Many years ago, local schoolmaster, tavern keeper, store owner, and Oysterponds diarist, Augustus Griffin (1767-1866), began a tradition of the reading of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th.

Former U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman will be speaking on July 8 at 7 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalists of Southold, 51900 Main Road, Southold Meeting Hall hosted by the North Fork Action Center. Ms.

Follow our social media to see our full coverage of the New Suffolk Civic Association's annuaa Fourth of July Parade, which ...

Southold Town and Greenport Village may soon be working more closely than ever before on addressing the dire need for ...

As a former member of the Southold Town Anti-Bias Task Force, I have always understood the importance of its mission: to ...

"'You are young, gifted and black,' we must begin to tell our young. There's a world waiting for you. Yours is the quest that ...

The Sag Harbor Yacht Club is proud to present the “John A. Ward Independence Day Fireworks”; named in memory of one of the club’s most beloved members. This SHYC tradition has become a major ...

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Mark Haubner First, the Numbers The Suffolk County Water Authority presentation in Southold June 12 offered the number, 93 ...

2025 NORTH SEA FIRE DEPARTMENT CARNIVAL The annual carnival is here! Rides, food and games for the whole family! FIREWORKS: Friday 7/4 & Saturday 7/5 ...

The Blue Water Task Force, a volunteer science program initiated by the Surfrider Foundation, had a banner year on the East End in 2024, collecting a record 2,044 water samples to help generate a ...

North Fork Pride, the LGBT Network’s third annual celebration of visibility, unity and equality, brought crowds to downtown ...