Lucharitos’ new sign approved by Greenport ZBA, yet owner disappointed
Lucharitos illuminated sign has cause controversy. (Marc LaMaina credit photo) After months of back and forth, popular Mexican restaurant Lucharitos Taqueria & Tequila Bar in Greenport will get to...
View ArticleZBA OK’s use of cabs, though taxis are already running
Last night, Greenport’s Zoning Board of Appeals gave the green light to an application for a taxi service on Front Street before making it appear before the Village Planning Board — a necessary last...
View ArticleGreenport’s waterfront and an industry that’s changed with the tides
Brewer Yacht Yard & Marina worker Eric Scharpf applies varnish to a Cape Dory-brand sailboat in the Greenport yard’s maintenance area. (Credit: Paul Squire) About two weeks before the Greenport...
View ArticleEditorial: A tip of the cap to Greenport
Residents of Greenport came out for a group photo at Mitchell Park last Sunday that was used for the cover of The Suffolk Times this week. (Credit: Katharine Schroeder) It isn’t necessarily...
View ArticleData points to a healthy business district in Greenport
Commercial vacancies in Greenport have decreased nearly 6 percent over the past five years, leading the way among similarly sized Long Island downtowns. (Credit: Katharine Schroeder, file) Its downtown...
View ArticleGreenport village history is told in its houses
An Italianate style home on Bay Avenue. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch) Greenport’s historic architecture is a modern-day link to the village’s storied past. The buildings illustrate its progression from...
View ArticlePhoto shows Greenport residents from 1890
A group photo of Greenport residents from circa 1890 and last Sunday. (Credit: Suffolk County Historical Society/Katharine Schroeder) Inspired by The Suffolk Times’ front cover this week, which...
View Article$35K solution to sewer stench on Greenport agenda
Greenport’s sewage treatment plant may need $35,000 worth of repairs. (Cyndi Murray photo) Foul odors coming from Greenport’s sewage treatment plant may cost up to $35,000 to fix, according to village...
View ArticleEast End Seaport Museum proposes June chowder contest
A Mano’s chef Tom Schaudel accepts the trophy for Best in Show from chef John Ross as judge Paula Croteau looks on at the 2010 Maritime Festival. (Credit: Jay Webster, file) Maritime Festival...
View ArticleCops: Teen with ecstasy arrested in Greenport
A 19-year-old Bayport man was arrest for possessing ecstasy in Greenport Sunday, according to Southold Town police. After receiving a report around 6 a.m. of people hanging out in a Main Street...
View ArticleTest run proposed for new traffic route to North Ferry
Cars waiting in line on Wiggins Street in Greenport for the North Ferry to Shelter Island. (Credit: Ambrose Clancy, file) A pilot plan is in the works to reroute traffic for the North Ferry in...
View ArticleBaseball: Errors and walks are an old story for Porters
Greenport’s Matt Drinkwater following the path of a ball he hit against Pierson/Bridgehampton’s knuckleball pitcher, Nick Kruel. (Credit: Garret Meade) WHALERS 12, PORTERS 3 Errors and walks. Walks and...
View ArticleGuest Column: A bleak future for fishing in Greenport
Credit: Katharine Schroeder, file It’s Thursday morning and I like to go to the Sterlington and have coffee and read the paper. There are several articles on the fishing village of Greenport. I am a...
View Article$45M Peconic Landing expansion to go up for hearing
The entrance to Peconic Landing in Greenport. (Credit: Katharine Schroeder) Peconic Landing’s planned $45 million expansion is among the proposals up for public hearing during Southold Town Planning...
View ArticleCops: Two men arrested for driving drunk
Southold Police arrested two men Sunday for driving drunk in separate incidents, according to police reports. Sergio Garcia Belmonte, 31, of Brooklyn was stopped on Route 48 in Greenport just after...
View ArticleBaseball: Finally, 33 days later, First Settlers win again
Alex Poliwoda threw a five-hitter with nine strikeouts for Southold’s first win in 33 days, snapping a nine-game losing streak. (Credit: Garret Meade) FIRST SETTLERS 2, PORTERS 1 The Southold High...
View ArticleWith expansion, Peconic Landing hiring on-site EMTs
The community center at the Peconic Landing campus in Greenport. (courtesy) Peconic Landing and the Greenport Fire Department are working on an agreement to help ease stress on first responders. The...
View ArticleGreenport Village stepping up efforts to rehab skate park
Greenport Village Mayor David Nyce (left) talks with local skater Justin “Bo” Pollack about ways to fix the Moores Lane skate park. (Credit: Cyndi Murray) Hoping for a new beginning for Greenport...
View ArticleBaseball: First Settlers make Golden’s last game a loss
Southold’s Dylan Clausen slides into third base safely while Greenport’s Keegan Syron covers the bag. (Credit: Garret Meade) FIRST SETTLERS 12, PORTERS 0 Those were raindrops, not teardrops, falling...
View ArticlePhotos: Ninth annual May Mile in Greenport
Tara Wilson was the first place female with a time of 21:08. (Credit: Katharine Schroeder) Peconic Landing held its 9th annual May Mile 5K race/walk on Saturday morning in Greenport. The...
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