade comes to village

Hundreds of supporters lined the streets of Greenport from Steamboat Corner to Mitchell Park as the town’s annual Memorial Day Parade came to the village Monday.

05.27.2019 Editorials

Editorial: Honor those who gave their lives for our freedom

The significance of Memorial Day faded during the relative peace that blessed America from the mid-1970s to the turn of the century.

05.28.2018 Editorials

Editorial: A day to acknowledge the sacrifices of servicemen and women

On Memorial Day 2009, former President Barack Obama gave an eloquent eulogy for those who had died wearing American uniforms.

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