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Jamesport celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with festive parade on Main Road: photos

by Mar 16, 2025
Soggy morning skies dried up in time for the start of the Jamesport St. Patrick's Day Parade, which drew dozens of marching bands, fire departments, community groups and revelers from across the region.

Community events in 2024: photos

by Dec 31, 2024
Community events are are fun to attend and fun to cover. Here are links to the 18 of the events we covered this year, with lots of photos.

Christmas festivities and fun draw crowd to downtown Riverhead Saturday: photos

by Dec 8, 2024
Holiday revelers flocked to downtown Riverhead Saturday afternoon for the annual Christmas parade, bonfire, visit with Santa and tree-lighting.

Jamesport Fire Department hosts tree lighting and visit from Santa: photos

by Dec 6, 2024
Temperatures were dipping and the wind was whipping, but there was plenty of hot cocoa to warm the body and caroling to warm the spirits, as a hearty band of residents braved the elements for the Jamesport Fire Department's tree-lighting celebration and visit with Santa Claus Thursday evening.

Holiday cheer lights up the Big Duck: photos

by Dec 5, 2024
Kids of all ages gathered at Big Duck Ranch in Flanders last night for the 35th Annual Big Duck Holiday Lighting. Photo gallery.

Riverhead puts on Halloween show: Festival coffin races, trick-or-treating and parade draw crowds

by Oct 20, 2024
The annual event, hosted by the Riverhead Business Improvement District, draws hundreds of people downtown for coffin races, trick-or-treating and a spooktacular Goblin Parade. Photo gallery.

Riverhead Country Fair: Crowds flock downtown for food, fun, music and shopping

by Oct 14, 2024
Photos from the 48th Annual Riverhead Country Fair, which took place Sunday in downtown Riverhead.

Bratwurst, beer and German music: Oktoberfest returns to downtown Riverhead

by Oct 7, 2024
Reflextions Riverhead hosted the annual Oktoberfest Saturday in Grangebel Park, with traditional German food and music, local craft beers and an illuminated art display.

Jamesport FD hosts open house: photos

by Oct 6, 2024
It was a busy day yesterday at Jamesport Fire Department headquarters, where the community turned out for the department’s annual open house. Photos.

Hallockville hosts 43rd Annual Country Fair

by Sep 30, 2024
Hallockville Museum Farm hosted its 43rd Annual Country Fair this weekend and despite the soggy weather, visitors flocked to the historic Hallockville homestead site to experience rural life in bygone eras and have some good old-fashioned fun.