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Featured Letter: Thank you, teachers
May 23, 2013
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Times/Review Newsgroup unveils Northforker.com
May 23, 2013
New vermouth, Atsby, made in Mattituck
May 13, 2013
Community
Times/Review Newsgroup unveils Northforker.com
May 23, 2013
Photos: Hallockville's Fleece and Fiber Fair
May 19, 2013
Real Estate
North Forkers preparing for boxwood blight
May 20, 2013
Real Estate Transfers
May 10, 2013
Real Estate Transfers
May 2, 2013
Business
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Times/Review Newsgroup unveils Northforker.com
Times/Review Newsgroup unveiled today its northforker brand, focusing entirely on tourism, lifestyle and leisure content from the North Fork. Northforker.com will be updated multiple times each day with information on the region’s wineries, farm products, hotels and restaurants, real estate, arts and music scenes, as well as outdoor and educational activities...
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Local farmers say they’re not the one with issues
North Fork farmers are facing new government regulations they say will lead to too much paperwork — only to fix a problem that exists elsewhere in the U.S. The new regulations, part of the federal government’s Food Safety and Modernization Act of 2011, aim to protect U.S. consumers from contaminated food...
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New vermouth, Atsby, made in Mattituck
Atsby. Among those with literary leanings, the name, lacking just one key letter, is explicably linked to F. Scott Fitzgerald’s tragic hero, Jay Gatsby. Atsby Vermouth, however, is far from a lamentable case. The Mattituck distillery, which opened last fall and makes its eponymous product with locally sourced chardonnay, Finger Lakes...
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Sushi, hibachi restaurant now open in Greenport
Greenport has a new sushi and hibachi restaurant. Jimmy Lin, owner of Sakura Japanese Restaurant on Route 58 in Riverhead, has opened a second location on Front Street, across from the post office. Sakura, which opened April 28, took over the space formerly occupied by Andy’s Unbelievable Burgers and Seafood. “I’ve lived...
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Photos: Fitness fundraiser for Boston charity
JABS, a fitness studio in Mattituck, hosted a fitness-filled fundraiser to benefit One Fund Boston and the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing. ...
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Adagio Day Spa will open Thursday in Cutchogue
A new day spa in Cutchogue is opening its doors just in time for Mother’s Day. Adagio Day Spa will open May 9 on Main Road, in the same building as STAT Health. Services include a variety of massages, facials, and body treatments as well as an infrared sauna. Products by...
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Raphael’s Anthony Nappa wasn’t always enraptured by vino
Growing up in the outskirts of Boston, Anthony Nappa couldn’t have imagined that his life would one day revolve around grapes and oak barrels. “I didn’t find wine,” Mr. Nappa said from his new office at Raphael vineyards and winery in Peconic, where he became winemaker in late January. “It sort...
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Papa John’s Pizza opening in Riverhead
Papa John's Pizza will be coming soon to downtown Riverhead. Franchise co-owners Sean LaValle of Selden and Alfred Fico of Manorville are just awaiting the OK from the Suffolk County health department and are hoping to open May 16, about a week before the busy Memorial Day weekend. The business partners chose...
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NY Times features North Fork greenhouse
Van de Wetering Greenhouses, a longtime producer of tulips that line Park Avenue, was recently featured in the New York Times. Peter Van de Wetering, 82, opened the North Fork nursery in 1958, and soon after won a commission to plant 10,000 daffodils at United Nations Plaza, according to the Times...
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We see a psychic in Greenport’s future
The Village planning board reviewed an application for Greenport’s first psychic shop during last Thursday’s work session. Applicant Pamela Reed said the storefront, located at 316 Front Street, would sell crystals, candles and other new age items in addition to offering palm and tarot card readings. Since she was 7 years old...
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Handmade jewelry boutique opens in Mattituck
Glitzee Gal Creations, a handmade women’s and children’s jewelry boutique, will celebrate its grand opening from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in Mattituck. The shop can be found inside the Mo Chuisle Moya Strast School of Dance on Pike Street. The store specializes in sterling silver personalized pendants, fashion jewelry and...
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Blue Duck Bakery planning fourth shop in downtown Greenport
Blue Duck Bakery is looking to open its fourth location on Front Street in Greenport, co-owner Nancy Kouris confirmed Wednesday. Ms. Kouris, who owns Blue Duck along with her husband Keith, is scouting a storefront at 130 Front Street in downtown Greenport. Although still in the planning stages, Ms. Kouris, an Aquebogue...
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Strong family purchases Matt-A-Mar property
His family has been in the boating and marina business near Great Peconic Bay dating back almost 50 years, but in completing a major acquisition that opens up access to a new market and a new waterway, Long Island Sound, Jeff Strong spoke with pride about amenities that have nothing...
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Q&A: A year after opening in Greenport, olive oil boutique expanding reach
Some years ago, while traveling through Italy, Rita Winkler noticed something other than wine being tasted by visitors to the country’s famed vineyards: olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Sensing the potential for a niche market slam dunk on Long Island, Ms. Winkler, who spent 15 years as sales manager for a...
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North Fork set for influx of vacationers this summer
Longtime Islip resident Dave Cogliano and his family, who have summered on Fire Island for the past seven years, now have their sights set on the North Fork for a season of beach bathing and barbecues. As of now, the family is looking for houses in Mattituck or Jamesport. “Rather than figuring...
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Jamesport Manor Inn’s catering plans heading back to ZBA
The Jamesport Manor Inn's proposal to add a catering hall to its Manor Lane property is back on the town's agenda. A state Supreme Court judge last week overturned an earlier court ruling on the case, saying the catering hall application must go back to Riverhead's Zoning Board of Appeals for...
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Peconic River Yoga moving from downtown to Aquebogue
The name won't change, but one downtown Riverhead business is moving to a bigger storefront. Peconic River Yoga will be leaving the riverfront to an Aquebogue storefront next month, the yoga studio announced Monday. Peconic River Yoga will move into the building connected to "Esprit De France," a boutique store on Main Road,...
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Couple reunites, starts local mushroom farm
How did two people from a small town in Rhode Island, high school sweethearts who went their separate ways after graduation, wind up as sweethearts again — and as partners in a mushroom farm? Jane Maguire and John Quigley, who launched their Long Island Mushroom company in a former food storage...
