Peconic Jitney, linking Greenport and Sag Harbor, may return this summer
A ferry service operating between Sag Harbor and Greenport may return this summer. In June 2012, Hampton Jitney launched an 83-day pilot program for Peconic Jitney, a 125-passenger ferry service that...
View ArticleApplicants sought for 10th annual Veterans Day Wedding Giveback
Peconic Landing is currently seeking applicants for its 10th annual Veterans Day Wedding Giveback at Brecknock Hall in Greenport, a tradition that began in 2011 as a way to thank Long Island’s...
View ArticlePeconic Landing employee tests positive for coronavirus
A per-diem employee at Peconic Landing, a lifecare and retirement community that’s home to more than 450 residents aged 62 and older in Greenport, has tested positive for COVID-19, coronavirus, a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A 50-year member of Greenport F.D., Tony Volinski Jr., 85, fell victim to...
As each new generation of Greenport football players suited up in Porter purple, Tony Volinski Jr. and some his former teammates would sit together in their usual spot in the bleachers at the field...
View ArticleShelter Island ferry companies requiring passengers to wear masks in cars
The North and South ferry companies, which operate vessels to Shelter Island, have issued directives that all customers boarding boats, even those in vehicles, must wear face masks or coverings....
View ArticleRescue in the bay: North Ferry crew rescues Greenport boater
“One soul in the water, one retrieved. Everybody’s alive and the boat’s been retrieved,” Captain James Cogan reported on VHF radio aboard the North Ferry boat Mashomack just after sunset Saturday...
View ArticleGreenport basketball coach says he’s ‘overwhelmed’ by support as he recovers...
Ev Corwin said coronavirus hasn’t been at the forefront of his mind lately. There’s a perfectly understandable reason for that. He has been dealing with a more pressing issue. Last month Mr. Corwin,...
View ArticlePeconic Landing reports more fatalities, clarifies concerns in letter to members
In a five-page letter sent to members Wednesday, Peconic Landing CEO Bob Syron provided an update to the Greenport retirement and life care community’s response to COVID-19 that included a new...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Osprey on road to recovery after wind blows it into passing LIRR train in...
On any given day, Joe Rocco finds himself “30 feet in a tree” somewhere on the East End. A rescuer for the Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center, Mr. Rocco has completed about 170 rescues since...
View ArticleGreenport planning for post-pandemic life, which could include...
Getting closer to reopening the local economy, business owners and local officials alike are starting to plan for how life after lockdown will unfold in Greenport Village. As ideas percolate, one...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rehabilitated osprey named Piper set free in Greenport
Piper has returned home. The rehabilitated osprey was set free Thursday afternoon after undergoing a rare procedure at a New Jersey bird rehabilitation facility to have new flying feathers implanted....
View ArticleGreenport’s Dances in the Park canceled amid uncertainty around pandemic
The Greenport Village Board opted to pull the plug on the popular Dances in the Park series for this year, citing uncertainty over whether it will be permitted in light of the ongoing COVID-19...
View Article‘The Greenport Project’ puts names, faces to businesses as economic recovery...
Rebuilding Greenport’s economy in the aftermath of COVID-19 will undoubtedly be a project. The Greenport Project could be seen as a small step on the long path toward post-coronavirus recovery....
View ArticleGuest Column: A survival plan for downtown Greenport
Many will recall when Greenport was a place few people wanted to come to, with vacant stores littering Front and Main streets and derelict and burned-out wrecks blighting the residential blocks....
View ArticleTwo local events planned Wednesday in the wake of George Floyd’s death
Two events in response to the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died while in police custody in Minneapolis last week, will be held in Southold Town Wednesday. Southold native Kenny...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A call to end injustice at candlelight vigil in Greenport
“Enough is enough!” Time and again, those words thundered from Rev. Natalie Wimberly, her voice from the podium atop the church steps ringing in the ears of hundreds standing on the street and...
View ArticleMaking a Difference: Greenport woman starts blue lights campaign in support...
It isn’t ideal these days to be going outside much, but Julie Bauer of Greenport has been painting the town — blue. It’s part of a “Paint the Town Blue” campaign that Ms. Bauer and a friend, Alison...
View ArticleLottery is open for affordable housing at Vineyard View in Greenport
Construction on the long-awaited Vineyard View apartments off the North Road in Greenport is nearing completion and registration is open for a July lottery. Applicants can sign up for a chance to rent...
View ArticleGreenport man facing harassment charge following alleged racist tirade
A 58-year-old Greenport man is facing a harassment charge for allegedly giving the Nazi salute to a woman on Second Street during a racist tirade last week, according to a police report. The man,...
View ArticleNominees announced for virtual Teeny Awards scheduled for July 23
The nominees for the 18th annual Teeny Awards — a virtual event due to the coronavirus pandemic — were announced Sunday afternoon on a Facebook and Instagram Live video. The awards will presented July...
View Article