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12.27.2024 2024 Year In Review

Year in review: North Fork Juneteenth parade and celebration

“When the drummers start drumming, they’re calling the people together,” the Rev. Natalie Wimberly said as she stood atop the steps at Clinton Memorial AME Zion Church in Greenport,...

07.08.2024 Education

Concerns raised over annual Juneteeth essay contest that asks fifth-graders to write from a slave’s perspective

In response to concerns from Pulaski Street Intermediate School parents about the appropriateness of an annual Juneteenth essay contest, Riverhead Central School District officials are considering changes to the...

06.23.2024 Editorials

Editorial: The drums got us moving

“When the drummers start drumming, they’re calling the people together,” the Rev. Natalie Wimberly said Saturday as she stood atop the steps at Clinton Memorial AME Zion Church in...

06.19.2024 Community

Multimedia: North Fork Juneteenth parade and celebration

The North Fork’s first Juneteenth parade and third celebration in Greenport kicked off Saturday, June 15, a bright, sunny, breezy day — perfect for a celebration. The celebration began at Clinton...

06.18.2023 Community

Guest Column: Juneteenth’s path to a national holiday

It’s said that a “journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” That’s certainly true of Opal Lee, a retired school teacher and mother of four from...

06.16.2023 Opinion

Editorial: Juneteenth reminds us freedom is everything

On June 19, 1865, Union troops reached Galveston, Texas, and informed its Black residents that they were a free people. The 246 years of slavery that began in Virginia...

06.19.2022 Riverhead School District

Students share the meaning of Juneteenth through annual essay contest

While Juneteenth officially became a federal holiday last year, students at Pulaski Street Elementary School have been commemorating the day through an essay writing contest for nearly two decades....

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