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09.26.2022 News

Update: Mattituck High School’s gym, tennis courts damaged by tornado as winds reached 75-85 mph

Update (7:30 p.m.): The National Weather Service confirmed Monday an EF0 tornado touched down in Mattituck for about three minutes when a strong thunderstorm blew across the area late...

08.25.2022 Government

Highway, police departments feel pinch at pump as fuel prices hit record highs in 2022

A nationwide increase in fuel prices is hitting the wallets of local governments, with both Southold and Riverhead towns feeling the impact. At barely past the half-year mark, some...

04.13.2020 News

Storm leaves more than 1,100 customers without power in Southold Town

A storm that brought strong wind gusts across the area Monday has left more than 1,100 customers in Southold Town without power, according to PSEG Long Island. An outage...

05.20.2019 Government

Minimal snow last winter leaves Highway Department extra money — for now

After a winter season that produced below-average snow totals, the highway departments in both Riverhead and Southold saved money on snow removal costs. But the highway superintendents aren’t celebrating...

10.12.2018 Police

Storm uproots tree that crashes down on Jeep in Southold

A large tree was uprooted and smashed into a parked Jeep Grand Cherokee outside a Southold home when the remnants of Hurricane Michael swept across the area early Friday...

07.17.2017 Government

Street closures in Southold, Mattituck Tuesday for paving

Oaklawn Avenue in Southold will be closed from Route 25 to Pine Neck Road between 6 a.m. and noon Tuesday for paving, according to the Southold Highway Department.

11.17.2016 Government

Town Board members say no choice but to raise taxes

As the vote to approve a Southold Town budget that would raise taxes more than 7.5 percent was called, board members expressed concerns. They said they understood the concerns...

11.02.2016 Government

Highway superintendent outlines plan to fix problematic roads

If Southold Town wants to make progress in repairing its deteriorating roads, the highway department will need to spend about $2 million per year until 2020.

10.11.2016 Government

Town using boulders to protect bluffs at Nassau Point in Cutchogue

The Southold Town Highway Department is working on Nassau Point in Cutchogue this week to mitigate erosion by placing boulders along the bluffs.

03.11.2015 Government

After brutal winter, a hefty price tag to repair roads

The Highway Department may need between $300,000 and $400,000 more than originally budgeted to repair “substantial” damage to town roadways this winter.

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