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01.19.2021 News

First Baptist Church of Riverhead celebrates MLK by honoring local groups

In the wake of a taxing year marked by social unrest, economic suffering, the COVID-19 pandemic, a divisive election and recent attack on the nation’s Capitol, speakers during the...

04.10.2020 COVID-19

Drive-through pantry at First Baptist Church draws big response

A drive-through food pantry at First Baptist Church of Riverhead drew so many people Monday that it quickly ran out of food, organizers say. After seeing 32 cars on...

04.03.2020 Community

A match made in heaven: Three groups come together to feed those most at risk

It was a trinity, perhaps, made in heaven. Three organizations joined together last week under the dark cloud of the growing COVID-19 pandemic to provide food to those most...

02.15.2020 Riverhead School District

Music, dance, poetry and more at Riverhead’s annual Black History Month celebration

A night of music, culture, dance, poetry and history was celebrated at Riverhead High School Wednesday night for an annual Black History Month celebration. “Black History Month has been...

01.15.2018 Community

Larry Williams of Riverhead honored at Dr. King memorial breakfast

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” This was the message First Baptist Church of Riverhead...

07.31.2017 Religion

The Work We Do: Pastor Charles Coverdale, First Baptist Church

They call me pastor Charles A. Coverdale. I started here at First Baptist Church in 1982.

03.23.2017 Government

Local charities could lose federal funds under Trump’s budget

Organizations across the North Fork and Riverhead dedicated to helping the poorest and neediest may lose federal funding due to cuts proposed in the 2018 federal budget “blueprint” submitted...

11.02.2016 Government

Local charities make annual pitch to Town Board for block grants

Several service agencies that work with people who are homeless, poor, mentally ill or suffer from addiction issues have asked the Riverhead Town Board for federal Community Development Block...

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