01.07.2016 Community 2015 Community Leader of the Year: Tony Sammartano Last year wasn’t the easiest for Tony Sammartano.
04.25.2015 Sports In Riverhead Little League Opening Day, president says goodbye On his last Opening Day, Riverhead Little League president Tony Sammartano had some advice to share. To parents: Enjoy these chilly spring days with your young kids. These will be...
04.24.2015 Columns Column: Riverhead Little League needs a deeper bench Saturday’s opening day ceremony will be Tony Sammartano’s last as Riverhead Little League president. After about 15 years at the helm, organizing an activity that hundreds and hundreds of...
04.24.2015 Letters Open Letter: Little League president stepping down I have been involved in Riverhead Little League since 1996 when I began to coach my son Anthony in t-ball. I later became League President until 2002. I took...
03.14.2014 News Sign of the times in Flanders as Little League folds In 1971, just south of the Peconic River and the turf of the long-established Riverhead Little League, a separate four-team league was formed in Flanders. It was something for...
09.29.2012 Columns Parpan Column: Just another youth coach gone wild I cringe every time I hear about one of these over-the-top Little League coaches getting arrested. Not just because I’m upset for their families and the kids they coach,...