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Photos: Music, art and dance take over downtown Riverhead
Mixed media artist Charles Manfredi of East Islip (far left) is interviewed next to his diorama of his figures “Baldies Visit Riverhead” by the Suffolk Theater Friday evening. (Credit: Barbaraellen...
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Third annual Riverhead Walk to End Alzheimer’s hits downtown
Walkers along the Peconic Riverfront Saturday morning at the third annual Alzheimer’s Walk in Riverhead. (Credit: Joe Werkmeister) As the ALS Challenge sweeps across the nation on social media, nearly...
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The Riverhead Project closed for good: owner
Dennis McDermott, owner of The Riverhead Project, said the downtown eatery is closed for good. (Credit: Vera Chinese) The Riverhead Project, the downtown eatery widely heralded as a milestone in the...
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Parpan Column: Is Riverhead a Cracker Barrel kind of town?
The Riverhead Project in downtown Riverhead. (Credit: File Photo) Some of the reaction to the news that The Riverhead Project has closed its doors has really bothered me these past couple of weeks. I...
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Snapper Tournament set for Sept. 27 along Peconic River
Nick Raynor of Riverhead at last year’s snapper tournament. (Credit: Rachel Young, file) The 17th annual Spanner Tournament along the Peconic River in downtown Riverhead is set for Sept. 27. Hosted by...
View ArticlePerson reports child left in car, turns out to be tiny man
A Riverhead Town Police officer responded to a downtown Riverhead deli just after 1 a.m. Sunday after someone thought they saw a child left alone in a car, according to a police report. An officer got...
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Uncle Joe’s Pizza takes over Parto’s after sale
Parto’s (inset) is under new ownership. Claudio (left) and Joe Sciara from Uncle Joe’s pizzeria have taken over. (Credit: Paul Squire) The oval sign above the front door of the West Main Street...
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Scenes from the annual snapper tournament in Riverhead
Sean Peyton, 8, of Riverhead with neighbor Willie Walker. (Photos by Katharine Schroeder) The Riverhead recreation department held its 17th annual snapper tournament along the Peconic riverfront on...
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Patchogue’s PeraBell Food Bar coming to downtown Riverhead
The inside of PeraBell in Patchogue Saturday. The owners plan to open a Riverhead location this spring. (Credit: Rachel Young) East Main Street in Riverhead reminds restaurateur John Peragine of how...
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J&L’s Chicken, Fish and Ribs coming to downtown Riverhead
Leroy Hines, co-owner of J&L’s Chicken, Fish and Ribs, behind the grill at the Riverhead Country Fair on Sunday. (Credit: Rachel Young) J&L’s Chicken, Fish and Ribs fed a steady stream of...
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Two Brothers Take and Bake Pizza coming to Riverhead
Brian Gurley behind the counter at the soon-to-open “Two Brothers Take and Bake Pizza” in downtown Riverhead. (Credit: Vera Chinese) Brian Gurley is hoping the people of eastern Long Island,...
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Edgar Allan Poe Festival taking center stage downtown this weekend
A lamp post contest gathered over 25 participants before this weekend’s Edgar Allan Poe Festival. (Credit: Paul Squire) Downtown Riverhead is about to come alive … with the dead. From the Headless...
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WaterFire creators eye Riverhead for latest installation
WaterFire in Providence, R.I.. Credit: Oko Zoko Light up the Peconic! A plan to bring “WaterFire” to downtown Riverhead could be in the works. WaterFire Riverhead, as it’s being billed, is a based on...
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Riverhead Farmers Market expanding to include Sundays
Riverhead Farmers Market organizer Holly Browder and Riverhead BID president Ray Pickersgill. Credit: Vera Chinese, file) The indoor Riverhead Farmers Market, one of the few weekly East End markets...
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The ‘mecca’ of Polish Town celebrates its reopening
Danielle Sessa (fifth from right) cut the ribbon with family and town officials Monday afternoon to The Birchwood of Polish Town. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch) The Birchwood of Polish Town has got its...
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The story behind the viral Riverhead Snowflake Regatta video
It was meant to be a private video shared among parents of local rowers. Two days later, video footage of last weekend’s Riverhead Snowflake Regatta became a viral YouTube sensation. The now infamous...
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Talk stirs up again over a Riverhead movie theater
Councilwoman Jodi Giglio said the owner of the former Walmart building on Route 58 may be interested in bringing in a movie theater. (Credit: Carrie Miller, file) Riverhead Councilwoman Jodi Giglio’s...
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SantaCon pub crawl coming to downtown Riverhead
An army of Santas will descend on the North Fork for downtown Riverhead’s very own version of the popular pub crawl SantaCon this December. For those unfamiliar, SantaCon is a holiday themed pub crawl...
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Authentic Mexican eatery opens in former Blue Agave space
Anel Barreto opened up her restaurant with business partner Maria Veliz last Friday. (Credit: Carrie Miller) A year and a half after her Main Street business was ruined in a fire that also destroyed...
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Looking for tenants, Woolworth apartments host open house
Developer Michael Butler leads Pat Snyder, the East End Arts director, on a tour of the building during an open house Wendesday night. (Credit: Paul Squire) Forty people have already put in...
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