🌱 Why a Greenport driver was ticketed over their car’s windows
Greenport, New York Patch AM: a 3 min readCheers Greenport! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Why a Greenport driver was ticketed over their car’s windows
- Greenport community gathers this week to honor James M. Tonsmeire Jr.
Also on today's calendar: Hotel Moraine — JEFF LEBLANC and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A little rain in the morning, with a high of 49 and low of 43 degrees.
- Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 61, low: 45.
- Friday: Cooler; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 54 and low of 43 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Shelter Island Police Department blotter: April 21, 2026 (timesreview.com) — A Shelter Island police blotter item notes that a Greenport resident received a summons on New York Avenue for having visibility-distorting glass on a vehicle. The report also details several other recent traffic tickets, animal complaints, medical calls, and routine police activities around Shelter Island. 
• James M. Tonsmeire, Jr. (syossetadvance.com) — Greenport will host calling hours for longtime North Fork resident James M. Tonsmeire Jr. at Horton-Mathie Funeral Home on Thursday, followed by a Funeral Mass Friday at St. Agnes Roman Catholic Church. The 81-year-old former logistics executive and real estate broker, remembered for his love of boating and family, later retired to Florida but kept deep ties to this area.
📸 Around Greenport
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★ Featured events ★
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Trail Cleanup in Greenport — Group for the East End
69825 Main Rd, Greenport
1:00 pm
Saturday April 25
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Other local events
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NYS Science Assessment (Grade 5)
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Hotel Moraine — JEFF LEBLANC
Hotel Moraine , 62005 County Rd 48 , Greenport
5:00 pm -
Championship Entertainment Productions presents Rising Tides!
Greenport American Legion , 102 3rd St , Greenport
6:30 pm -
Annual Townsend Manor Dinner
Townsend Manor Inn , 714 Main St , Greenport
3:00 pm -
George Tebbitt
Billys by the Bay , 2530 Manhanset Ave , Greenport
5:00 pm -
Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary: The History of the LIRR — Friends for Brecknock Hall
Brecknock Hall , 1 Brecknock Rd , Greenport
6:30 pm
Tuesday April 28
Saturday May 2
Friday May 8
Tuesday May 19
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Code Committee
Southold, NY Calendar , 54375 Main Road , Southold
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Agricultural Advisory Committee
Southold, NY Calendar , 53095 Main Rd , Southold
7:00 pm -
ZBA Hearing
Shelter Island, NY Calendar , 38 North Ferry Road , Shelter Island
7:30 pm -
Intermediate French Conversation (In-Person/Zoom)
Shelter Island Public Library , 37 N Ferry Rd , Shelter Island
11:00 am -
Make Your Smile Shine For Spring
Shelter Island Public Library , 37 N Ferry Rd , Shelter Island
1:00 pm
Wednesday April 22
Thursday April 23
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
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- Household Staffing posted a job opening for Nanny/Housekeeper ( Light Housekeeping) in Laurel. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Greenport here.
🗞 Nearby News
Shelter Island
- Solar power explored for Island's Recycling Center (timesreview.com)
- Cross Sound Ferry fares increase from Orient Point as fuel costs surge (timesreview.com)
Southold
- North Fork Environmental Council's Mark Haubner to step down as president (timesreview.com)
Sag Harbor
- Estia's Little Kitchen Closes In Sag Harbor: 'I'm Proud Of Every Day We Served The Community' (patch.com)
- Justin Timberlake Throws Justin Bieber Under The Bus As New York Arrest Continues To Haunt Him: 'It's Not Always A Smooth Ride' (hollywoodnewsdaily.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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