Peconic News

An 18-year-old woman was arrested Thursday afternoon after she assaulted a Southampton Town Police officer and sicced her dog on him, according to authorities.

The Peconic Land Trust's annual Farmstand Heritage Celebration is now underway. Every summer, the East End's farm stands and farmers' markets are open for business, and you can buy fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables.

The groundbreaking of the first new new home in the Green Hollow Woods development Monday morning.

When compared with wine regions like Burgundy or the Napa Valley, Long Island 's North Fork is pretty small potatoes.

Low prices, low interest rates and the federal stimulus package have come together to help those who wish to purchase a home.

Letters will be distributed this week to East End doctors, with letters to patients and employers to follow in July, warning that the end of the Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield's contract with the three regional hospitals is approaching.

When Prudence Carabine says she's going to run for East Hampton Town Board as a true independent, she means business.

Belhurst Winery of Geneva recently won the first blue ribbon of the 2009 New York State Fair, taking the "best of show" award for its semi-dry Riesling during the commercial wine competition at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse.

Shelter Island's agricultural heritage is making a comeback at the place it all started - Sylvester Manor.

Fans of Chris Knopf's series of Hamptons thrillers will be happy to know that this summer, the lovable loser Sam Acquillo is back and once again, mired in a heap of trouble.

A 27-year-old man was arrested Saturday evening after he hit a bicyclist with his car in Hampton Bays and fled the scene.

By Eileen Casey East Hampton - Plein Air Peconic 2009 artists held an opening exhibition at the historic Clinton Academy in East Hampton on Saturday, Peapod by Stop & Shop just recently extended its home grocery delivery service to Shelter Island, in addition to the Hamptons and North Fork.

A 31-year-old Cutchogue man sitting on railroad tracks was killed Saturday when a Long Island Rail Road train hit him in Peconic, police said.

HAUPPAUGE In an effort to promote healthful recreation countywide and enhance the county's open spaces, Suffolk Executive Steven Levy Tuesday announced that the county will provide funding for a trail stretching the width of the North Fork.

Despite the tough economy, Suffolk County and Southampton Town are still in the business of preserving open space and farmland, according to Deputy County Executive Ben Zwirn.

There have been times when new graduates could expect to leap confidently into a world eager to catch them.

An arrest was made today in connection with the fatal stabbing of a Riverhead man outside the Hampton Bays Diner eight days ago.

A dark shadow of tragedy was cast over the normally festive Memorial Day weekend in Hampton Bays after a young man was fatally stabbed to death in the parking lot of a popular eatery in the wee hours of Sunday morning.

The Peconic Community Council added five new members to its panel during the organization's April meeting.

The summer party season in the Hamptons got off to a bloody start early Sunday as revelers who left a trendy nightclub brawled at a diner - leaving one man with fatal stab wounds, police said.