Articles by Chris Francescani

Greenport’s first ‘Battle of the Bands’ unfolded on Monday night in Mitchell Park (courtesy photo) Greenport’s Mitchell Park was transformed into a sonic battleground on Labor Day for the village’s first “Battle of the Bands,” […]

Cutchogue Hardware closed this month. (Chris Francescani photo) After more than four decades running Cutchogue Hardware, Robert Molchan has sold the hardware store building to a window and door company that will be moving in […]

A Battle of the Bands will wrap up this summer’s Greenport ‘Dances in the Park’ (Courtesy photo) On Labor Day, Greenport’s Mitchell Park will be transformed into a sonic battleground for the village’s first “Battle […]

Business owners said they come in to work in the morning and find liquor bottles on their property. (Chris Francescani photo) Adams Street in Greenport has become so rife with drinking and drug use — […]

Southold Police brought out lots of equipment and technology on Wednesday to teach kids about policing. (Credit: Chris Francescani) About a dozen members of the Southold Town Police Dept. turned out at Mitchell Park in […]

A map of the planned Riverside sewer district (Courtesy image) The Town of Riverhead on Wednesday filed a complaint in county court against Southampton Town in an effort to force Southampton to rethink its planned […]

Hannah Miller and Erick Tichonuk haven’t lived on dry land in more than five years. (Credit: Chris Francescani) In the fall of 2019, Vermont natives Hannah Miller and her partner Erick Tichonuk decided to buy […]

The Cutchogue New Suffolk Free Library has purchased the property directly to its east. (Credit: Chris Francescani/Sunset Beach Films) After years of efforts, Cutchogue New Suffolk Free Library has acquired the former church property directly […]

Mattituck Laurel librarian Bev Wowak is retiring after 34 years of service to her community. (Credit: Chris Francescani) All summer long, Bev Wowak has been killing people — and she hasn’t even been all that […]

Greenport Village will install a trial speed bump on Fifth Street between Clark Street and Johnson Place after receiving consistent complaints from residents who say speeding cars blowing through stop signs near the southern end […]