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01.06.2025 People of the Year

2024 Businessperson of the Year: Gabriella Volpe

Now in its 50th year, Caruso’s is still going strong and is still in its original location, thanks in large part to Gabriella Volpe, the second generation of Carusos...

01.03.2025 News

Mark McLaughlin: 2024 Community Leader of the Year

Mark “MK” McLaughlin is a Swiss army knife of community engagement: chairman of the Riverhead Anti-Bias Task Force, chief of staff to state Assemblywoman Jodi Giglio, media point man...

01.03.2025 People of the Year

2024 Public Servants of the Year: Mike Zaleski and the Riverhead Highway Department

When Town Councilman Ken Rothwell heard that Riverhead Highway Department Superintendent Mike Zaleski and his staff are being honored with Riverhead News-Review’s Person/People of the year award for 2024,...

01.02.2025 People of the Year

2024 People of the Year: Kevin Davis and Tom Najdzion

In August, a grand and cherished tradition returned to Polish Town after a five-year hiatus. For decades, the Polish Town Street Fair and Festival has celebrated a community whose...

01.02.2025 People of the Year

2024 Educator of the Year: Dr. Patrick McKinney

In addition to prepping its students for success in the classroom and the post-grad world, Riverhead Charter School educators have taught them how to handle adversity. Aside from making...

11.10.2023 Community

Nominations open for our 2023 People of the Year

Every year at this time we use this space to ask Suffolk Times readers to nominate candidates for our annual People of the Year awards. With their heartfelt nominations,...

01.27.2023 Community

Celebrating Times Review Media Group’s People of the Year

Times Review Media Group honored its 2021 and 2022 People of the Year Thursday night. Chosen by the editors of the Riverhead News-Review, The Suffolk Times, Shelter Island Reporter...

10.27.2022 Editorials

Editorial: Last call for People of the Year nominations

There are few bigger thrills for us as a media organization than our annual People of the Year awards. The winners’ stories of community service, dedication and perseverance are...

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