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🐝 Suffolk 250

🐝 Suffolk 250

SBELIH’s New CNO, History Revisited, Hydrant Clearing Contest

Thomas Loncar
February 25, 2026

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In today’s North Fork Buzz:

SBELIH’s New CNO
History Revisited
Hydrant Clearing Contest

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The Lowdown

SBELIH’s New CNO 🏥

Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital has a new chief nursing officer, and she’s not planning to stay behind a desk.

Annalisa Monahan, a doctor of nursing practice with more than 30 years of experience, stepped into the role of chief nursing officer and senior vice president of patient care services on Feb. 9.

Her approach? Visible. Present. Sleeves rolled up.

Before landing in Greenport, Monahan served as director of patient care services for medicine and surgery at Mount Sinai West in Manhattan. Her background includes stroke care, addiction medicine and psychiatry, areas that align closely with SBELIH’s existing programs.

Her early priorities: advancing nursing education, improving clinical metrics and continuing the hospital’s push for Magnet designation, a national recognition for nursing excellence. She’s also focused on expanding shared governance, giving nurses a stronger voice in care decisions and workflow. ($)

Get the full story 👉 Suffolk TImes

History Revisited 🇺🇸

Peconic Landing is going full 1776. The Greenport retirement community has launched a historic lecture series as part of Suffolk 250, the countywide initiative marking the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

The series, held on the third Tuesday of each month throughout 2026, digs into Suffolk County’s role in the American Revolution and beyond.

The goal: tie America’s 250th anniversary themes to Long Island’s own layered history from Revolutionary War general William Floyd to Indigenous nations’ experiences during the Revolution, to the founding of the Long Island Railroad and Greenport’s role in it.

Future talks will also explore 19th-century utopian communities and even ritual magick practiced in colonial Southold.

Get the full story 👉 Northforker

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Animal of The Week

Meet Chloe 🐾

Meet Chloe, the kind of dog who doesn’t make a grand entrance, she just quietly wins you over five minutes later and suddenly you can’t imagine the room without her. Tall, lean, and rocking that perfectly scruffy wire haired black coat, she has an effortless, dignified charm. The kind of presence that feels calm but never boring.

She’s a young adult terrier mix who settles in like she’s done this before. New home? New people? No dramatic adjustment period required. Chloe is affectionate without being clingy, she wants to be near you, but she’s not underfoot. Indoors she’s relaxed and comfortable, content to soak it all in. Outdoors she’s curious but never reactive, quietly observing the world without making a fuss about it. She doesn’t bark unnecessarily, sleeps soundly through the night, rides beautifully in the car, and handles stairs like a pro. She signals politely when it’s time for a bathroom break, gets very enthusiastic about mealtime, and walks best with a harness.

She’s the kind of girl who slips seamlessly into your routine and makes it better. And fair warning: once she looks at you with those soft, knowing eyes, you’ll start picturing her riding shotgun on your next errand run.

Questions? Call North Fork Animal Welfare League at 631-765-1811

If you are interested in volunteering and helping animals like Chloe, contact Sherri at [email protected]

Trivia Time 🧠

Your brain deserves more than scrolling and skimming. Each week we’ll hit you with one question designed to make you pause, scratch your head, and maybe argue with whoever’s sitting next to you. Think of it as a quick mental pit stop: a chance to flex your random knowledge, test your memory, or finally use that obscure fact you learned in 7th grade.

Just click one of the multiple-choice answers to see if you got it right!

Find more info on the answer at the very end of the newsletter

Last week's Lunar New Year celebration was marked by which animal in the Chinese zodiac calendar?

Last Week’s Results

Last week we asked: A group of nineteen Buddhist monks recently completed a 108 day, 2,300 mile “Walk for Peace” that ended in Washington, D.C. Where did their journey begin?

Answer: Fort Worth, Texas

36% of you got it right, The other 64% you were spiritually correct. Geographically, less so.

Local Spotlight

Hydrant Clearing Contest 🚒

If you were looking for one productive way to channel all your snowstorm frustration, the Southold Fire Department has an idea, and it comes with prizes.

Thanks to the mountain of snow we’ve all been side eyeing lately, Southold FD is launching a Hydrant Clearing Contest to help keep hydrants visible and accessible

How to Enter

❄️ Clear 3 feet around a fire hydrant
📸 Take a photo with you and your handiwork
📱 Post to Facebook or Instagram and tag Southold FD
🚫 No drive-bys, you’ve gotta be in the photo

Two winners will each score a gift card from one of the department’s local sponsors, plus the quiet satisfaction of knowing you did something legitimately helpful.

So if you’re already out there moving snow, you might as well adopt a hydrant while you’re at it. Your back may not thank you, but the firefighters definitely will.

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