Ana Borruto – Long Island, NY

Butterfly Effect Project spreads its wings to Greenport with a new chapter

August 13, 2026 Ana Borruto 0

The Butterfly Effect Project is expanding to the North Fork for the first time this fall with a new chapter in Greenport (file photo). Greenport is the newest addition to the Butterfly Effect Project family […]

Southold Police Department to connect community with National Night Out on Aug. 4

August 4, 2026 Ana Borruto 0

Southold and Riverhead police departments are both hosting National Night Out events on Tuesday, Aug. 4 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. (Melissa Azofeifa file photo). Head out to Tasker Park on Tuesday evening to […]

Riverhead GOP chair pleads not guilty to upgraded DWI charge, case to shift to Southold

July 30, 2026 Ana Borruto 0

Tammy Robinkoff was allegedly arrested and charged with a DWI after crashing into five vehicles and driving onto neighbors’ properties on Further Lane in Riverhead. (Credit: Ana Borruto and courtesy photos) Riverhead GOP chair Tammy […]

Historic East End shipyard advances bid for county preservation money ahead of sale

July 28, 2026 Ana Borruto 0

The Greenport Yacht & Shipbuilding Co. on Carpenter Street in Greenport is under contract to be bought by Huntington-based entrepreneur Nick Voulgaris III, who just secured a conservation easement recommendation for preservation by the Suffolk […]

Controversial North Fork pipeline changes routes, surprising local leaders

July 24, 2026 Ana Borruto 0

The Suffolk County Water Authority announced a revised route for its North Fork pipeline project, which bypasses Sound Avenue in Riverhead (courtesy photo). The controversial North Fork pipeline got a surprise twist in the road […]

Rottkamp’s Fox Hollow Farm sunflower maze back in bloom after hiatus

July 22, 2026 Ana Borruto 0

Rottkamp’s Fox Hollow Farm in Baiting Hollow is bringing back its popular sunflower maze on Thursday, July 23. (Credit: courtesy photo) After a yearlong pause, the sunflower maze at Rottkamp’s Fox Hollow Farm will reopen Thursday. The nearly […]

Mattituck’s Owen Searl secures second place in Jamesport Triathlon

July 14, 2026 Ana Borruto 0

Owen Searl of Mattituck placed second with a chip time of 1:07:27.07. (Credit: courtesy photo) Hundreds of experienced and first-time triathletes competed in the ultimate physical feat on Sunday at the Jamesport Triathlon on the […]

North Fork melts under holiday heat wave

July 2, 2026 Ana Borruto 0

Swimmers hit North Fork beaches on Thursday, while others cooled off with ice cream. (Ana Borruto photo; Edward Glazarev photo, inset) The East End was melting Thursday — and so were the ice cream cones. […]

Dangerous blue-green algae blooms detected in two Mattituck water bodies

July 2, 2026 Ana Borruto 0

An advisory posted outside of Marratooka Lake in Mattituck on Wednesday afternoon, warning the public to not go near or in its waters due to hazardous blue-green algae (Ana Borruto photo) North Fork residents are […]

Suffolk County Health warns public of harmful algal blooms in Laurel Lake and Merrits Pond

June 26, 2026 Ana Borruto 0

Harmful algal blooms were detected in Laurel Lake by the NYSDEC on June 24 (file photo). Suffolk County Health officials urge residents to avoid any recreational activities in Riverhead’s Merritts Pond and Laurel Lake in […]