Andrew Cappiello and Audrey Zaweski
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Zaweski of Jamesport announce the engagement of their daughter, Audrey, to Andrew Cappiello of Wading River. Audrey and Andrew both graduated from Bishop McGann-Mercy High School.
Audrey earned a Bachelor of Science from Marist College and Andrew received a Bachelor of Science from the State University of New York at Cortland. A wedding is planned for fall 2018.
The Butterfly Effect Project is seeking up to 10 teams of 10 people to compete in its first-ever Intergenerational Black History Bowl at the David W. Crohan Community Center in Flanders on Saturday, Feb. 17. READ
Congratulations are in order for the Riverhead Community Coalition for Safe and Drug-Free Youth — the organization received a national award, the Coalition of Excellence for Short-Term Outcomes, on Thursday.
One day, a co-worker at Riverhead Building Supply was bragging to Mike Davis of Aquebogue about his race time in a recent 5K. Mr. Davis joked around with his friend, who shot back that Mr. Davis couldn’t even run a mile. READ
A standing room only crowd packed into a barn at Martha Clara Vineyards Thursday morning to celebrate the life of Lyle Wells, the iconic and enterprising Riverhead farmer and family man who died last week in a farming accident.
Hurricane Maria made landfall on Puerto Rico on Sept. 20, 2017. The Category 4 storm, with winds of 155 miles per hour, tore through the Caribbean island, devastating homes and destroying infrastructure, including wiping out its electrical grid. READ
Rex Farr stepped down as president of the Greater Calverton Civic Association at the end of December, after 18 years.
His replacement? No one. READ
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” This was the message First Baptist Church of Riverhead wanted to leave with its audience Monday as the nation celebrated the civil rights leader’s birthday. READ
