The Greater Jamesport Civic Association hosted its first Independence Day Celebration Thursday morning. READ
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The great American novelist Marilynne Robinson recently wrote: “We know … our treatment of immigrants threatens the ideal of a just nation. Why are we paralyzed in the face of these issues of freedom and humanity? Why are we alienated from a history that could help us find a deep root in liberality and shared mutual happiness?” READ
As we celebrate Independence Day, it’s worth remembering that the men who signed a document 242 years ago in Philadelphia knew that if things went wrong, they’d be dead weights swinging from the ends of English ropes. READ
Face painters, stilt walkers, balloon animals, aerialist and more lined the Peconic Riverfront Monday night for the town’s annual Fourth of July celebration. READ
The Riverhead Business Improvement District sponsored an Independence Day celebration last night, capped off with a fireworks show.
Music filled the air before the show as Brady Rymer and the Little Band That Could and Misspent Youth entertained the crowd. Face painters, a stilt walker, balloon artists and jugglers kept the kids plenty busy. (more…)