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Baiting Hollow distillery produces LI's first whiskey
April 20, 2012
84 Lumber in Riverhead plans to close its doors
April 20, 2012
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Business
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New Route 58 Walmart developers apply for building permits
The developers of a new Walmart proposed for the western end of Route 58, across from Tanger Outlets, have applied for building permits, although they had not received them as of yesterday, Wednesday. The proposed 170,000-square-foot Walmart was approved by the Town Board in in 2007. But that approval was challenged...
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Baiting Hollow distillery produces LI’s first whiskey
The makers of Long Island’s first vodka have expanded their offerings, moving beyond potato-based spirits to embrace barley. LiV, Long Island’s first and only distillery, just released a 150-case micro batch of the region’s first and only locally produced single-malt whiskey, a 95 proof spirit. “It’s brand-spanking-new,” said LiV owner Richard Stabile....
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84 Lumber in Riverhead plans to close its doors
The 84 Lumber location on West Main Street in Riverhead will soon close its doors, company officials said. The location has been merging workers and inventory with the Patchogue location since December, said Patchogue manager and Riverhead location acting manager Don Garton. The larger Patchogue location has more than enough space to...
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Bookstore coming to downtown Riverhead this fall
Downtown Riverhead has yet to land a movie theater, but it's on track to get a bookstore soon. Wendy Yusin of Riverhead is buying the old Suffolk Trust building, located between Star Confectionery and the Culinary Arts School, and hopes to open a bookstore there in September. "I think it's going to...
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Riverhead Best Buy not among 50 stores slated for closure
The Best Buy store in Riverhead Centre on Route 58 is not among the 50 stores slated for closure nationwide by the Minnesota-based electronics chain. The company, which reported a fourth-quarter loss of $1.7 billion, announced on March 28 that it would close 50 of its "big box" stores nationwide, while...
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‘Bigfoot’ baler now assisting farm and marina recycling efforts
Bigfoot is not only real, he lives in Suffolk County and he’s really into recycling. The Bigfoot 400, a plastic baler with an automatic feed that can suck plastic off greenhouses and shrink-wrapped boats, recently made its debut at the North Fork Nursery in Jamesport. One of only four BF-400s in the...
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Mill Creek project moves ahead to Planning Board
Restoration of the long abandoned former Mill Creek Inn and Marina on Route 25 in Southold is moving forward. On Monday the town Planning Board accepted an application for site plan review, an approval a former owner lacked when the old restaurant was replaced with a new building in 2005. That former...
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Waiters racing Sunday to raise money for ELIH programs
There will be more than just bragging rights on the line when local waiters will race against each other through downtown Greenport on Sunday, April 15, in this year’s Great Waiter Race. The Market health food store and cafe on Front Street is hosting the benefit in conjunction with its 25th...
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L.I. Farm Bureau director gives Riverhead Chamber update on status of industry
Buy local. That simple two-word phrase has become a battle cry aimed at consumers during the recession, but this time the advice went out to business owners themselves. Long Island Farm Bureau executive director Joe Gergela said buying local produce is the best way for area businesses to support a farming economy...
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Parisians’ vacation yields unique shop in Aquebogue
Many North Fork residents head to Paris for a vacation. For former Parisian real estate agents Matthieu and Laure Chatin, the story was reversed. The French couple and their children came to the North Fork in 2008 for a vacation after neighbors recommended the trip. They said they fell in love...
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BookHampton makes its North Fork debut on Love Lane Saturday morning
BookHampton owner Charlene Spector has been eyeing the former Rudy’s coffeehouse at the corner of Route 25 and Love Lane in Mattituck for five years, believing it was the perfect spot for her BookHampton chain, which has had three South Fork stores for many years, to open a North Fork...
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Unique preservation effort clears way for blueberry business on Horton Lane
Southold Town has sold the Conway farm on Horton Lane to an Amityville-based blueberry farmer for $1.05 million. It was the first property acquired by the town through a $4 million farmland bond, approved by voters in 2007 with the purpose of purchasing farmland outright to clear up estate issues and...
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Barth’s Pharmacy on Love Lane to close next week
After 18 months back in Mattituck, Barth’s Pharmacy on Love Lane will be closing its doors on April 14, owner Barry Barth announced. “Unfortunately, we’re not doing enough business there," Mr. Barth said Friday from his Riverhead location, which his family has owned since 1912. "We just can’t seem to get...
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Empire Gas forced to pay $583,000 in back pay to employees
A Riverhead-based gas station chain will pay more than $583,000 in back wages and penalties after reaching a settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor for violating federal labor laws for a second time, officials announced yesterday. The settlement was part of lawsuit brought by the department against Empire Gas and...
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Spicy’s property sold to Dark Horse owner, who promises no changes
Dark Horse Restaurant owner Dee Muma has purchased the Spicy's Bar-B-Que property on West Main Street and she says the restaurant will remain open. The deal for the property, a 1-acre space which stretches from Main Street to edge of the Peconic River, was finalized March 16 for an undisclosed amount,...
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Video: Meet North Fork Table & Inn’s award-winning chef
For the second year in a row, executive chef and co-owner of the North Fork Table & Inn, Gerry Hayden, has been nominated for the James Beard award for best chef in the Northeastern region of the United States. A Long Island native, Mr. Hayden grew up in Setauket and began...
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Wall Street Journal ranks Paumanok riesling among the nation’s top 12
Kareem Massoud has been the winemaker at the family-owned Paumanok Vineyards since 2001. Paumanok has been an estate winery since 1990, when Ursula and Charles Massoud renovated and re-built a turn-of-the-century potato barn. “I’m a second generation, homegrown winemaker. I learned the trade under my father’s tutelage,” Mr. Massoud said. His father, Charles...
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North, South Ferries not bothered by water taxi proposal
Two Shelter Island-based ferry companies aren’t too worried that a proposed Greenport-Sag Harbor water taxi will hurt their business. In fact, they welcome a new route linking the North and South forks. North Ferry general manager Bridge Hunt, whose ferry connects Shelter Island with Greenport Village, said he believes the new...
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