The Southold Town Board unanimously approved a Public Safety Task Force Tuesday following public pressure to address ICE activity in Greenport — including the detention of three longtime North Fork residents on Feb. 4. The latest sweep by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents — following recent activity across the East End — spurred Minerva Perez, executive director of OLA of Eastern Long Island, to call for the task force. Her organization has been circulating proposed legislation among...

In the shadow of the nationwide ICE sweeps causing fear, anxiety and unsureness in immigrant communities all over, the Latino Advocacy Organization, also known as  OLA of Eastern Long Island , is holding steadfast in its efforts to support local Latino culture here — and no better way to find that human connection than with storytelling. The organization will host its 22nd annual Latino Film Festival in collaboration with Greenport’s  North Fork Arts Center  from Wednesday, Sept. 24, to...