Articles by Chris Francescani

A Greenport man was arrested on drug charges late last month at his Second Street home following the early-morning execution of a search warrant by the East End Drug Task Force. Inside the home, investigators […]

Applications are open for seasonal police officers in Southold through March 15. (Nicole Wagner file photo) Last month, the Southold Town Police Department began urging members of the community to create a free Smart911 personal profile that […]

Flames engulfed a home on Old Sound Avenue in Mattituck in November, killing one resident. (Nicole Wagner file photo.) The owners of an illegal five-bedroom Mattituck rental home that was housing 13 people when it […]

Greenport Village ( Chris Francescani photo.) Two years after a contentious election, five Greenport residents are vying for two available seats on the Village Board. Deputy Mayor Mary Bess Phillips and veteran trustee Julia Robins’ […]

Greenport BID president Nancy Kouris spoke at a special meeting late last month to generate more engagement. (Credit: Chris Francescani) Two Greenport community organizations launched new websites last month, each initiating a major campaign during […]

(Credit: courtesy photo) On Thursday, Feb. 13, Jerome Foster Lewis will take center stage at The Suffolk to debut his self-styled, one-man show, Unforgettable Valentine: A Celebration of Nat King Cole’s Love Songs. To those who know him […]

Southold police officer Ryan Creighton was awarded 2024 Police Officer of the Year by the Kiwanis Club of Southampton (Courtesy photo) Southold Town police officer Ryan Creighton was presented with the 2024 Southold Town Police […]

Tamara “Tammy” Lanier is fighting Harvard University in court over the rights to some of the earliest ever images of enslaved people in America. (Credit: courtesy photo) For as long as she can remember, Tamara […]

Lake Ronkonkoma Ice Boat and Yacht Club commodore Scott Valentine won all three races Saturday. (Credit: Chris Francescani) It’s been so long since Long Island waters froze solid enough to race ice boats, that last […]

The Southold PBA faced off against local high school basketball alumni on Friday night at Greenport High School. (Courtesy photo) In a scene straight out of a ‘Friday Night Lights,’ episode, the gymnasium at Greenport […]