02.24.2023 News Home Front: After a year of war, local Ukrainians share their stories Local Ukrainians filled the pews at St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church in Riverhead Sunday to hear Mass in their native language. In their home country, war raged....
01.05.2023 Community 2022 Person of the Year: The Rev. Bohdan Hedz In February of last year, Russia invaded Ukraine, bombing cities and mobilizing towards the capital city of Kyiv, with the end goal of annexing the country. In the rectory...
12.22.2022 News Top Stories 2022: As war raged, the Ukrainian community on the North Fork showed support On Feb. 24, Russia attacked its neighbor Ukraine, bombing a number of cities and sending tanks and soldiers into the northern part of the country en route to the...
08.14.2022 Editorials Editorial: Strong support for Ukraine at church’s annual chicken BBQ Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began back in February, a small church in Riverhead has been the epicenter of getting help to the people of Ukraine and the...
08.08.2022 News Photos: Chicken barbecue to raise funds for Ukraine draws big turnout St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Church in Riverhead hosted an annual chicken barbecue Sunday on a beautiful, warm summer afternoon with proceeds going to benefit war-torn Ukraine. The event...
03.13.2022 Editorials Editorial: ‘Freedom isn’t free’ is on full display at church Watching the horror of the Russian aggression in Ukraine — the long lines of refugees, children being carried by their frightened mothers fleeing the violence, the fathers staying behind...
03.08.2022 News When war began, Anna Marynyak, 62, walked miles to Poland to reach safety Anna Marynyak’s trip to her native Ukraine in late December was meant to be a family reunion. Her plan was to stay until Feb. 27 and then fly back...
02.28.2022 News Crowd shows solidarity for Ukraine at rally in Riverhead They came with their stories and worries. One woman said through a translator her sons are in the Ukrainian army and fighting Russian invaders north of the capital city....