01.15.2018 Community LeRoy Heyliger of Mattituck honored at Dr. King memorial breakfast Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” This was the message First Baptist Church of Riverhead...
06.18.2017 Community North Fork veteran headed for NY State Senate Veterans Hall of Fame As his friends and family members clapped for him Saturday, Reginald Peterson fixed himself up straight in his wheelchair and began saluting them.
06.23.2015 Religion Local church leaders react to Charleston shooting Lela Heyward received a phone call at midnight last Wednesday from her hometown of Charleston, S.C. She couldn’t believe the news. Although her nephew didn’t belong to Emanuel African...
01.20.2014 Community Rashad Robinson leads annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast When Riverhead native and civil rights advocate Rashad Robinson took to the podium Monday at the 29th annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Breakfast at the Hyatt...
10.21.2013 News Bellone pledges county support for Family Community Life Center The First Baptist Church of Riverhead’s long-planned Family Community Life Center on Northville Turnpike got a shot in the arm in the form of support from Suffolk County Executive...
