The Suffolk Times

After a year off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mattituck Lions Club’s Strawberry Festival returned this week for five days of fun. Check out our gallery from the event.

'Any further delay in deciding what to do will push the cost even higher. Now is the time to act.'

It’s a COVID year and the poem isn’t about COVID, so I never thought it would win, the Peconic Landing resident said.

'We cannot continue to ignore the drastic rise in noise pollution from landscaping equipment, especially when so many individuals spend more time living, working and learning in their homes because of the COVID-19 pandemic.'

After receiving a Facebook notification that his bank account was experiencing problems, the man said he contacted two separate individuals who instructed him to combine all his money into his checking account. The man said he then transferred $46,889 to an account in Peru, along with $4,500 worth of gift cards.

"We know this was pre-planned and it started while the president was speaking," the congressman said Wednesday, defending President Trump in reference to last week's attack on the Capitol. The House later voted to impeach Trump for the second time.

An attorney for the project said the reduction in the driveway width would make it virtually impossible for fuel and delivery trucks to safely enter the property.

State officials suspended the North Fork Country Club’s liquor license following a ‘superspreader’ event that led to over 30 COVID-19 cases in October.

Carter Rubin is one step closer to becoming The Voice.

Donations from the second Case’s for Cases event will benefit over 600 children in homeless shelters and foster care.

One week after a violent mob of President Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, forcing lawmakers to flee for safety, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) maintained his support for the outgoing president after witnessing firsthand a moment he said he would never forget.

'We’re studying what the uptick in that number actually means,' the governor said after a quick spike in the statewide positivity rate.

The first residents began moving into the new apartments in October. But the process to get there wasn't exactly smooth.

Sticker decals and T-shirts with a One Greenport logo are on sale now and proceeds will support student scholarships and help underwrite the annual Greenport All-Class Reunion.

'Congressman Lee Zeldin (R-Mastic) has labored for many years to keep that from happening, and for that he deserves our praise. If we were to pick one person who worked especially hard on this effort, it would be Mr. Zeldin.'

'We get 300,000 doses a week and now have 7 million eligible people who desperately want the vaccine quickly,' Governor Andrew Cuomo said, urging the federal government to distribute doses more quickly.

Among a list of seven top priorities, the governor cited defeating COVID-19 and vaccinating between 70% and 90% of New Yorkers as the most important, followed by managing the state’s $15 billion budget deficit.

If hospital capacity becomes critical were going to close down that region, the governor said.

Both an outside law firm hired by the Southold Town Board and the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office launched investigations into the local police department’s lack of response to public complaints about an officer’s retirement party this year.

Southold Town police arrested a 26-year-old Greenport man for driving while intoxicated after he fled the scene of a crash last Saturday.

Carter will take the stage tonight in front of celebrity coaches Gwen Stefani, Kelly Clarkson, John Legend and Blake Shelton vying for a chance to win a spot in the finals and reach the brink of the grand prize of becoming The Voice."

Update: Police recovered the body of a 28-year-old Queens man early Saturday morning following an extensive water search Friday night.

Positive COVID-19 tests soared to their highest three-day total in Suffolk County since mid-May this week.

A search of the area Friday night included the Greenport FD, Southold police, Suffolk PD aviation and the Coast Guard. One person remains missing.

First Columbus Day, then Thanksgiving, now Greenport is considering keeping parklets in place until year's end.

Whether voting absentee, early or in person on Election Day this year, remember to flip over your ballot. There are two propositions for voters on the North Fork to consider this year.

'The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed our lives since the first confirmed case in Suffolk County was reported in early March. We’ve seen more than 2,000 county residents perish from the virus, dozens of whom lived on the East End. We’ve seen businesses struggle to stay afloat, demand at local food banks skyrocket, schools forced to adapt to remote learning and soaring rates of unemployment. 'It’s a national crisis on a scale unmatched by anything our country has faced in decades. 'And our federal government has failed in its response at a time when we desperately needed coordinated, smart and sincere leadership.'

'Upon learning of this allegedly illegal and dangerous event, the SLA immediately opened an investigation and reached out to Suffolk County officials for details,' the agency said in a statement.

Election Day is Tuesday and early voting is already under way in Suffolk County. We put together brief profiles of each of the local candidates for Congress and the State Legislature.

The club is facing fines of $17,000 after allowing 91 guests to a wedding with 30, and possibly more, guests having already tested positive for COVID-19. Six schools have been impacted.

The non-partisan project consists of pieces from 42 Suffolk County artists and carries the simple four-letter message: vote.

The Mattituck-Cutchogue school district informed students' families Tuesday night that grades 7 through 12 will move to remote learning Wednesday after another student tested positive for the COVID-19 virus.

In Feather Hill, a new store features products created or packaged by people with special needs. Here's how it came to be.