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09.16.2025 Reporter's Notebook

Reporter’s Notebook: Collaboration, unity and care

Southold and Riverhead towns have endured and resisted change throughout generations. A drive down almost any back road will reveal acres of farmland stitched alongside multi-million-dollar homes. To understand...

08.26.2025 Community

Keep summer vibes going at the Northforker Wine & Food Classic!

There are certain can’t-miss-’em things you have to indulge in each and every summer on the North Fork. Sweet corn; long, sunny days on the Sound — and our...

02.20.2025 News

Downed power lines caused mass outages Thursday on the East End

More than 5,000 households lost power Thursday morning across the North Fork and Shelter Island after a box truck on Route 48 in Southold struck a transmission pole. Power was...

05.15.2024 Community

East End Guild keeps basket weaving craft alive

Some do it for the artistry, some for the challenge and others to keep their hands busy. But it was apparent at a recent meeting of the Basket Weavers...

03.25.2024 Environment

Local activists coordinate efforts to reduce turtle road kill

In an effort to avoid roadkill, wildlife advocates have recently installed new street signs throughout the North Fork alerting drivers about potential, rather slow moving obstacles: turtles. According to...

07.09.2023 Community

Stolen strawberries and community character: Despite thefts, local farmers still rely on the honor system

It’s a summery Friday afternoon on the North Fork. Parked cars line either side of Main Road in Mattituck, their drivers and passengers all heading to the same place:...

05.17.2023 Community

East End’s homeless population faces daunting challenges

The affordable housing crisis has affected all of Long Island, but it has hit the East End’s homeless population especially hard, according to interviews with area advocacy groups, charities...

10.23.2022 Featured Story

Report shows North Fork mostly escaped fish kills this past summer

The North Fork for the most part escaped the fish kills that plagued the western portion of Long Island Sound, said Stony Brook scientist Christopher Gobler. In his 2022...

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