01.09.2026 People of the Year 2025 Public Servant of the Year: Tim Abrams A lot of happenings in government are never seen and never celebrated — they take place behind the scenes, and much of the public sees only the final product....
01.09.2026 People of the Year 2025 Community Leader of The Year: Faith Welch In a community with few young people in leadership roles, Faith Welch stands out. The Greenport High School senior has become a powerful advocate on issues from racial justice...
11.09.2025 Editorials Editorial: Call for 2025 People of the Year Nominations Every year at this time we use this space to ask our readers to nominate candidates for our People of the Year issue coming in January. With their heartfelt...
01.07.2025 People of the Year 2024 Sportsperson of the Year: Billy Hickox Billy Hickox was a multisport athlete from a young age. He played soccer and baseball while in school and enjoyed volleyball with his friends. But all of that was...
01.06.2025 People of the Year 2024 Business Person of the Year: Greg Ammirati The Mattituck community has shown Greg Ammirati nothing but love for the past decade, and he only wants to give that love right back — and not just in...
01.03.2025 People of the Year 2024 Community Leaders of the Year: Paul Drum Life Experience Project In the words of his mother Sharon Sailor, Paul Drum has dipped his “foot in every pond.” Even with Down syndrome, the almost-40-year-old has achieved a seat in public...
01.03.2025 People of the Year 2024 Public Servant of the Year: Stacey Norklun Tucked away at a corner desk in a modest back office in Southold Town Hall, one of the town’s most cherished employees toils in obscurity on projects that literally...
01.02.2025 People of the Year 2024 Educator of the Year: Gary Buckner Gary Buckner’s classroom can be anything: a theater for debate, a television newsroom or the place where watermelons meet their demise in a guillotine. For the students who are...
01.04.2024 People of the Year 2023 People of the Year: Cutchogue Fire Department water rescue team They are called “first responders” for a reason, and four members of the Cutchogue Fire Department water rescue team answered the call in heroic fashion this summer. July 6...
11.10.2023 Community Nominations open for our 2023 People of the Year Every year at this time we use this space to ask Suffolk Times readers to nominate candidates for our annual People of the Year awards. With their heartfelt nominations,...
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