🌱 How would three-story buildings reshape Greenport’s downtown and school tax base?
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How would three-story buildings reshape Greenport’s downtown and school tax base?
Greenport man faces serious charges after alleged online contact with minor
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Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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📰 News we're reading
• Greenport Architects Share Potential Future for Livable Downtown (eastendbeacon.com) — Greenport architects are pitching a major vision to add roughly 150 new apartments and a parking garage to the downtown core, which would require allowing three-story buildings and other zoning changes. At a packed Old Schoolhouse meeting, residents and officials debated water supply, village character, parking, and affordability, while Mayor Kevin Stuessi confirmed code changes and a state-backed feasibility review are already moving forward.
• Greenport Man Tried to Meet Girl, 13, He Sent Porn, Cops Say (longislandpress.com) — Police say a 37-year-old Greenport resident was arrested after allegedly sending an indecent image to someone he believed was a 13-year-old girl and then going to meet that person in Holtsville. Investigators also report finding suspected child sexual abuse material on his phone, and he now faces multiple felony and misdemeanor charges while awaiting arraignment.
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