Main Road closed in Jamesport after vehicle strikes utility pole
Police have closed off a portion of Main Road in Jamesport after a vehicle crashed into a utility pole Friday afternoon. The road is closed in both directions between Washington Avenue and South...
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Bone marrow match saved a local life; drive will now aim to help more
When Joanne Goerler was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome, a blood cancer in which blood cells in the bone marrow do not mature, a doctor said her only option was to find a donor. Three years...
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New York Islanders’ winger Kyle Palmieri finds a home on the North Fork
Ashlee Palmieri met her future husband, Kyle, about a decade ago, just as she was about to start college at Syracuse University. Kyle was a star hockey player for the Syracuse Crunch, then an...
View ArticleFourth of July celebration returning to Jamesport
The Town of Riverhead has approved the annual Greater Jamesport Civic Association Independence Day Celebration for next week. The event, now in its third year, will be hosted a day earlier on...
View ArticlePlanners offer environmental concerns over subdivision proposed for Jamesport
Preliminary plans to subdivide nine acres of vacant land along Peconic Bay Boulevard in Jamesport have sparked some environmental concerns. Peconic Farms LLC, which according to state records is owned...
View ArticleDriver airlifted after crash; Main Road closed in Jamesport
One person was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital after a one-vehicle crash along Main Road in Jamesport Tuesday morning. Riverhead Town Police said the driver struck a pole and overturned....
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Photos: Annual St. Patrick’s Day parade returns to Jamesport
On a beautiful early spring afternoon Saturday, the East End Emerald Society held the Jamesport St. Patrick’s Day, a tradition that returned to Main Road after a two-year hiatus. “It’s a wonderful...
View ArticleConcerns over events have landed Manor Lane restaurant back in court
The Riverhead Town Board has filed a lawsuit challenging the use of the recently renamed The Dimon Estate on Manor Lane for catering, outdoor events and wedding events on its property. The lawsuit was...
View ArticleZBA rejects plans for Jamesport restaurant to host outdoor events in barn, tents
The Riverhead Zoning Board of Appeals Thursday rejected plans for The Dimon Estate in Jamesport to locate an indoor barn or tent on their Manor Lane property. Riverhead Town and Manor Inn owners...
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Celebrating the nation’s independence at annual Fourth of July ceremony in...
The Greater Jamesport Civic Association hosted its annual Independence Day celebration Monday morning, an event that brought together local officials to reflect on the nation’s founding. Speakers...
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Jamesport man bikes from California to L.I., covering 3,873 miles in 59 days
Even before Chris Schwenker could be seen cycling around the bend in the street leading to his Jamesport home, the cheering, hooting and cowbell ringing began. With “Eye of the Tiger” playing,...
View ArticleColumn: 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...
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