09.06.2023 Community Who should Riverhead honor ? Street-naming contest runs through Oct. 1 The town of Riverhead is holding a contest to ceremonially rename the section of West Second Street where the new Town Hall will be located — and several frontrunners...
12.22.2022 News Hundreds attend funeral for Sister Margaret Smyth, ‘a woman of joy and hope’ Sister Margaret Rose Smyth, who died Monday at the age of 83, was hailed at her funeral Thursday as the embodiment of a nun who worked for social justice,...
12.19.2022 Obituaries Sister Margaret Smyth, ‘Our version of Mother Teresa,’ dies at 83 Update: Wednesday Dec. 21, 9:30 a.m.: Services have been set for Sister Margaret Smyth, who died Monday at age 83. All will be held at St. John the Evangelist...
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...
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...
12.22.2016 Community Riverhead woman on quest to provide car seats to taxis, needy families The police scanner blared out an alert last Tuesday evening: on Roanoke Avenue, a taxi had collided with a van while pulling into a driveway. From her home a...
03.17.2016 Health New initiative aids immigrants, promotes preventive care The scene at Pindar Vineyards Friday was a little out of the ordinary. Instead of out-of-towners sampling chardonnay and pinot grigio, a health care organization was offering a free...
