11.18.2021 News As families mourn loss of five killed in fire, multiple fundraising efforts underway About two years ago, Zonia Dinora Rivera Mendoza moved from Hampton Bays to Riverhead. She needed more space to accommodate her family and was planning for when her teenage...
10.19.2021 Government Riverhead rally calls for Congress to act on immigration reform Around 250 people gathered to march in Riverhead Saturday, calling on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to deliver a pathway to citizenship in an event organized by the New...
11.20.2020 Community Volunteers distribute 135 Thanksgiving meals donated by National Grid For Thanksgiving, Sister Margaret Smyth usually provides a hot dinner for around 300 people on behalf of the North Fork Spanish Apostolate. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and recent spike...
11.19.2020 Community Thanksgiving turkey giveaway events planned in Riverhead When Anthony Harris of Riverhead organized Thanksgiving turkey giveaways in past years, he typically stockpiled between 75 and 100 turkeys for local families in need. For this year’s event...
06.30.2018 News #FamiliesBelongTogether rally held in Greenport Saturday morning Greenport Village was one of hundreds of locations across the country Saturday where rallies were held to denounce the separation of migrant children from their families and to demand...
06.26.2018 News Rally scheduled to protest family separation at U.S. border A community rally to denounce the separation of migrant families at the U.S. border and advocate for their reunification will take place Saturday, June 30, at Mitchell Park in...
09.16.2017 Columns Column: Celebrating a nun’s 60 years of service Last Saturday night a large group of men, women, children and babies filled all the pews at St. Agnes Roman Catholic Church in Greenport for the 8 p.m. Spanish...
02.15.2014 Education New Literacy Zone to offer language skills courses A new program in Riverhead is hoping to provide “a pathway out of poverty,” helping struggling Riverhead families and residents receive the education they need to get ahead. Two...
