Monday, May 21, 2012
Each of the North Fork's bed & breakfasts brings something unique. But which
would send a friend to?
Let’s face it, this area is one of the most beautiful places in the country, especially in the warmer months when visitors flock to enjoy the beaches, villages, restaurants, vineyards and the rest of the scenery. Luckily the region is dotted with charming bed & breakfasts, giving all those travelers places to stay with their own unique styles. This week, let’s find out which local B&B you recommend most for out-of-town guests. Reader's Choice is a new weekly feature where we ask you – our readers – to tell us your top picks on the businesses and local attractions that get your loyalty. Each Monday we’ll list our nominees recommendations. Did we leave your go-to spot off the list? Go ahead and add it in comments. On Friday we’ll tabulate …
Sunday, May 20, 2012
North Fork Patch readers voted in Oysterponds Elementary School poll.
Oysterponds Elementary School was the only district on the North Fork to fail in passing its 2012-13 budget Tuesday night. Voters spoke out 192 yes to 253 no to vote down the $5,353,894 budget — a plan to reduce spending by $270,000 this year, but the tax levy increase is estimated at 2.5 percent. Though Oysterponds Elementary School board incumbent members Linda Goldsmith and Krista de Kerillis won their bids for re-election Tuesday night after polls closed, the victory was bittersweet. To de Kerillis, the failure to pass what seemed like a reasonable budget is the result of an ongoing distrust the Orient community feels toward their board of education. Recently, the issue of whether or not Oysterponds should allow parents the option of …
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Pols hope the cost savings will keep the company from taking its 1,600 jobs off Island.
Hoping to prevent the loss of 1,600 jobs on Long Island, the Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency on Thursday floated an incentive package worth millions to Broadridge Financial — a public company that has threatened to move off-Island if officials didn’t find a way to help it trim costs. If the financial services company takes the offer — which its board will decide on in June — then it'll come as a disappointment to officials in New Jersey, Virginia, Florida, Ohio and Texas who were trying to woo the $2.2 billion company into moving to their states. The Suffolk IDA said the incentive deal includes sales tax exemptions on $75 million in equipment purchases related to its renovation of its two Edgewood buildings, as well as a 15-…
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Sen. Ken LaValle to honor fallen East End soldiers on May 22.
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Joseph Theinert of Shelter Island and Marine Lance Cpl. Jordan C. Haerter of Sag Harbor will be posthumously inducted into the State Senate’s Veterans Hall of Fame in Albany during a ceremony on May 22, Sen. Ken LaValle announced Tuesday. Theinert deployed to Afghanistan in 2010 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom as a new lieutenant. Approximately six weeks into his deployment, Theinert was killed in action at the age of 24 on June 4, 2010 while on foot patrol in Kandahar. While his platoon was undergoing hostile fire from rocket propelled grenades, Theinert noticed something suspicious and went to investigate. It was at that point an improvised explosive device detonated and killed him. Theinert was known to be …
Friday, May 11, 2012
With aquaculture and environmental impact concerns, village reps say they need more time to deliberate route of ferry proposed to connect Greenport and Sag Harbor.
Two days after the Sag Harbor Village Board approved legislation to permit a ferry service to operate from now through Oct. 31, linking Sag Harbor and Greenport, the Greenport Village Board has decided to discuss options as to where the ferry should dock and what route it should take. The decision came after several village residents, business people and a representative of Peconic Bay Water Jitney gave input on the proposed trial run of the ferry at a crowded special meeting held at the red schoolhouse on Front Street Thursday night. The ferry service would dock in Greenport and offer service to Sag Harbor's Long Wharf. The 53-seat catamaran would be leased from parent company Hampton Jitney and offer nine round trips beginning at 7 a.m. …
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Go to the red schoolhouse at 6 p.m. on Thursday to weigh in on proposed water taxi.
Two days after the Sag Harbor Village Board approved legislation to permit a ferry service to operate from now through Oct. 31, linking Sag Harbor and Greenport, the Greenport Village Board will hold a public hearing on the issue during a special meeting Thursday at 6 p.m. at the red schoolhouse on Front Street. The Village of Sag Harbor approved a change in their zoning code to allow the ferry during this trial run. The law accommodates Hampton Jitney President Geoffrey Lynch and Response Marine principal Jim Ryan's plans for the Peconic Bay Water Jitney, a seasonal passenger ferry service. After studying the impact on the village that the ferry has this summer, the Sag Harbor Village Board will decide whether to permit ferries again in …
Cutchogue’s landfill and other sites targeted for new LIPA solar power incentive program.
With its wide-open space and southern slope, the Southold Town landfill at Cox Lane in Cutchogue is an ideal spot for a photovoltaic solar power system to help the town and taxpayers save money through a new feed-in tariff program from the Long Island Power Authority, according to representatives of Bright Power. James Hannah and Andrew McNamara of Bright Power, a New York City-based provider of renewable energy, energy efficiency and green buildings solutions, presented a solar feasibility study for the feed-in tariff program to the Southold Town Board during Tuesday’s work session this week. Under the feed-in tariff, which LIPA announced it would offer to customers in April, LIPA will pay the town 22 cents per kilowatt hour for 20 years …
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Law allows for a pedestrian ferry service pilot program connecting the villages of Sag Harbor and Greenport.
In a 4-1 vote Tuesday, the Sag Harbor Village Board approved legislation to permit a ferry service to operate from now through October 31 linking Sag Harbor and Greenport, The Sag Harbor Express reports. The law accomodates Hampton Jitney President Geoffrey Lynch and Response Marine principal Jim Ryan's plans for the Peconic Bay Water Jitney, a seasonal passenger ferry service. They must still apply for a permit, according to The Express. After studying the impact on the village that the ferry has this summer, the Sag Harbor Village Board will decide whether to permit ferries again in the future. Learn more at sagharboronline.com.
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Tuesday, May 8, 2012
How did you do on our quiz about town and village codes? Find the answers here.
We recently posted a quiz testing our readers' knowledge of various municipal codes. Here are the answers. How did you do? Let us know in the comments. “Garish colors and materials should be avoided” on what? A noncommercial shellfishing license entitles its holders to how many clams (hard and soft clams, combined) in one day? Members of the Southold Police Department must reside in ____ for at least six months prior to appointment. Greenport's Mitchell Park closes at what time? ____ advertisements are regulated within 1,000 feet of a school, day care center or park. In determining whether to issue a special events permit on an application for an event on or utilizing property owned, leased or controlled by the Town, the Town Board of the …
Southold Town Board to advertize for evening custodian for recreation buildings in Peconic.
Since the old Peconic schoolhouse reopened as another community center next to the existing facility on Peconic Lane last September, Southold Town has not had one specific person to maintain both buildings, according to Jeff Standish, deputy director of the town’s department of public works. “We’ve put a lot of money into those buildings and have had no one to clean them,” Standish told members of the Southold Town Board during Tuesday’s work session. “We’re finding that we don’t have enough time to take care of both buildings with existing staff.” Standish asked the board to advertize for a part-time custodian position to work 20 hours a week, 5 hours a day, most likely in the evening. Standish told the board that there is room in the …
William Swiskey sr
5:58 pm on Sunday, May 20, 2012
Perhaps if they had all Board members who actually were full time Orient residents, they wouldn't have this problem. Some of the things some of these individuals are up to could be considered Malfeasance. It's time for the state to look at this. more ›