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In Southold, a revived call for solutions at Goldsmith Inlet As Goldsmith Inlet continues to fill with sand in a fast-changing, dynamic environment, water quality has suffered. Recent sampling in the area, which includes nearby Autumn Pond, shows poor oxygen levels, likely a result of limited tidal flow of seawater into the inlet. Fish can’t enter the area to spawn and high water levels in Autumn Pond threaten to introduce contamination from nearby septic systems. Call it a case of dredging déjà vu. “It fills up, we go and we dredge if possible, and then we wait for the n...

This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses. (Credit: Courtesy illustration) “The Shelter Island community continues to see a surge in Covid-19 positive cases over the past two months,” Police Chief Jim Read said Tuesday. He noted that East End hospitals are seeing many more cases, but didn’t release updated numbers. “This increase in positive cases is significantly higher than what they were in the preceding eight months combined,” Chief Read said. Suffolk Co...

The first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine arrived to the East End this week. Here, we break down some frequently asked questions about the vaccine and what people can expect next. Q: How much does the vaccine cost? A: There will be no cost to receive the vaccine, although vaccination providers may be able to charge administration fees. Vaccination providers can have the fee reimbursed by the patient’s public or private insurance company or through a relief fund for the uninsured. Q: Is the vaccine safe? A: Yes, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The first COVID-19 vaccine was ...

Snow pictured in Cutchogue Thursday morning. (Credit: Steve WIck) A day after a winter storm dropped more than five inches of snow on the region, most school buildings will re-open where originally scheduled to Friday. In Mattituck-Cutchogue, however, there will be a two-hour delayed start at the High School. At Cutchogue East, where a student and two staff members have tested positive for COVID-19, it will be a remote learning day, the district announced Thursday nights. All area school buildings were closed on Friday due to the weather.

Supervisor pitches plan to convert current Town Hall into new justice court The Town Hall annex building may not become the new Justice Court after all. Town officials are reconsidering the proposal to convert the former bank building into a court complex. “We really have to evaluate what the better option is based on practicality, based on expenses and based on long term vision,” Supervisor Scott Russell announced at a work session Tuesday. In 2018, the town purchased the former Capital One building at the corner of Main Road and Youngs Avenue for $3.1 million with the int...