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A quarter-century later, the duty to remember Sept. 11 remains
Local remembrance services today honor the nearly 3,000 lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, including three Riverhead residents, and the first responders who risked and gave their lives that day.
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LIR Clothing hosts 14th annual Back to School Backpack Giveaway at Unity Park: photos
Backpacks filled with school supplies and goodies were given away to dozens of eager kids Saturday at the 14th Annual Back to School Backpack Giveaway at Unity Park in Riverhead.
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For generations of campers, Dorothy P. Flint 4-H Camp is more than land to be preserved
For generations of campers, Dorothy P. Flint 4-H Camp has been a childhood refuge, a training ground and a place where memories and friendships were made. A pending sale has made the future of the Baiting Hollow camp feel fragile.
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Riverhead area to mark 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 with memorial ceremonies
Three public observances in Calverton, Reeves Park and Flanders will commemorate the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks and honor those who died, including local residents and first responders.
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Officers honored for fast actions to avert tragedy at Riverhead street fair
Two Riverhead police officers and a traffic control officer were honored Tuesday night for their quick response to a speeding driver at the Polish Town Fair Sunday, which officials said prevented injuries to fairgoers and vendors.
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Witamy! Riverhead celebrates Polish heritage with annual festival: photos
Riverhead's Polish Town was filled with music, food, dancing and red-and-white pride Saturday on opening day of the annual Polish Town Fair and Festival. Photo gallery.
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Historic marker memorializes site of deadly 1926 train crash in Calverton
The Railroad Museum of Long Island today unveiled a marker at the site of a horrific train crash in Calverton on Aug. 13, 1926 that killed six people, including two young children.
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A cruise through early American history, as told by Long Island’s lights
Lighthouses were important infrastructure for navigation and often had military significance in times of war. The lights of the eastern Long Island Sound are no different.
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Newly renovated Episcopal church in Riverhead rededicated as Iglesia San Francisco
The former Grace Episcopal Church in Riverhead, once slated for demolition by the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island, was rededicated by the diocese Sunday as the home of Iglesia San Francisco.
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Cardboard boats race — and sink — in Riverhead: photos and results
Can a seaworthy craft be constructed from only cardboard, duct tape and paint? Lots of people had fun finding out yesterday in Riverhead. Photos.
