Column: Research on local slave history bears fruit
Two-and-a-half years ago, three people who are serious about local history got together to tackle a subject few before them had considered important: the history of slavery on the North Fork. In that...
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Despite rain, Jamesport St. Patrick’s Day Parade marches on: Photos
Despite the rain, a crowd lined Main Road in Jamesport for the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade Saturday afternoon. The parade, presented by the East End Emerald Society, was led by grand marshals...
View ArticleJamesport community supports couple hit by tragedy
The Jamesport community has galvanized to support a young couple with familial ties to the area following a devastating loss. Izabella and Wyette, whose last names are being withheld at the family’s...
View ArticleFish-shaped trash bin unveiled at Iron Pier Beach
The Riverhead Anti-Litter Committee and Riverhead Town officials unveiled the Fish trash receptacle Monday afternoon at Iron Pier Beach in Jamesport — the first of its kind on Long Island. Designed...
View ArticleJamesport man killed: police
A Riverhead man was killed on Monday night by what officials described as a “sharp force injury.” Riverhead police officers responded to a 911 call at 448 Herricks Lane in Jamesport just...
View ArticleHome health care aide’s death in Jamesport under investigation
A man whose death Monday night by “sharp force injury” at a home in Jamesport is being investigated by Suffolk County homicide detectives was a live-in home health care aide who came to the North Fork...
View ArticleJamesport psychologist Neil Fenton leaves behind a legacy of kindness
Despite dealing with severe vision loss in both of his eyes and other health issues, Jamesport resident Neil Fenton insisted on seeing his closest family and friends at his 83rd birthday party in...
View ArticleBlessing of the animals returns to Olde Steeple Community Church in Jamesport
Many churches across the United States hold a blessing of the animals on or around October 4, the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi. The Olde Steeple Community Church in Jamesport will hold its...
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Butterfly Effect Project finds permanent home in Jamesport
The Butterfly Effect Project, a local nonprofit that aims to empower young girls, has received a major gift just in time for its 10th birthday: a permanent home for its Riverhead chapter, where the...
View ArticleButterfly Effect Project cancels fundraiser amid threats
Threatening racist phone calls and hateful remarks aimed at the Riverhead-based nonprofit The Butterfly Effect Project have escalated in the past week, so much so that founder Tijuana Fulford decided...
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