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12.21.2018 Community

Two Riverhead readers complete the ‘1,000 Books Before Kindergarten’ challenge

Two young readers in Riverhead have reached an impressive reading milestone. Olivia Grodski, 4, and Lukas Levesque, 5, have each read 1,000 books. They celebrated this achievement with their...

03.20.2016 Community

By the Book: It’s Final Four and Emerald Isle Month

Many people use the term March Madness and I’m never sure whether they’re referring to the NCAA basketball tournament or the excitement brought forth by St. Patrick’s Day, with...

02.21.2016 Community Columns

By the Book: A presidential race that we can enjoy

February is the month of presidents’ birthdays — two of our greatest, Washington and Lincoln. I remember a cartoon in Esquire many years ago, Lincoln and Washington in a...

05.03.2015 The Arts

Book Beat: Author of science-fiction thriller to sign copies of book

Izzy Doroski of Riverhead, author of the science-fiction thriller “The Inverted Mask,” will read from and sign copies of his book at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 3, at Floyd...

03.23.2014 Community Columns

By the Book: Nonfiction allows war tales to resonate

I recently finished two books about war and the men who fight them. There were many similarities: Each followed a young soldier, each focused on a particularly ugly battle,...

11.28.2013 Community

Laurel man pens first novel

Taking his first stab at fiction writing, Laurel resident Joseph Finora has recently released his first mystery novel, “Red Like Wine: The North Fork Harbor Vineyard Murders.” The novel...

07.04.2013 Community

Jamesport doc’s memoir tells tale of insurgency in WWII

It was during World War II, early August 1944. Poland was occupied by Nazi Germany and Dr. Peter Badmajew of Jamesport, now 85, was a member of Poland’s Home...

05.19.2013 Community

Laurel woman’s novel published posthumously

Suspense, intrigue, a dreadful decision that turns a small town upside down; a first novel by local author Alix Ehlers, “A Power in the Blood,” has all the makings...

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