Greenport News: An evening with a psychic medium
Now that February is almost behind us and spring just a little more than three weeks away, I’d like to thank all our highway departments — state, county, town and village — for the exemplary job you...
View ArticleFamily’s final farewell in Greenport for troubled man
Guadelupe Mendoza (left) and her sister, Giselle (right), are comforted by their cousin Luz Contrearas of Brooklyn. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch) A homeless man who died last week while sleeping in an...
View ArticleGuest Column: Our homeless are more than statistics
Guadelupe, 19, and her younger sister, Giselle, 13, hold flowers to place on their father’s grave last week following the death of German Mendoza Galicia. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch) I’m sitting at my...
View ArticleFeatured Letter: Time for village to focus on sewers
To the editor: From Peconic Landing to Brewer Yacht Yard to County Executive Bellone’s initiatives on reducing nitrogen pollution in our waters, it seems everybody around here except Greenport’s...
View ArticleBaseball: Porters have more players and a new coach
Mike Sage, directing Tuesday’s indoor practice, is Greenport’s new varsity coach. (Credit: Daniel De Mato) A quick scan of the Greenport High School baseball players loosening up their arms by playing...
View ArticleGreenport Election: Four candidates vying for two trustee seats
One incumbent and three challengers are running for two open seats on the Greenport Village Board. Voting will be conducted at the Third Street Fire Station from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, March...
View ArticleGreenport Election: Two candidates vying for mayor
One village trustee and a newcomer to village politics are seeking to become the next mayor of Greenport. Voting will be conducted at the Third Street Fire Station from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesday,...
View ArticleEndorsements: Hubbard for mayor; Martilotta, Roberts for trustee
While speaking to a group of elementary school students at Floyd Memorial Library in October 2011, Greenport Village Mayor David Nyce said he might not run for re-election when his second term expired...
View ArticleGreenport News: Great Music Sunday coming to Greenport
Many of you may believe summer is my favorite time of the year, but the truth is that March far exceeds my love of warmer temperatures because it brings with it “March Madness” – college basketball at...
View ArticleAt Greenport Village debate, candidate for mayor a no-show
Greenport mayor candidate George Hubbard Jr. stands at an empty debate table Friday night while making his opening statement. His opponent, Zulehya (Julie) Lillis, was unable to attend the debate,...
View ArticleUpscale Japanese restaurant coming to Greenport
The building formerly occupied by Vines & Branches is set to become a sushi restaurant. (Credit: Cyndi Murray) Yuki Mori, a sake connoisseur and the former manager of notable Japanese restaurants...
View ArticleDeputy Mayor: Energy company may want back into Greenport
A Garden City energy company that installed a generator in Greenport a decade ago may be interested in building a new project in the village, according to Deputy Mayor George Hubbard Jr. Speaking...
View ArticleAfter 43 years, Cookery Dock in Greenport closes its doors
Arlene Marvin’s customers have told her their favorite thing about her store is the wall display of antique cooking equipment. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch) From the time it opened in 1972, the Cookery...
View ArticleGuest Column: Exchange programs can be eye-opening and empowering
With my wife, Melanie, and my daughter Mairi, I was at the gate waiting for Mairi’s departure to Germany. She had waited for this day for five years and had worked toward it for two or three. Mairi...
View ArticleWatch: Documentary chronicles local guitar legend
A documentary that debuted in 2012 about the life of Greenport native Harry Biechele — a guitarist who played with the band Tezex — has been made available online for a brief time, said filmmaker Jim...
View ArticleBaseball Preview: For Tuckers it’s state title or bust
Marcos Perivolaris of Mattituck was a first team all-state player last year as well as the League VIII most valuable player. (Credit: Garret Meade, file) PREVIEW End the season with a win. Only one...
View ArticleBaseball: Settlers crank out 18 hits in rout of Porters
Liam Walker drove in five runs on 4-for-4 hitting for Southold in its 20-2 win over Greenport on Monday. (Credit: Garret Meade) FIRST SETTLERS 20, PORTERS 2 The start to the Southold High School...
View ArticleCops: Greenport woman charged with DWI
A 25-year-old Greenport woman was charged with driving while intoxicated after she was observed tailgating another vehicle along Main Road in Cutchogue early Sunday morning, Southold Town police said...
View ArticleGreenport board meetings on Thursday nights? Maybe
The Greenport Village Board will vote on whether to move its monthly meetings to Thursday nights instead of Monday evenings, a move that Mayor-elect George Hubbard says may increase participation from...
View Article‘Road rage’ stabbing suspect was accused of striking cop in 2013
The 25-year-old Wading River man who was arrested Sunday following a “road rage” stabbing in Baiting Hollow had been previously charged after he struck a police officer responding to a call that he had...
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