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Top Stories 2015: Tall Ships brought visitors from near and far
When tens of thousands of visitors came from across Long Island and beyond to experience six Tall Ships docked in Greenport’s harbor this past July 4 weekend, the village was transformed into far from...
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Greenport native escapes Pennsylvania carjacking; describes terrifying ride
Rachel Stephenson was headed back from Christmas with family in Greenport when she stopped off for gas on her long drive back to Binghamton Wednesday and her trip took a terrifying turn. As she...
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Peconic Landing announces recruitment campaign for 60 new jobs
As it closes in on the spring completion of its $44 million expansion, Peconic Landing in Greenport is launching an aggressive recruitment campaign to fill approximately 60 new full and part-time...
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Community rallies behind Southold woman battling cancer
“Be grateful. Always.” Those words have been a familiar echo on the Facebook page of Danielle Harrison-Meraz in the weeks since she was diagnosed with cancer. The Southold resident’s health took a...
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Boys Basketball: Porters are burned by Pierson’s red-hot shooting
It was freezing outside the Greenport High School gym, with temperatures dropping in the 20s. Inside the gym, Pierson’s boys basketball team was on fire. Prior to Tuesday night’s game, Greenport’s...
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2015 Community Leader of the Year: Don Fisher
The Railroad Museum of Long Island simply wouldn’t be as vibrant as it is today had Don Fisher never come along. That’s what the group’s vice president, Dennis DeAngelis, said in a recent interview....
View ArticleFeatured Letter: When we needed help, they were there
To the editor: I would like to extend a sincere thank-you to the Greenport first responders who took time away from their homes and families to rush to my house on Christmas morning. My mother, who...
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Owners announce sale of Sound View property in Greenport
It is with mixed feelings that we announce the sale of the Sound View Restaurant and Sound View Inn, our beautiful resort property overlooking Long Island Sound in Greenport. The enterprise has been...
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New Sound View owner: ‘Plan is to embrace and enhance what we purchased’
In his first media interview since purchasing the iconic Sound View Inn and Restaurant in Greenport, Eagle Point Hotel Partners co-founder Erik Warner told The Suffolk Times customers won’t notice too...
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Friends remember Cleo Sellers as hardworking, genuine ‘local legend’
Cleo Sellers, a longtime Southold resident who was well known around town for his friendly demeanor and his strength, died late Monday night. He was 73. Many who knew Mr. Sellers described him as...
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Nearly a year after indictment, Costello case still in limbo
Nearly one year after a grand jury indicted John Costello on a vehicular manslaughter charge, the Greenport businessman still awaits a trial date. State Supreme Court Justice Fernando Camacho said...
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Public hearing set for proposed three-story Front Street hotel
Greenport Village residents will have an opportunity to weigh in next month on a three-story hotel being proposed for Front and Third streets. The village Zoning Board of Appeals voted Wednesday to...
View ArticlePorters’ varsity hoops game against SWR postponed
The varsity basketball game between Shoreham-Wading River and Greenport was postponed this afternoon following a minor car accident involving Wildcats’ coach Kevin Culhane. Greenport superintendent...
View ArticleBoys Basketball: Porters show heart, but it’s not enough
You have got to give the Greenport Porters a lot of credit. Many high school boys basketball teams shackled with an 18-point deficit after the opening quarter would give up and let the game turn into a...
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Schools prepare for tight budgets as tax cap looks to hold levy at 0.12%
Local superintendents preparing next year’s school spending plans are describing the process as daunting because they’re bound to nearly zero percent tax levy growth for 2016-17. New York State...
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Southold basketball coach Phil Reed dies at age 59
Longtime Southold boys basketball coach Phil Reed, whose influence impacted students at schools across the North Fork, died Tuesday night, school officials confirmed. He was 59. “People here are...
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Skipper’s in Greenport changes hands
A decades-old Greenport eatery has been sold for just under $1 million. Bobby Heaney, who has owned Skipper’s Restaurant on Route 48 since 1979, told northforker.com he plans to retire at the end of...
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Claudio family to return when restaurant reopens April 14
The National Restaurant Association classifies Claudio’s in Greenport as the “oldest, same-family run restaurant” in the United States. It’s a distinction the Claudio family is proud of and one that...
View ArticleCops: Altercation on Front Street leads to two arrests
A Greenport man who was involved in an altercation on Front Street early Saturday morning refused to cooperate with police and was charged with resisting arrest, Southold Town Police said. Another...
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Replica of America’s Cup ship to dock in Greenport in June
Nearly a year after Tall Ships of America brought tens of thousands of visitors to Greenport, another famed ship is scheduled to make a stop this year. A replica of the ship America, which won the...
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