THN: Plans underway for Winter Festival spread throughout different hamlets...
To “drum up some local business during the winter,” the town economic development committee is planning a Winter Festival. The committee hopes to hold the event, which is in the early planning stages,...
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Prosecutors outline manslaughter charges against Greenport man in connection...
At 9:26 p.m. on the night of Aug. 12, Lavain Creighton of Greenport allegedly received a text message from a buyer to whom he had just sold cocaine. The buyer warned the cocaine appeared to be “cut...
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Football: Porters kick off new era with a ‘W’
A new head coach. A new quarterback. A new beginning. A new era. And with all of that newness came an end — an end to a dreadful 10-game losing streak that spanned two seasons over three years. Now...
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Brother, sister duo wins 5K race as John May Mile & 5K returns to Greenport:...
An annual tradition returned to Greenport Sunday morning as Peconic Landing hosted the 15th annual John May Mile & 5K Race, which benefits the Greenport Fire Department. The event was one of many...
View ArticleGreenport parklets will shutter by end of this month
A pandemic-era outdoor dining plan in Greenport will wrap up this month, despite a request from the Business Improvement District to continue the program through October. Permits for the “parklets”...
View ArticleGreenport BID discusses Good Samaritan law in seminar aimed to educate local...
The Greenport Village Business Improvement District hosted an educational seminar on the New York State 911 Good Samaritan Law on Sept. 9 at Greenport Harbor Brewery. The event was geared towards both...
View ArticleHampton Jitney considers reviving shuttle ferry between Greenport and Sag Harbor
Hampton Jitney has taken steps to potentially reintroduce passenger ferry service between Greenport and Sag Harbor. At a Greenport Village Board work session Thursday night, company president Geoff...
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Football: Hurry-up offense wears down Porters
Port Jefferson was in a big hurry to win, and that can tire out a football team — the opposing team. “The opposing team” Friday night was Greenport/Southold/Mattituck, and the Porters were tired,...
View ArticleGreenport Village eyeing code amendments to curb commercial...
Greenport is considering code amendments to curb overdevelopment in the village. At a work session last Thursday, Mayor George Hubbard called on the village administrator and attorney to draft...
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Football: Corwin puts on quite a show with 3 TDs in Greenport win
The spectators who turned out at Hampton Bays High School’s Doug Oakland Athletic Complex Friday night came to see a performance, and they sure saw one. It might not have been the performance the home...
View ArticleVote delayed on Greenport condos after resident questions lack of...
An approval of the 123 Sterling Avenue project in Greenport was delayed last Thursday night after a village resident voiced concern that the project’s price-controlled units lacked restrictions that...
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Football: Porters lose player, game, perhaps playoff berth
As the game’s final minutes wound down, an ambulance carrying the injured Hunter Anderson was making its way from Greenport High School’s Dorrie Jackson Memorial Field to a hospital. One wondered if...
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Boys Soccer: Crowley’s first goal saves Porters from defeat in season finale
Even in the early-evening darkness, Greg Dlhopolsky could see the light. The sun set, literally and figuratively, on his Greenport boys soccer team’s season Monday night in a manner that was perhaps...
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Football: Corwin, Porters ‘D’ stand out in homecoming win
The defense did not rest. No, it certainly wasn’t time for the Greenport/Southold/Mattituck football team to rest. If there is a chance of the Porters somehow securing one of the eight playoff berths...
View ArticleUnder new agreement, $175,000 waterfront Greenport condos must sell to...
To purchase price-controlled units at 123 Sterling Ave. applicants must prove they’re first time homebuyers, according to a new declaration of covenants and restrictions that was approved by Greenport...
View ArticleGreenport takes step to update local waterfront revitalization program
Village of Greenport trustees at its regular meeting last Thursday authorized the solicitation of service proposals to update and finalize the village local waterfront revitalization program,...
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Parapsychology library in Greenport looks for a new home
Lisette Coly is not a medium, but her grandmother was. Eileen Garrett, who died in 1970, “talked with the dead, healed the sick, predicted the future” and “performed miracles for fifty years with...
View ArticleGreenport could vote on potential marijuana opt-out following hearing next week
The Village of Greenport could vote to prohibit the sale of retail marijuana following a public hearing next week. New York passed legislation earlier this year legalizing recreational marijuana use...
View ArticleMitchell Park carousel ride cost may increase by one dollar
Greenport Village trustees discussed plans to raise prices for the Mitchell Park Marina, Greenport carousel and McCann Campground at a work session last Thursday night. The rate increases are meant to...
View ArticleIn split vote, Greenport opts out of allowing retail marijuana sales, on-site...
Retail marijuana will not be coming to Greenport in the near future. Village trustees voted 3-2 Monday night to opt out of allowing on-site marijuana consumption and retail dispensaries within village...
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