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May 8, 2025
Erica Steindl named the new executive director of CAST
The Suffolk Times, Ana Borruto Erica Steindl named the new executive director of CAST The Center for Advocacy, Support and Transformation (CAST) has picked longtime member Erica Steindl to lead the organization as its new executive director. Ms. Steindl, who has been a key member of the organization since 2020, has served […]
May 7, 2025
‘I Am Honored’: New Executive Director Named For CAST
Patch, Lisa Finn ‘I Am Honored’: New Executive Director Named For CAST NORTH FORK, NY — A new executive director has been named to a North Fork organization aimed at helping neighbors in need. The Center for Advocacy, Support & Transformation, or CAST, recently announced the appointment of Erica Steindl […]
May 6, 2025
CAST in Southold Picks Steindl for Executive Director
East End Beacon CAST in Southold Picks Steindl for Executive Director The Center for Advocacy, Support & Transformation (CAST) in Southold has announced the appointment of Erica Steindl as its new Executive Director. Ms. Steindl, a North Fork native and longtime educator, has served as CAST’s Interim Executive Director since […]
May 4, 2025
Storm clouds over CAST
The Suffolk Times, Joyce Beckenstein Guest Spot: Joyce Beckenstein Storm clouds over CAST When a summer storm rolls in, North Forkers know what to do: secure the shutters, stock up on essentials, charge the phones. The storm comes. It passes. Life moves on. But some storms aren’t weather-related. Perfect storms […]
March 18, 2025
Common Ground Garden seeks volunteers at March 15 meeting
The Suffolk Times, Amanda Olsen As the planting season gets underway, the Common Ground Garden in Peconic is seeking volunteers to care for the beds throughout the summer and fall. The kickoff meeting is Saturday, March 15, at 10:30 a.m. at the Southold Town Recreation Center (970 Peconic Lane, Peconic). […]
January 31, 2025
Overflow Crowd Shows Up To Hear Southold’s Immigration Policies
East End Beacon, Beth Young Overflow Crowd Shows Up To Hear Southold’s Immigration Policies Spurred by a press release on Southold Town’s longstanding policy of not enforcing federal immigration laws earlier this week, an overflow crowd of more than 200 people attended a Southold Town forum on immigration policy Jan. […]
January 23, 2025
As Immigration Uncertainty Continues, North Fork Students Question What To Do If Their Parents Are Detained
East End Beacon, Beth Young The Center for Advocacy, Support and Transformation in Southold, better known locally as CAST, has long been a refuge for immigrants looking for information on how to thrive in this country. As new policies are being unveiled daily by the new federal administration in Washington, […]
November 6, 2024
Bountiful Hearts – Nourishing Good Community with All the Fixings at North Fork Food Pantries
The Northforker, Melissa Azofeifa While every Thanksgiving is special, this holiday will mark the start of a family tradition for Cutchogue’s Robin Lockwood. Lockwood moved to the North Fork with her family from Manhattan in 2021 because she wanted her son to continue getting in-person education and Cutchogue East Elementary […]
October 21, 2024
CAST leader honored for transforming North Fork non-profit
The Suffolk Times, Chris Francescani After seven years at the helm of the Center for Advocacy, Support and Transformation, executive director Cathy Demeroto was honored last week by the Southold Town Anti-Bias Task Force with this year’s Helen W. Prince Award for her years of dedicated service to the North […]
August 26, 2024
How to Combat A Housing Emergency on the North Fork: Show Up
East End Beacon, Beth Young Longtime locals have been priced further and further out of being able to live on the North Fork over the past decade, but this year could be a turning point at which regulators develop the muscle to prioritize keeping the people who make up the […]
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