The Lynnfield Rail Trail Extension, a proposed recreational path aiming to connect several landmarks in Lynnfield, is making progress toward completion by 2028. According to the project’s website, this extension, designed to be ADA-compliant and multi-use, will provide a safe and convenient route for pedestrians and cyclists, linking various significant destinations within the town. Spanning […]
Marc Champion Donald Trump says he’s good at negotiating real-estate deals and I don’t doubt him. He published a book about it, and one of its top tips was to maximize leverage by learning what an opponent needs most, and then threaten to take that away. It’s precisely how he approached NATO as U.S. president, […]
LZ Granderson There is another migrant crisis brewing. Unlike the one at the southern border, this one will be all over the country. A recent Harvard study found that half of the country’s renters are spending a third or more of their income on housing. Those are the people fortunate enough to find housing when […]
Robert A. “Bob” Smith, age 78, passed away Sunday Feb. 11, 2024, in Centreville, Md. He was born in Southampton, N.Y. on Jan. 4, 1946. Bob is survived by his beloved wife, Gail Hoover-Smith, five loving children: Patrick Smith, Kevin Smith, Brendan Smith, Ryan Smith, Ciaran Smith, and their families. He is also survived by […]
The KIPP Academy girls basketball game on February 8 against the Collegiate Charter School of Lowell ended at halftime. The question is, why? Collegiate Charter left after 16 minutes of play with KIPP leading, 31-14. The game goes into the books as a 10-0 forfeit win for KIPP. According to multiple sources, KIPP has a […]
Thomas P. Grattan of Southold passed away Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. He was 80. The family will receive friends on Friday, Feb. 16 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold, where Southold Fire Department Services will be held at 7:30 p.m. The Liturgy of Christian Burial […]
In a partnership with Suffolk County, Southold Town will preserve more than 30 acres on the north side of County Road 48 as open space in Cutchogue to help protect drinking water. The municipalities agreed to purchase two wooded lots between Alvahs Lane and Road D, totaling 32.04 acres for $2,850,720 from WW Farms LLC, […]
The happy couple on their wedding day. (photo credit: Chris Francescani) On Sunday, after a seven-year adventure together, a colorful local couple got married at at Cliff’s Elbow Room — the tiny tavern and grill in Jamesport where the widowers met for their first date. Riverhead’s new town clerk, James Wooten — an old friend […]
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Warning sign on beer fridge door at Handy Pantry grocery store. (photo credit: Daniel Franc) Nearly every retail establishment within Southold Town passed an underage drinking enforcement operation in January. The sting, conducted by the New York State Police barracks in Riverside, involved an undercover officer under the age of 21 attempting to purchase alcoholic […]
