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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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). […]

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. […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]