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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 accessibility on the twin forks and Shelter Island. “We recognize the difficulties inherent in implementing s...

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 that families and individuals are free to pick up, no questions asked. Hers is a food pantry for ev...

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 Control and Prevention. There are communities around the country breaking the CDC regulations in ord...

(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 out in applause. It was applause from a group of medical professionals who, since last March, have b...