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01.09.2026 People of the Year

2025 Public Servant of the Year: Frank Mancini

When Frank Mancini took over as Riverhead Water District superintendent in 2019, he inherited a century-old system with deferred maintenance, aging infrastructure and growing contamination threats. Six years later,...

01.08.2026 People of the Year

2025 Educator of the Year: Gary Karlson

Principal Gary Karlson may be only a few months into his tenure at Riley Avenue Elementary School, but his roots in the Riverhead Central School District run deep. He...

01.08.2026 People of the Year

2025 Person of the Year: Doug Corwin

Since an H5N1 outbreak decimated his flock last January, Crescent Duck Farm owner Doug Corwin has been working to rebuild it. Over the last 12 months, he has complied...

11.08.2025 Editorials

Editorial: Call for 2025 People of the Year Nominations

Every year at this time we use this space to ask our readers to nominate candidates for our People of the Year issue coming in January. With their heartfelt...

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 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,...

01.03.2025 People of the Year

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...

01.02.2025 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...

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