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12.04.2022 Community

Photos from the first-ever tree lighting in Riverhead’s town square

Hundreds flocked to downtown Riverhead for the inaugural tree lighting in the new town square Sunday. The event, hosted by the Town of Riverhead, Riverhead Townscape and Riverhead Chamber...

12.02.2022 Community

Poem leads to new children’s book by former Riverhead special education teacher

One winter, Susan MacLellan of Mattituck went to her daughter’s house to feed her fish while her family was away on vacation, when inspiration struck her. “I saw two...

12.02.2022 Community

Photos: Big Duck gets decked out for the holidays at annual lighting

Flanders is officially festive as the annual Big Duck lighting took place Thursday. Hundreds of families and community members attended the event, a holiday tradition that dates back 34...

12.02.2022 Community

Peconic Community School presents plans for Sacred Heart site in Cutchogue

Things have come full circle for Liz Casey Searl and Kathryn Casey Quigley now that the sisters have set out to purchase the former Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church...

12.02.2022 Community

Warrior Ranch in Calverton to hold holiday show for veterans of Suffolk County

The 42nd Infantry Division Band of the New York Army National Guard is bringing holiday music to three locations in Suffolk County this weekend, according to a press release....

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11.29.2022 Community

Rudolph’s River Run, holiday tree lighting set for Dec. 3 at site of new Town Square

The turkey leftovers have been cleared out of the fridge, Black Friday shopping deals are ending and Christmas music fills the airwaves. The holiday season has officially arrived. Riverhead...

11.24.2022 Community

Orient woman seeks to spread ‘More Good’ through postcard kindness project

Two sixth-grade girls in Orient went trick-or-treating for a friend who was too sick to celebrate Halloween. A woman in New Jersey held a door for a stranger on...

11.23.2022 Community

Community fundraising for Shoreham native awaiting heart, liver transplants

For more than two months, Shoreham native Rebecca Szymanski has been confined to the fifth floor at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in Washington Heights. Just waiting. Ms. Szymanski, 40, is patiently...

11.20.2022 Community

Introducing Dr. Karla Rodriguez-Garcia of the Mattituck-Laurel Veterinary Hospital

Dr. Karla Rodriguez-Garcia’s journey from rescuing stray dogs, cats and even chickens with her mother in her native Puerto Rico to becoming the newest small animal veterinarian at Mattituck-Laurel...

11.14.2022 Community

Annual holiday light show kicks off this week at Splish Splash

The Riverhead Holiday Light Show is back at Splish Splash Water Park starting this Friday, Nov. 18. The annual drive-through attraction features dozens of large displays synchronized to music...

11.13.2022 Community

Efforts underway to ‘Save the Vail’ as Riverhead’s historic theater plans restoration

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020 and forced businesses and theaters to shut down, Riverhead’s historic Vail-Leavitt Music Hall was no exception. “Once I saw the way that...

11.01.2022 News

Young dancers win big at Irish Step Dance World Championships in Ireland

Payton Scudder, 12, of Aquebogue started dancing at the Vernon Academy of Irish Dance when she was 4 1/2 because she loved dancing and wanted to honor her heritage....

10.26.2022 Community

Fishing poles and vinyl records are among the unusual items you can borrow from local libraries

While local libraries continue to provide books, classes, music and movies, many have responded to the changing needs of their patrons by providing a wider variety of items and...

10.07.2022 Community

Celebrating National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11

The Riverhead Interfaith Anti-Bias Task Force and Long Island’s LGBT Network partnered to offer the community an informative free program Tuesday evening in preparation for National Coming Out Day...

09.29.2022 Community

Riverhead Oktoberfest moves indoors to breweries with rain in forecast this weekend

Riverhead’s Oktoberfest will transform into an impromptu beer crawl as rain is forecast to wash out the originally planned outdoor festivities this weekend along the riverfront. The Oktoberfest, the...

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Photos from the first-ever tree lighting in Riverhead’s town square

Poem leads to new children’s book by former Riverhead special education teacher

Photos: Big Duck gets decked out for the holidays at annual lighting

Peconic Community School presents plans for Sacred Heart site in Cutchogue

Warrior Ranch in Calverton to hold holiday show for veterans of Suffolk County

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Rudolph’s River Run, holiday tree lighting set for Dec. 3 at site of new Town Square

Orient woman seeks to spread ‘More Good’ through postcard kindness project

Community fundraising for Shoreham native awaiting heart, liver transplants

Introducing Dr. Karla Rodriguez-Garcia of the Mattituck-Laurel Veterinary Hospital

Annual holiday light show kicks off this week at Splish Splash

Efforts underway to ‘Save the Vail’ as Riverhead’s historic theater plans restoration

Young dancers win big at Irish Step Dance World Championships in Ireland

Fishing poles and vinyl records are among the unusual items you can borrow from local libraries

Celebrating National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11

Riverhead Oktoberfest moves indoors to breweries with rain in forecast this weekend

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