MARTIN BURKE PHOTO Lighting a candle for Christmas Day.
BY MARGARET HARTLEY
At our house, Santa leaves fruit and nuts in the Christmas stockings.
We understand it’s because he has traveled all over the world, to places where oranges and coconuts and pecans and pomegranates grow, far away from our snowy world. (more…)
COURTESY ILLUSTRATION
BY Anisah Abdullah
Across Suffolk County, 396 opioid-related deaths occurred in 2017 — more than one per day for the year. This year, as of October 1, there have been 171 confirmed opioid deaths countywide. (more…)
REPORTER FILE PHOTO Helicopters at the East Hampton airport.
BY KATE NALEPINSKI
More than a 125 people attended a November 14 Federal Aviation Administration workshop in Riverhead to express complaints over the constant buzz of helicopters flying across the East End. (more…)
KELLY ZEGERS PHOTO Perry Gershon celebrates his primary win Tuesday night.
Voters in the 1st Congressional District chose Perry Gershon to be the Democratic candidate to face two-term incumbent Congressman Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) at the polls in the midterm elections this November. (more…)
Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy Sini announced there will be enhanced patrols by members of the East End DWI Task Force during the holiday weekend in an effort to deter individuals from driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. (more…)