News by Robert Chartuk

News by Robert Chartuk on South Shore Press


Apr 18, 2025

Trump Throws Lifeline to American Seafood Industry

Long bristling under federal regulations, fishermen to get relief under Trump.

Apr 18, 2025

Pickles & Paws 2025: New York’s Largest Animal Adoption Festival Launches This Spring in Yaphank

Connect with s furry friend at New York’s largest adoption event.

Apr 18, 2025

Chasing Legends at Whangarei

South Shore Press Reporter Robert Chartuk files another dispatch from the other side of the Equator.

Apr 17, 2025

President Orders Overhaul of Federal Procurement Rules

Business moves for President Trump

Apr 15, 2025

Through Kelp and Caverns: Exploring the Depths of a New Zealand Marine Preserve

Dispatch, South Pacific—A hammerhead shark greets us as we sail toward the Maomao Arch, a mammoth opening in the rocks that make up New Zealand’s Poor Knights Marine Preserve.

Apr 15, 2025

Lenny Bruno Farms Kicks Off 2025 Season with Annual Family Festival

Lenny Bruno Farms still going strong after 90 years.

Apr 14, 2025

Point Break Perfection at the Edge of Ahipara

Tag along with South Shore Press Reporter Robert Chartuk as he rides the waves at Shipwreck Bay.

Apr 13, 2025

Through Kelp and Caverns: Exploring the Depths of a New Zealand Marine Preserve

Join South Shore Press Reporter Robert Chartuk for a dive at a world famous New Zealand preserve.

Apr 13, 2025

Champion of Diversity Honors for Coach Sumpter

A Champion is Recognized.

Apr 11, 2025

Donate Life to Save a Life

You can save a life through the Donate Life program.

Apr 10, 2025

Deadly Déjà Vu: Gilgo Murders Echo Black Coast Vanishings

South Shore reporter travels to New Zealand and uncovers a story eerily similar to the Gilgo murders.

Apr 7, 2025

Community Keeps Pattersquash Clean

They cleaned up Pattersquash.

Apr 7, 2025

Ground Broken for New Yaphank Train Station

The Yaphank Train Station is on the move.

Apr 7, 2025

Kiwis Talk Trump

New Zealanders vent their spleen about President Trump.

Apr 4, 2025

Push on for Tier 6 Pension Reform

Fix Tier 6 is the rallying cry in Albany as Albany works through the legislative session.

Apr 3, 2025

South Shore Press is Around the World: Dispatch From New Zealand

South Shore Press reporter Robert Chartuk is halfway around the world, having crossed the Equator to file this report:

Apr 2, 2025

Muslim Cemetery on Hold for East Moriches

Town hears it from residents, puts Muslim cemetery on hold pending further review.

Apr 2, 2025

After the Inferno: A Reporter’s Dispatch from the Ruins

After the Flames: South Shore Press Reporter Robert Chartuk Walks Through the Wreckage.

Mar 31, 2025

Musk Posse Takes to the Streets in Smithtown

Smithtown Ground Zero for Tesla Tangle

Mar 31, 2025

South Shore Press Man on the Street at the Tesla Rally

Supporters and detractors of President Trump and Elon Musk turned out for a rally at the Tesla dealership in Smithtown. Here’s what they had to say.

Daily Feed

Education

Stony Brook students blend fitness and ecology in 3K EcoWalk

Stony Brook University students participated in the "Running Wild 3K EcoWalk," a new Earthstock event conducted on April 21 at the Ashley Schiff Preserve.


Sports

Smithtown is heading to the County Championship

Smithtown West football defeated West Islip 42-10 in Friday night’s Suffolk semifinal playoff game, securing a dominant victory and advancing to the first county championship game in program history. The Bulls will face Sayville next Thursday at 4 p.m. at Stony Brook University.


Crime

Man indicted for vicious sexual assault of an elderly woman

Justice is coming for and elderly woman who was viciously, sexually assaulted in her own home.