Update: Justice court clerk expected to surrender to authorities Friday
Update: Christine Stulsky, a longtime Southold Town employee who recently resigned amid a DA investigation into the theft of money from the town justice court will be surrendering to authorities...
View ArticleDA: Southold supervisor’s wife arrested early Tuesday
Nuria Russell is escorted into Southold Town Justice Court Tuesday. (Credit: Paul Squire) A New Suffolk woman was arrested early Tuesday morning following an incident at a Cutchogue house owned by...
View ArticleTown Board approves raise for unfilled justice court job
The salary for the newly created position of Southold Town Justice Court director is getting bumped up before the job is ever filled. After receiving little interest from qualified civil service...
View ArticleTown Board to discuss possible helicopter traffic forum
Southold Town is hoping to host a public meeting on helicopter traffic, an issue Southold Supervisor Scott Russell has called a top complaint among residents. During its work session Tuesday morning...
View ArticleSupervisor wants to establish town helicopter committee
Fed up with the noise created by helicopters flying over homes in Southold Town, Supervisor Scott Russell is looking to hold a public meeting and possibly establish a town committee to help combat the...
View ArticleShare your thoughts on helicopter noise tonight
Curbing the noise created by helicopters flying over houses in Southold Town is the topic of conversation at a meeting in Southold tonight. Southold Town is hosting a public meeting along with Suffolk...
View ArticleShut down the airport? Ban helicopters? Residents react to noise
Mattituck resident Teresa McCaskie talking with an FAA representative at Monday night’s meeting. (Credit: Jennifer Gustavson) Frustrated by years of incessant helicopter flights over their homes and...
View ArticleEmbattled court clerk may sue town for breach of contract
Christine Stulsky, center, after she was released on a $10,000 bond in March. The former Southold Town Justice Court clerk accused of stealing more than $50,000 from the town’s bail account has filed a...
View ArticleEditorial: We need leadership on affordable housing in Southold
Two of four buildings that house six numbered apartments at the Cutchogue business property where town officials say people are living illegally. Residents there, who pay more than $1,000 a month, say...
View ArticleRussell releases $42.8 million tentative budget for 2015
Southold Town Supervisor Scott Russell. (Credit: Jen Nuzzo, file) Speaking this summer about the dwindling size of the town’s police force, Southold Police Chief Martin Flatley said he was hopeful the...
View ArticleTown Supervisor involved in single-car crash in Cutchogue
The accident scene Monday night. (Credit: Jen Nuzzo) Southold Town Supervisor Scott Russell walked away unharmed from a single-car crash in Cutchogue Monday night after his town-owned vehicle flipped...
View ArticleJudge: Vineyard 48 can keep its liquor license
Vineyard 48. (Credit: file photo) A New York State Supreme Court judge has ruled that Vineyard 48, which residents have described as more of a dance club than a tasting room, may keep its liquor...
View ArticleSupervisor Russell: I wasn’t sleeping during meeting
Responding to criticism that he may have fallen asleep during a recent Town Board meeting, Southold Town Supervisor Scott Russell said Tuesday that he was actually sending a text message. Editor’s...
View ArticleSupervisor acknowledges nodding off at meeting, apologizes
Southold Town Supervisor Scott Russell apologized Thursday, saying he misled a Suffolk Times reporter and the public this week when he stated that he was texting during a recent Town Board meeting...
View Article$50K in federal funds set aside for Fishers Island theater project
The Fishers Island Theater is set to be renovated using $50,000 in federal funding. (Credit: Grant Parpan) With federal funding for community projects dwindling again this year, the Southold Town Board...
View ArticleSupervisor pitches ways to support local business
Supervisor Scott Russell addressed the North Fork Chamber of Commerce during its meeting Friday. (Credit: Cyndi Murray) Addressing members of the business community Friday, Southold Town Supervisor...
View ArticleListen: Full recording of Thursday’s Southold gang forum
Detective Sgt. John Sinning from the Southold Police Department speaks during Thursday’s gang forum in Peconic. (Credit: Paul Squire) About 100 people attended Southold Town’s information session about...
View ArticleTown to purchase new truck for supervisor following crash
The Southold Town Board is set to approve the purchase of a new Ford Escape for Town Supervisor Scott Russell Tuesday night. The purchase comes two months after Mr. Russell was involved in a...
View ArticleCharges dismissed against town supervisor’s wife
Misdemeanor charges filed against the wife of Southold Town Supervisor Scott Russell were dismissed Tuesday after the supervisor told a Riverhead judge he no longer wished to pursue the charges. Nuria...
View ArticleAudit: Town needs to improve oversight of finances, payroll
Southold Town needs to improve financial oversight with bidding procedures, payroll record keeping and cash deposits, according to a new state audit. On Wednesday, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s...
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