The CommPost

Volunteer Repair Coaches wanted for Repair Cafe May 2

Volunteer Repair Coaches wanted for North Fork Environmental Council’s annual Repair Cafe, Saturday, May 2 from noon to 4 p.m. at the Southold Recreation Center. The Repair Cafe is an all-volunteer, free, community event. Neighbors with skills and talent volunteer to help their neighbors repair broken or worn items such as toasters that won’t toast, lamps that won’t light, sweaters with holes, small furniture pieces and knives that just don’t cut it. Wood workers, sewers, jewelers, and those mechanically inclined are needed for this community event. Please email [email protected].

North Forkers earn top achievements

• Hazel Glover of Cutchogue and Daniel Cirincione of Mattituck have earned places on the fall 2025 dean’s list at the University of Tampa in Florida.
• Julio Coc Thomas of Greenport has been named to the fall 2025 Presidential Honor List at New York Institute of Technology in Old Westbury.
• Cameron Stanton of Orient has been named to the fall 2025 dean’s list at Tufts University in Medford, Mass.
• Steven Merino of Greenport has been named to the fall 2025 dean’s honor list at New York Institute of Technology in Old Westbury.
• Bridget Cassidy of Mattituck was named to the fall 2025 president’s list at Siena University in Loudonville, N.Y.
• Jonathan Mann of Southold recently completed U.S. Army basic combat training at Fort Jackson, S.C. A private first class, he is stationed in Fort Huachuca, Ariz., where he will train as a drone pilot.
• The following students have been named to the fall 2025 dean’s list at University at Albany: Daniel Folk, Anastasia Farr and Rebecca McNaughton of Cutchogue; Ariel Elmore of Mattituck; and Kaitlyn Duffy and Conor Kilcommons of Southold.
• Emma McGunnigle and Tommy McGunnigle, both of Mattituck, were named to the fall 2025 dean’s list at the University of Rhode Island in Kingston

Rah-rah-raffle to support local athletes

North Fork Cheer all star cheerleaders have big plans to compete this year all around the tri-state area and New England. To raise funds, they've collected some great prizes to raffle off. The fun happens at Mattituck High School, Sunday, March 29 from 10-2p.m. The drawing is at 3 p.m.

Inaugural East End Crossword Tournament crowns king Ken Stern

The tournament took place at Southold Free Library, Saturday, March 14, and was a great success. We had an incredible turnout, including former American Crossword Puzzle contestants, New York Times-published crossword constructors, and many wonderful community members.

The winner, Ken Stern, is an experienced constructor for the New York Times and has won several other tournaments. A few other participants have similar backgrounds in crossword construction as well.

North Forkers achieve honors in higher education

• Nicolette Cianfrogna of Mattituck and Robert Doering of Southold earned president’s list honors for the fall 2025 semester at SUNY/Cortland.
• Maya Reilly of Southold has been named to the fall 2025 dean’s honor roll at the University of Mississippi, where she studies marketing.
• Joanna Anderson and Jessica Latham of Southold have earned places on the fall 2025 dean’s list at Roger Williams University in Bristol, R.I.
• Savanna Smith of Southold, assigned to the New York Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing, has been promoted to the rank of senior airman.
• Madelyn Hansen of Greenport and Hayley Skrezec of Orient were named to the fall 2025 dean’s list at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.
• Mae Dominy of Southold was named to the president’s list for fall 2025 at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.
• Angela Kollen of Southold was named to the fall 2025 dean’s list at Hartwick College in Oneonta, N.Y.
• Annelise Durkin of Mattituck has been named to the fall 2025 dean’s list at Purchase College in Purchase, N.Y.
• Bridget Mulrain of Mattituck was named to the fall 2025 dean’s list at Salve Regina University in Newport, R.I.

Orient Ice Yacht Club elects new leadership

Announcing the newly elected officers of the Orient Ice Yacht Club: Karen Sauvigne, Commodore, and Mike Acebo, Vice-Commodore and Admiral of the Fleet.

Achievements of local college studens

The following local students have been named to the fall 2025 dean’s list at SUNY/Cortland: Scott Ferguson of Greenport, Ella Wirth of Laurel, Nicolette Cianfrogna of Mattituck, and Robert Doering, Evan Maskiell and James Sepenoski of Southold.
• Lindsey Park of Cutchogue and Joseph Sparacio of Mattituck were both named to the fall 2025 dean’s list at Hofstra University in Hempstead.
• Francesca Lynch of Southold has been named to the fall 2025 president’s list at College of Charleston in South Carolina.
• Julia Elliston of Southold has been named to the fall 2025 dean’s list at College of Charleston in South Carolina.
• The following students were named to the fall 2025 dean’s list at SUNY/New Paltz: Brody Kiely, Cyrus Jones and Anna Szarka, all of Mattituck; and Erin Hoyt of Southold.
• The following students were named to the fall 2025 dean’s list at University at Buffalo: Abigail Payne of East Marion; Abby Tyler and Peter Ixcotoyac-Krogulec of Mattituck; and Caroline Koslosky, Luke Gibbs, Jack Goscinski and Kimberly Gregorio of Southold.
• Nellie Spackman of Greenport has been named to the fall 2025 president’s list at Vermont State University.

Greenport Ghost Town

I wanted to submit some pictures that I just took in town.

North Forkers earn achievements on campus

• Melizza Mena Ochoa of Greenport was recognized with a silver level leadership milestone through SUNY/Oneonta’s Leadership Education and Development program.
• Benjamin Dufton of Cutchogue has earned a place on the fall 2025 dean’s list at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn.
• Alyssa Kollen of Southold graduated magna cum laude from Florida Southern College in December, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education.
• Melissa Grzegorczyk of Southold has been named to the fall 2025 dean’s list at Coastal Carolina University’s Conway Medical Center College of Health and Human Performance in Conway, S.C.
• Four local students have made the fall 2025 dean’s list at SUNY/ Oneonta: Kaitlin Elmore and Madison Flora of Mattituck, and Brendan Duffy and Nathaniel Girzadas of Southold.
• Grace Syron of East Marion has earned provost’s list honors for the fall 2025 semester at SUNY/Oneonta.
• Ryan Cleary of Mattituck was named to the fall 2025 president’s list at SUNY/Potsdam, where he is majoring in politics.
• Liliana Harbin of Greenport has been named to the fall 2025 dean’s list at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va.

Southold graduate makes moves in Florida

On Dec. 20, 2025, Alyssa Kollen of Southold graduated Magna Cum Laude from Florida Southern College with a Bachelor's of Science degree in elementary education. Alyssa has accepted a third grade teaching position at Lincoln Avenue Academy in Lakeland, Fla.