Child care persevered during the toughest of times this past year as providers cared for children of a workforce essential to the businesses and industries that drive the Paris and Lamar County economy.
Fifteen state licensed child care centers provide a range of care, some offer full-day care for infants through preschool and school-age children while others only provide afternoon care for school-age children. In addition, there is a plethora of licensed group care homes and registered homes in the area. While this article focuses on not-for-profit and church-related centers, it acknowledges the service other providers offer as well.
The longest-serving provider of full-time center care for infants through school-age children, Lollypop Learning Center, 3030 Lamar Ave., first began as a privately owned enterprise in 1978, became a nonprofit 501(c)(3) facility governed by a board of directors in the early 1990s and continues under that structure today. With 25 years in child care, S
Engineers conclude roundabout is best option for Love Lane intersection Love Lane in Mattituck. (Credit: Grant Parpan/file)
Following a long-pending study, engineers are formally recommending the construction of a roundabout to ease traffic at the intersection of Love Lane and Main Road in Mattituck.
In the report, which was accepted for completion by the Town Board in January, consultants from AKRF found the roundabout would slow down traffic at the intersection as a result of drivers yielding and the possibility of right-angle, left-turn and head-on collisions would be “virtually eliminated.”
The intersection, described in the report as “wide” and “skewed,” is the fifth-highest crash location within Southold Town, according to data collected between 2015 and 2017. The top crash location noted in the report was the three-way intersection of Route 25, Main Bayview Road and Ackerly Pond Lane, according to the report.