Town officials talk sidewalks, cops at Fishers Island meeting
The Southold Town Board approved two separate $250,000 bond initiatives for sidewalk improvements last Wednesday during its annual meeting on Fishers Island, one for Fishers Island and the other for...
View ArticleKids go to cop camp with Southold PD
About a dozen members of the Southold Town Police Dept. turned out at Mitchell Park in Greenport on Wednesday morning with loads of equipment and technology — ATVs, patrol cars, motorcycles, mountain...
View ArticleSouthold salutes new top cop Grattan
A swearing-in celebration kicked off Tuesday night’s regular Town Board meeting when Capt. Steven Grattan’s appointment as Chief of the Southold Town Police Department was formally approved. Local...
View ArticleOverturned boat in Peconic Bay leads to rescue
The Cutchogue Fire Department responded to a report of an overturned boat Tuesday morning. Four individuals from the 24-foot craft were found in the water. The oyster boat was traveling across Peconic...
View ArticleSouthold Town Board officially bans loitering
The Southold Town Board unanimously approved adding “loitering” to an existing town law banning peddlers, solicitors and transient retail merchants from local streets at its Dec. 3 regular meeting....
View ArticleYear in review: Chief Steven Grattan sworn in
Southold Police saw a change of command, with Captain Steven Grattan taking over as chief. A swearing-in celebration kicked off the Oct. 24 Southold Town Board meeting when Captain Steven Grattan’s...
View ArticleLocal supervisors comment on town enforcement of federal immigration laws
Southold Town Supervisor Al Krupski and Riverhead Town Supervisor Tim Hubbard said in separate press releases this week that while the enforcement of immigration policies remain a federal matter,...
View ArticleArea police urge residents to create Smart911 profiles
Last month, the Southold Town Police Department began urging members of the community to create a free Smart911 personal profile that allows individuals to provide 911 operators additional details in...
View ArticleSouthold Police begin body camera training
Southold Town Police Department members began training to use body-worn cameras, also known as BWCs, last week. The police department received $980,225 in May 2024 as part of $127 million in funding...
View ArticleUpdate: Main Road reopens after Cutchogue crash
Following a brief closure, Main Road between Cox Lane and Depot Lane in Cutchogue has reopened in both directions after emergency services responded to a motor vehicle accident this afternoon,...
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