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Education
Riverhead student honored for human rights work
May 18, 2013
Riverhead BOE responds to bus garage concerns
May 16, 2013
Business
Hyatt Place staffers help clean up downtown
May 13, 2013
New vermouth, Atsby, made in Mattituck
May 13, 2013
Community
Laurel woman's novel published posthumously
May 19, 2013
Photos: Hallockville's Fleece and Fiber Fair
May 19, 2013
Hyatt Place staffers help clean up downtown
May 13, 2013
Obituaries
Christine Vega
May 15, 2013
Oleta Marie Melissari
May 14, 2013
Charles H. Bartlett Jr.
May 14, 2013
Real Estate
Real Estate Transfers
May 10, 2013
Real Estate Transfers
May 2, 2013
Real Estate: Raising organic produce all year long
April 28, 2013
Business
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Local farmers say they’re not the one with issues
North Fork farmers are facing new government regulations they say will lead to too much paperwork — only to fix a problem that exists elsewhere in the U.S. The new regulations, part of the federal government’s Food Safety and Modernization Act of 2011, aim to protect U.S. consumers from contaminated food...
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Hyatt Place staffers help clean up downtown
Hyatt Place East End & Resort employees were on hand Monday to pick up litter in downtown Riverhead for the Main Street hotel’s first “Main Street Clean-Up Day.” “'Hospitality at its best' is the hotel’s mission statement,” said Rachel Dakin, a corporate sales manager. “We wanted to apply it to Main...
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New vermouth, Atsby, made in Mattituck
Atsby. Among those with literary leanings, the name, lacking just one key letter, is explicably linked to F. Scott Fitzgerald’s tragic hero, Jay Gatsby. Atsby Vermouth, however, is far from a lamentable case. The Mattituck distillery, which opened last fall and makes its eponymous product with locally sourced chardonnay, Finger Lakes...
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Riverhead Japanese eatery expands into Greenport
Greenport has a new sushi and hibachi restaurant. Jimmy Lin, owner of Sakura Japanese Restaurant on Route 58 in Riverhead, has opened a second location on Front Street, across from the post office. Sakura, which opened April 28, took over the space formerly occupied by Andy’s Unbelievable Burgers and Seafood. “I’ve lived...
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Zip line proposal met with opposition from businesses
A Westchester man with hopes of bringing a 900-foot-long zip line to the Peconic waterfront in downtown Riverhead plans to address the Town Board at its work session Thursday. He aims to prove that his proposed ride is the type of attraction that will help bring foot traffic to downtown...
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Raphael’s Anthony Nappa wasn’t always enraptured by vino
Growing up in the outskirts of Boston, Anthony Nappa couldn’t have imagined that his life would one day revolve around grapes and oak barrels. “I didn’t find wine,” Mr. Nappa said from his new office at Raphael vineyards and winery in Peconic, where he became winemaker in late January. “It sort...
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The Riverhead Project gets new chef, menu
The Riverhead Project has a new executive chef and will debut its revamped, seafood-centric menu later this week. Roy Wohlars, the former executive chef at Montauk’s South Edison, signed on as head chef of the downtown Riverhead restaurant just days ago, owner Dennis McDermott said. Mr. Wohlars said the new menu, set...
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Papa John’s Pizza opening soon
Papa John's Pizza will be coming soon to downtown Riverhead. Franchise co-owners Sean LaValle of Selden and Alfred Fico of Manorville are just awaiting the OK from the Suffolk County health department and are hoping to open May 16, about a week before the busy Memorial Day weekend. The business partners chose...
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NY Times features North Fork greenhouse
Van de Wetering Greenhouses, a longtime producer of tulips that line Park Avenue, was recently featured in the New York Times. Peter Van de Wetering, 82, opened the North Fork nursery in 1958, and soon after won a commission to plant 10,000 daffodils at United Nations Plaza, according to the Times...
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Handmade jewelry boutique opens in Mattituck
Glitzee Gal Creations, a handmade women’s and children’s jewelry boutique, will celebrate its grand opening from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in Mattituck. The shop can be found inside the Mo Chuisle Moya Strast School of Dance on Pike Street. The store specializes in sterling silver personalized pendants, fashion jewelry and...
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Island Federal to open branch in Riverhead
Island Federal Credit Union plans to open its doors in Riverhead early this June. “We are excited to be opening our sixth branch at the traffic circle, a location that is convenient to both local residents as well as visitors alike,” said Paul D. Young, the credit union’s Vice President and...
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Riverhead barber evicted from Woolworth space
An East Main Street barber shop is being shut down after getting evicted from its space, law enforcement personnel said at the scene Tuesday morning. A manager at the store declined to comment. Store owner Charlie Green didn't want to talk about the circumstances around the eviction, but said he was trying...
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Stores filling up Riverhead shopping center
Advance Auto Parts and Island Federal Credit Union are occupying the retail space on Riverhead's Route 58 formerly used by Aid Auto Stores, a Shirley-based chain that closed all five of their Suffolk County locations last July. Advance Auto Parts, a national chain with 3,500 locations, opened April 9 and has...
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North Fork prepping for busy summer as other regions recoup from Hurricane Sandy
Longtime Islip resident Dave Cogliano and his family, who have summered on Fire Island for the past seven years, now have their sights set on the North Fork for a season of beach bathing and barbecues. As of now, the family is looking for houses in Mattituck or Jamesport. “Rather than figuring...
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Jamesport Manor Inn plans heading back to ZBA
The Jamesport Manor Inn's proposal to add a catering hall to its Manor Lane property is back on the town's agenda. A state Supreme Court judge last week overturned an earlier court ruling on the case, saying the catering hall application must go back to Riverhead's Zoning Board of Appeals for...
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Peconic River Yoga moving to Aquebogue
The name won't change, but one downtown Riverhead business is moving to a bigger storefront. Peconic River Yoga will be leaving the riverfront to an Aquebogue storefront next month, the yoga studio announced Monday. Peconic River Yoga will move into the building connected to "Esprit De France," a boutique store on Main Road,...
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Couple reunites, starts local mushroom farm
How did two people from a small town in Rhode Island, high school sweethearts who went their separate ways after graduation, wind up as sweethearts again — and as partners in a mushroom farm? Jane Maguire and John Quigley, who launched their Long Island Mushroom company in a former food storage...
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Riverhead Town Board expected to grant ‘Costco’ permits
The Riverhead Town Board is expected to grant a land-clearing permit today to the developers of a Route 58 shopping center that will feature a Costco wholesale store. The 271,000-square-foot shopping center, called The Shops at Riverhead, would be the third-large shopping center to have begun construction in the past few...
