01.09.2012 Community Forward Living: The North Fork’s sweetest sounds Right now it’s quiet time all over the North Fork. Windows are tightly closed, locked. Some folks even put up storm windows. No question about it. Chill times are...
12.18.2011 Community Forward Living: Seeking Santa’s helper; must like cold climate Heading south. Lots of North Forkers think about that this time of year. Perhaps for a holiday visit with grandchildren in Virginia; a tour of lovely, old and temperate...
12.03.2011 Community Forward Living: What warms you up on a cold winter day? “Pull up a chair. Can you stay for supper?” Delightful words at any time, but especially on a chilly winter night. In December, at the start of the freezin’...
11.19.2011 Community Serving up some tasty road names About this time last year I had an idea. That happens occasionally. Anyway, my idea was this: Lots of roads on the North Fork have winter/Christmas names and I...
10.27.2011 Uncategorized Forward Living: Singing the praises of glorious musicals Thinking about getting married but can’t seem to find the right guy or gal? I’ve got some news. If you can wait it out for just a couple of...
10.08.2011 Uncategorized Forward Living: This ‘trash’ has value beyond measure For everything there is a season. And on the North Fork, the yard sale season is a long one. From early spring until a few weeks from now, when...
09.21.2011 Community Forward Living: Sources that feed your reading habit It’s not a happy ending. The last page reveals Borders bookstores nationwide are closing. That, of course, includes the Riverhead store, where, over the years, thousands of North Forkers...
08.21.2011 Uncategorized Lombardi Column: This sticker comes with multiple uses Anything goes on the North Fork. You just have to get the right permit. Building permits, parking permits, get-rid-of-your-garbage permits — we’ve got ’em all. And, so help me,...