11.16.2014 Community A final column to warm the heart About six months ago, Phyllis Lombardi called a friend and former Suffolk Times colleague to ask for a ride to Best Buy so she could replace her broken computer....
09.14.2014 Community Columns Lombardi Column: Much can be said about four little letters Well, here we are again. It’s September, back-to-school time on our North Fork. Teachers in many classrooms will ask youngsters to write a few paragraphs describing their summer vacations....
08.17.2014 Community Columns Does the North Fork really have the ‘best crabs?’ It seems I’ve failed. During past weeks, I’ve spent so much time searching for something that appears not to exist. And all because of a great big sign I...
04.21.2012 Community Forward Living: Six tips that kept her house off the market Believe me, I’m not thinking about leaving the North Fork. For a couple of very good reasons. One is simply that I love the place. The second reason has...
02.04.2012 Community Forward Living: Sweets that get the message across Let’s see. Flowers would be good. Perhaps a few red roses. Or perfume. Lots of women enjoy sweet fragrance. Maybe even a piece of jewelry. Although that could be...
01.21.2012 Community Forward Living: The Quiet Car is not for everyone Yes, winter’s quiet on the North Fork and it may become even more so. As you might have heard, the Long Island Rail Road has initiated a Quiet Car...
11.19.2011 Community Serving up some tasty road names About this time last year I had an idea. That happens occasionally. Anyway, my idea was this: Lots of roads on the North Fork have winter/Christmas names and I...
08.21.2011 Uncategorized Lombardi Column: This sticker comes with multiple uses Anything goes on the North Fork. You just have to get the right permit. Building permits, parking permits, get-rid-of-your-garbage permits — we’ve got ’em all. And, so help me,...