Articles by Lee Meyer

One of Harold Schwerdt’s letters to his wife, Loretta, during World War II (Kaitlin Oster courtesy photo) Love and grief are often inextricably tied together, but for Kaitlin Oster, they’re also powerful tools that have […]

Mattituck Cinemas, now screening “Conclave,” “Wild Robot” and “Venom.” (Credit: Nicole Wagner) Mattituck Cinemas reopened its doors in Mattituck Plaza during an unannounced soft opening Tuesday night. The theater boasts a new art-deco look with […]

(Credit: courtesy photo) On Friday, Sept. 6, Greenport Union Free School District unveiled a new Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) playground board, sponsored by Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital. Present at the event were […]

Kevin Shea in costume for “The Guys.” Courtesy photo Early on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, New York City firefighter Kevin Shea was off-duty and had just completed a 24-hour shift with Ladder 35 […]

Robert Rauschenberg, “Buffalo II,” 1964 (Credit: Robert Rauschenberg Foundation courtesy art) On Friday, Aug. 23, the North Fork Arts Center (211 Front St., Greenport) will host a special screening and discussion of the documentary “Taking […]

Rich Vandenburgh (left) and John Liegey gave up their day jobs to make Greenport Harbor Brewing Co. their full-time careers. (Nicholas Grasso file photo) It’s hard to imagine that Greenport Harbor Brewing Co. is celebrating […]

(Courtesy photo) June is Pride Month, but Barbara Novick and Leslie Kanes Weisman should be proud all year long. North Fork Women marching in the 2024 Juneteenth parade, Saturday, June 15. (Daniel Franc footage) Last […]

Greenport’s Little Creek Oysters has announced the formation of a new nonprofit, The Hold Fast Fund. “The Hold Fast Fund will be a stabilizing force in the community through scholarship and mentorship opportunities, a support […]

composite of courtesy photos Through paint and chalk and pencil and ink, East End Arts’ fourth annual MLK Portrait Project takes Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. statements to heart — but instead of using broad […]