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See more photos of the 2014 People of the Year

Suffolk Times People of the Year (from left) Public Servant of the Year: Ted Webb; Person of the Year: Jeff Heidtmann; Business People of the Year: Greenport Harbor Brewery's Rich Vandenburgh and John Liegey; Sports Person of the Year: Matt Litchhult; Educator of the Year: Phillip “Skip” Munisteri and Northforker.com Person of the Year: Holly Browder. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch)
Suffolk Times People of the Year (from left) Public Servant of the Year: Ted Webb; Person of the Year: Jeff Heidtmann; Business People of the Year: Greenport Harbor Brewery’s Rich Vandenburgh and John Liegey; Sports Person of the Year: Matt Litchhult; Educator of the Year: Phillip “Skip” Munisteri and Northforker.com Person of the Year: Holly Browder. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch)

The Suffolk Times hosted a reception Thursday evening to honor its 2014 People of the Year.

The annual event was held at Martha Clara Vineyards in Riverhead for the first time and featured video presentations on each of this year’s recipients.

See more photos below and click here for video presentations of each of the winners:

Community Leaders of the Year: North Fork Designer Show House (from left) Kate Di Gregorio, Christine Kosmynka, Melissa Buckley, Tom and Barbara McAdam. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch)
Community Leaders of the Year: North Fork Designer Show House (from left) Kate Di Gregorio, Christine Kosmynka, Melissa Buckley, Tom and Barbara McAdam. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch)
Northforker.com Person of the Year: Holly Browder. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch)
Northforker.com Person of the Year: Holly Browder. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch)
The Suffolk Times Sports Person of the Year: Mat Litchhult. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch)
The Suffolk Times Sports Person of the Year: Mat Litchhult. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch)
Suffolk Times Sports Person of the Year: Mat Litchhult (left) with his wife Stefanie and mother Peggy Litchhult. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch)
Suffolk Times Sports Person of the Year: Mat Litchhult (left) with his wife Stefanie and mother Peggy Litchhult. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch)
Suffolk Times Educator of the Year: Phillip “Skip” Munisteri. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch)
Suffolk Times Educator of the Year: Phillip “Skip” Munisteri. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch)
The Suffolk Times Public Servant of the Year, Ted Webb (second from right, seated) with family and friends. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch)
The Suffolk Times Public Servant of the Year, Ted Webb (second from right, seated) with family and friends. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch)
Riverhead News-Review Public Servant of the Year: Carl James with wife Rose, best friend Richard Brown, daughter Carlene Miles and grandson Jordan Harden. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch)
Riverhead News-Review Public Servant of the Year: Carl James with wife Rose, best friend Richard Brown, daughter Carlene Miles and grandson Jordan Harden. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch)
The 2014 Riverhead News-Review Public Servant of the Year: Carl James. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch)
The 2014 Riverhead News-Review Public Servant of the Year: Carl James. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch)
Riverhead News-Review Community Leader of the Year: Thelma Booker. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch)
Riverhead News-Review Community Leader of the Year: Thelma Booker. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch)
Business People of the Year: Dan Burke of Long Ireland Brewery (left) and Brewers of Riverhead and the North Fork. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch)
Business People of the Year: Dan Burke of Long Ireland Brewery (left) and Brewers of Riverhead and the North Fork. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch)
The 2014 News-Review Educator of the Year: Riverhead High School science teacher Greg Wallace. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch)
The 2014 News-Review Educator of the Year: Riverhead High School science teacher Greg Wallace. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch)
Shoreham-Wading River football coach Matt Millheiser accepts the 2014 News-Review People of the Year award on behalf of the team. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch)
Shoreham-Wading River football coach Matt Millheiser accepts the 2014 News-Review People of the Year award on behalf of the team. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch)
The Shoreham-Wading River football team was honored as the 2014 People of the Year for the News-Review. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch)
The Shoreham-Wading River football team was honored as the 2014 People of the Year for the News-Review. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch)
The Riverhead News-Review's people of the year for 2014 pose for a photo at Martha Clara Vineyard Thursday night. Representing the winners were (from left): Carl James, Matt Millheiser, Thelma Booker, Greg Wallace, Matt and Lauri Spitz and Dan Burke. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch)
The Riverhead News-Review’s people of the year for 2014 pose for a photo at Martha Clara Vineyard Thursday night. Representing the winners were (from left): Carl James, Matt Millheiser, Thelma Booker, Greg Wallace, Matt and Lauri Spitz and Dan Burke. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch)