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An aerial view of the Main Road property. (Credit: Thomas J. McCarthy Real Estate) Since 1913, members of the Ruland family have lived in a historic house on the corner of Mill Lane and Main Road in Mattituck, farming the land north of the house on both sides of the lane.  Before that — going all the way back to 1736 — the land had been farmed by members of the Wines family, which later married into the Ruland family. So for 285 years, ancestors of the Rulands and th...

A small group of friends formed group Whiskey in a Jar to learn more about spirits. Written By: Christa Lawler | × During Januarys Whiskey in a Jar, Steve Wick (from top left), Margie Nelson, Brittany Lind, Steve Libby, Jason Reid, Joe Oliveri, Zack Filipovich, Emily Nygren and Karen Sunderman taste-tested a limited-edition whiskey by Oban. (Photo courtesy of Lind) DULUTH — The January pick for Whiskey In a Jar was by Oban, an award-winning, 18-year-old, limited edition sin...

Anne-Julia Audray at the front of the opera house, where the church altar once stood. (Credit: Steve Wick) In the fall of 2016, when longtime opera singer Anne-Julia Audray and her husband purchased the former Southold Methodist Church, her dreams for the future of the building were very ambitious.  She envisioned master classes in singing, piano and violin, along with yearly concerts and the staging of operas, such as Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” — an opera she kn...

Southold Opera House hits the market, Long Island Restaurant Week starts Sunday The daily update is a podcast briefing on what’s happening across the North Fork. ​Get the daily update delivered straight to your inbox each weekday morning by subscribing to our newsletter. Or listen through Apple Podcasts by subscribing to Closer Look. Here are the headlines across the North Fork for Friday, Jan. 22. THE SUFFOLK TIMES

Two suspects charged with murder plead not guilty at arraignment in county court The two suspects charged with murder, Tyara Lemus, left, and Alcides Lopez-Cambara pictured at their arraignment at Riverhead Justice Court in December. (Credit: Steve Wick) The two suspects charged with murder for the killing of a Sag Harbor man in Riverhead in November were arraigned in Suffolk County Court Jan. 11 and remanded without bail, according to court records. Tyara ...

East End officials push back against ‘nonexistent’ vaccine rollout (Credit: Steve Wick) A coalition of East End officials have joined together to call for an equitable share of COVID-19 vaccines for residents. In a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone Thursday, more than a dozen lawmakers, including all five East End supervisors, several village mayors and state representatives voiced concerns about vaccine accessibili...

Lillian Pennon (left), the News-Review’s Community Leader of the Year, with Juanita Trent at the pantry table they manage at Galilee Church of God in Christ in Riverside. (Credit: Steve Wick) Lillian Pennon’s dedication to her community was on full display in recent weeks during the Thanksgiving and holiday seasons inside her church, Galilee Church of God in Christ in Riverside. Stacked on every available space inside the church were bags of food and other necessities...

Skyler Grathwohl was joined by her parents Ned and Danielle and her sister Macie for the ceremony. (Credit: Steve Wick) As The Suffolk Times recaps the past year, here’s a look at the most-read stories of 2020.

(Credit: Steve Wick) Shelter Island’s Emergency Medical Services personnel began receiving COVID-19 vaccinations Wednesday at Northwell Health in Riverhead, Police Chief Jim Read announced at Wednesday afternoon’s final Town Board meeting of the year. It’s not yet clear whether the vaccine will  be administered on the Island. All health care workers are in the first tier of those eligible for the vaccines in line with protocols set by the U.S. Centers for Disease ...

(Credit: Steve Wick) Hope for a healthier, safer future arrived in a single box aboard a UPS truck that backed up to the loading ramp at Peconic Bay Medical Center about 9:40 the morning of Dec. 15. Inside that box were thumb-sized vials of the COVID-19 vaccine. They were rushed inside, refrigerated and, shortly after 1 p.m., one vial was brought into a first-floor room where PBMC hospital staff were poised to witness an historic moment. And everyone knew it. They broke ...