Top Sports Stories 2018: Porters reach state semifinals
It’s a big state, and there are plenty of good high school boys basketball teams in New York. Greenport definitely was one of them, but it was the Porters’ misfortune to run into an even better one in...
View ArticleTop Sports Stories 2018: Greenport soccer plays for Cruz
The Greenport High School boys soccer team did just about everything it could to win its biggest game in a decade for a fallen teammate. Everything, that is, except win. Not that the Porters didn’t...
View ArticleUpdate: Suicidal man fatally shot by police, ending standoff in Greenport
Update, 7:30 p.m.: A 63-year-old man was fatally shot by police after a more than four-hour standoff in Greenport Thursday. Det. Lt. Kevin Beyrer of the Suffolk County Police Department said police...
View ArticleBoys Basketball: Porters run up win streak to eight
What’s all the buzz about? The Killer Bees were in town. That would be the Bridgehampton Killer Bees, Greenport’s ancient high school boys basketball rivals. “It’s a fun game,” Greenport senior guard...
View ArticleBoys Basketball: Rebounding is Jude Swann’s game
Given his druthers, Jude Swann would rather grab a rebound than score a point. As he sees it, there’s more value in a rebound since they’re harder to get. Swann should know. He has pulled down in...
View ArticleBoys Basketball: Jude Swann’s career-high 41 points gives him 1,000
Jude Swann must feel as if he had won the lottery twice. Once again, his magic number came up: 1,000. Within a span of nine days, Swann collected his 1,000th career rebound and scored his 1,000th...
View ArticleBoys Basketball: Smiley makes his return
Judging by the smile on his face and the enthusiasm he showed before Thursday night’s game, no one was happier than Tyrus Smiley to be in a Greenport High School boys basketball uniform. Smiley said...
View ArticleThe Work We Do: Nate Phillips, Alice’s Fish Market
[I’m] Nate Phillips, Alice’s Fish Market. It’s a family-owned business for 26 years. I grew up in the fishing industry. I was actually brought home from the hospital straight to the boat. Before they...
View ArticleLocal students perform alongside jazz musician Eli Yamin
Students in the East End Arts 2019 Music Masters Mentorship Program performed a jazz concert Friday night with jazz pianist, educator and vocalist Eli Yamin. The performance was held at Hotel Indigo in...
View ArticleBasketball: Greenport boys, Mattituck girls open playoffs as No. 1 seeds
The playoff brackets are set for boys and girls basketball. The Greenport boys and the Mattituck girls will both begin their county title defense as the No. 1 seed in their respective brackets. On the...
View ArticleCommunity rallies for Greenport boy’s recovery
The Greenport community has rallied to help a family dealing with the unimaginable. It started in December with a stomach bug, Katria Nieves of Greenport recalled last Thursday from a room at Stony...
View ArticleGreenport-Southold county championship game postponed
Snowy conditions across Suffolk County have forced Section XI to postpone all the playoff matchups scheduled for Tuesday. That means the Greenport-Southold Class C final will now be at 7:30 p.m....
View ArticleBoys Basketball: Anderson drops 50; Porters champs
The odds were stacked high against Southold. Real high. Given what the First Settlers were up against, it was hard to imagine a scenario in which Southold would upset Greenport in Wednesday night’s...
View ArticleSee more photos from the Greenport-Southold championship game
The Greenport boys basketball team took its first step Wednesday night in its mission to return to the Class C state Final Four. The Porters, behind a career-high 50 points from Ahkee Anderson, cruised...
View ArticleBoys Basketball: Killer Bees sting Porters
The colors are striking: Bridgehampton’s black and yellow against Greenport’s purple and gold. The Killer Bees and the Porters. For years the boys basketball teams of the two high schools have been...
View ArticleGreenport Village likely getting dog run on Moores Lane
Greenport Village appears to be on the verge of having a dog run on Moores Lane. The Village Board has been discussing the idea of a dog park or dog run since 2017 and at Thursday’s village board work...
View ArticleGreen Hill Kitchen looking to add outdoor seating, expand kitchen space
The owners of Green Hill Kitchen are seeking an expansion that includes outdoor seating and additional kitchen and storage space at the restaurant, located at 48 Front Street in Greenport. Robert...
View ArticleBoys Basketball: For Porters, it’s all or nothing
The memory of the Greenport High School boys basketball team’s painful loss to Lake George in last year’s New York State Class C semifinal has stuck with the Porters. The finality of it all smacked...
View ArticleBoys Basketball: ‘Big Three’ lands Porters big win
What better way to celebrate going to high school boys basketball’s big dance than by, well, dancing? Much like his team, Ev Corwin was feeling it. After raising the Southeast Region Class C...
View ArticleSee more photos from the Porters’ victory against Tuckahoe
The Greenport boys basketball team earned a repeat trip to the Class C final four by defeating Tuckahoe, 91-77, Saturday in the Southeast Regional Championship. The Porters will play next Saturday in...
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