06.24.2016 Community A doctor for animals of all shapes and sizes Dr. John Andresen’s red-headed patient gives him a wary glance as the doctor approaches with a long needle. The doctor pats him gently before quickly slipping the needle into...
05.27.2016 Editorials Editorial: Five North Fork events to check out this summer Memorial Day also marks the unofficial start of summer and the barbecues are sure to be fired up this weekend. There is no better place to be this time...
05.26.2016 News Find Memorial Day events across the North Fork The red, white and blue of the American flag will once again blanket the North Fork on Monday, May 30, as local parades and ceremonies are held in observance...
03.25.2016 Government See a deer? Mark it on the Town’s new online map A variety of approaches have been attempted to address the health crisis caused by the North Fork’s growing deer population, including private hunters, federal sharpshooters and a part-time wildlife...
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...
02.08.2016 News Winter storm school closings, delays for Tuesday The following is a list of North Fork postponements, closures and delays due to the recent snow storm. Email [email protected] to report a closure or delay.
02.04.2016 Business What happens when life ends for someone with no family or means? Toward the end of December, Doug Mathie received a call about an elderly woman who had died in hospice. Mr. Mathie, funeral director at Horton-Mathie Funeral Home on Main...
01.20.2016 Business As gas prices plummet, drivers rejoice Just over a year ago, the headline atop one story in this paper read: “Drivers welcome ‘awesome’ gas prices at the pump.” It was December 2014 and the cost...
12.10.2015 Business ‘State-of-the-art’ gym, pool and turf fields proposed for Mattituck A newly formed company has taken the first steps toward gaining approvals from Southold Town to construct a private membership sports club complete with an indoor pool and multi-sport...
12.07.2015 Environment Creating sculptures with beach debris across the North Fork Visitors to the North Fork next year may find new sculptures of wildlife made of untraditional materials — say, a jellyfish with fishing line as tentacles or a sea...