Holiday events

Clear skies are forecast for the Lions Club parade and the town's holiday bonfire today. Both were rescheduled for this afternoon because of yesterday's inclement weather.

The event featured photos with Santa, a raffle, a performance by the Riverhead Middle School Show Choir—where they sang traditional Christmas carols—an outdoor fire, cookies and hot chocolate to fend off the cold.

Dozens of eager children gathered for cocoa, carols, a tree-lighting and the arrival of Santa Claus by fire truck at the community center in Jamesport last night.

Living Water Church in Aquebogue kicked off its week-long Christmas celebration with the church's annual “Pancakes with Santa” breakfast yesterday — and despite the falling snow and freezing rain that kept attendance down, church members served more than 200 people.

A guide to this year's holiday happenings in and around Riverhead.

Cookies, carols and colorful lights last night at the Jamesport Community Center, where Santa arrived to visit with children. Photo slideshow.

He's got the long white beard, the cherry nose, the twinkling blue eyes and the round belly that shakes when he laughs like a bowl full of jelly. But the secret to his authenticity, says North Fork Santa Tom Fox: He's a child at heart.

Three new Norway spruces have been planted on the village green in Jamesport, replacing an old evergreen that was recently removed by the town.