01.11.2022 Community 2021 Community Leader of the Year: Kelly McClinchy Imagine not being able to drink the water from your faucet or even to use that water to take a shower or brush your teeth because it is contaminated. ...
01.09.2022 Business 2021 Businesspeople of the Year: John and Otto Wittmeier Few establishments have made their mark on the North Fork in the same way Modern Snack Bar has. The iconic Aquebogue restaurant, instantly recognizable for its landmark neon sign...
01.08.2022 Education 2021 Educators of the Year: Dena Tishim and Laura Nitti The Riverhead Blue Masques had reached “tech week” in March 2020 when final preparations were underway for their ambitious production of “Les Misérables.” Ethan Lucas, then a junior, was...
01.08.2022 Community 2021 Public Servant of the Year: Dawn Thomas If you’ve walked along Main Street in Riverhead lately, you may have stopped to admire a newly opened vista of the Peconic riverfront across from the Suffolk Theater. In...
01.07.2022 Sports 2021 Sports Person of the Year: The Riverhead athlete Riverhead student-athletes may have never faced as much adversity and as daunting a challenge as they have during the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s saying something: Riverhead interscholastic sports can be...
01.06.2022 Community 2021 Person of the Year: Anthony Harris When Anthony Harris founded a clothing company 10 years ago called LIRClothing, he hoped to inspire people in the community. Through LIRClothing, which stands for “Loyalty Is Royalty,” he...