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Photos: Hallockville’s Fleece and Fiber Fair
Day one of the fourth annual Fleece and Fiber Fair was held Saturday at the Hallockville Museum Farm in Riverhead. Local artisans demonstrated various skills associated with fiber production and art including spinning, felting, shearing and knitting. Dozens of vendors sold supplies and one-of-a-kind art pieces at stalls set up inside...
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Photos: Hundreds turn out for Demitri Hampton Scholarship fundraiser
More than 200 people packed into Robert Ludlam Park in Riverside Saturday afternoon to help raise funds for the college scholarship created in memory of a young Flanders man who was killed in a home invasion earlier this year. The DQH Memorial Picnic benefited the DQH Scholarship Fund, and included a...
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Former Grumman fighters in Calverton need a facelift
A path of engraved bricks at Grumman Memorial Park in Calverton narrates the legacy of Grumman Aerospace Corporation. “I pride myself for working for a company like Grumman,” one reads. “Grumman should never be forgotten,” another insists. But in the five years since Riverhead Town took control of the site, those who helped...
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Photos: Students seek a winning recipe
The kitchen was heating up at Suffolk County Community College’s Culinary Arts and Hospitality Center in Riverhead Tuesday afternoon, where four high school student chefs were competing for a $1,500 scholarship to the culinary program. Hampton Bays High School senior Luke Gustafson, 18, cooked the prize-winning dish: sliced chicken breast in...
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SLIDE SHOW: 2nd annual Riverhead Survival Race
More than 4,000 runners signed up for this year's Riverhead Survival Race held at the 4-H camp on Sound Avenue Saturday. That's 1,000 more than those who participated in last year's inaugural race. Runners must overcome a series of obstacles, including mud pits, to finish the 5-K run...
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Slide Show: Lax for a smile fundraiser for Michael Hubbard
Nearly 700 lacrosse players, from kindergarten to eighth graders, coaches and spectators were spread over the Riverhead School District athletic fields stretching rom Pulaski Street Elementary School to Riverhead High School for the first-time fundraiser 'Lax for a Smile' Saturday morning. The all-day event featured girls and boys teams playing...
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Photos: Little League fields dedicated to fallen soldiers
Nearly 500 Little League ballplayers helped dedicate the ballfields in Calverton Saturday morning that are now named after two fallen soldiers from Wading River. It was a day to bring together families and honor two sons who gave their lives for America's freedom. Georgia Gabrielsen began the dedication with a beautiful rendition...
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Photos: ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ in Riverhead
The Riverhead High School Blue Masques present a performance of 'Fiddler on the Roof' beginning 7 p.m. Saturday in the Charles Cardona Auditorium at the high school. The musical is directed by Jessica Guadagnino and Dena Tishim, with choreography by Victoria Carroll. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the...
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‘I Love N.Y.’ commercial filmed at Macari Vineyards
A film crew from the “I Love New York” campaign set up shop at Macari Vineyards in Mattituck yesterday to shoot a spot that will be used in an upcoming commercial. “We’re happy to be part of it,” said Barbara Hofer, the special events coordinator at Macari Vineyards. “It’s going to...
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Photos: McGann-Mercy to perform “Into the Woods”
The McGann-Mercy Theatre Company presents "Into the Woods," based on the stories of the Brothers Grimm beginning tonight at 7:30 p.m. There will be another performance Friday at the same time and a matinee at 2 p.m. Saturday followed by and an evening performance at 8 p.m. The show is performed at...
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Photos: Volunteers take to the streets to clean Riverhead
After starting the 'Anti-Litter Committee' in 2004, former town councilman George Bartunek is ready to hang it up. "This is the end," Mr. Bartunek said Saturday morning at the start of the ninth annual townwide litter cleanup. "I hope someone else takes it over." Around 15 volunteers showed up at Town Hall...
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Photos: A night of fine food and dance at Candlelight Ball
Several hundred supporters of Peconic Bay Medical Center Health braved the wet and foggy weather to attend the annual Candlelight Ball fundraiser held at the Inn & Spa at East Wind in Wading River Friday night. Hosted by columnist and television commentator Ellis Henican, the ball featured an evening of fine...
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24-hour endurance race kicks off in downtown Riverhead
At 2 p.m. this afternoon, Chris Cuddihy led a group of about 50 runners and walkers, even a unicyclist, to the start of the Riverfront 24, an annual 24-hour endurance running event to raise money for the Suffolk County United Veterans. The group took off on the downtown Riverhead riverfront loop for...
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Long Island shelters come together for adoption event
Hopeful pet-owners-to-be flocked to Polish Hall in Riverhead this past Saturday, with about a dozen arriving an hour before the big Pet Adoption Expo event was about to open its doors. (They were told to come back at 10:30 a.m.) The second such event held in as-many years was organized by Animal...
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Photos: Spring has sprung in Riverhead
Temperatures were in the 50's Friday, sun was shining brightly and flowers started popping up at farm stands, garden centers and yards across Riverhead. The weather station at Paumanok Vineyards in Aquebogue recorded a temperature high of 58.4. ...
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Photos: Church hosts Blessing of the Baskets
St. Isidore R.C. Church in Riverhead held its annual Blessing of the Food Baskets Saturday on the eve of Easter Sunday. Worshipers from across Long Island came to take part in the tradition that dates back hundreds of years. Food items ranging from hard-cooked eggs and bread to horseradish and bottles...
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Photos: Chilly weather can’t slow egg hunt
A cold, clear and sunny morning with temperatures hovering near 40 degrees brought out hundreds of children and their families for the annual Egghunt at Stotzky Park Saturday morning, sponsored by the Town of Riverhead's Recreation Department. Children up to age 10 were dressed in winter garb with parkas and scarfs to...
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Photos: Riverhead students perform at Roman Banquet
Riverhead Middle School students performed 'Echo, Narcissus and the Duck' at the 17th annual Roman Banquet Thursday night. The eighth-graders wrote the play over summer vacation following seventh grade. Editing of the play began in September and auditions and casting of characters began before December break. After hundreds of hours of...
