As we celebrate Independence Day, it’s worth remembering that the men who signed a document 242 years ago in Philadelphia knew that if things went wrong, they’d be dead weights swinging from the ends of English ropes. READ
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A fireworks display lit up the skies over Orient Harbor Saturday night. The fireworks by Grucci display was visible from the Orient Causeway and along the shores surrounding Hallocks Bay.
If you missed this show, there’s still a chance to watch fireworks in Greenport on Thursday and Saturday nights at the Greenport Fire Department carnival. There will also be fireworks in Riverhead on Thursday following the kickoff of the Alive on 25 Summer Street Festival. And a carnival fundraiser for Peconic Bay Medical Center on Route 25A in Wading River will offer fireworks Friday, July 6. Get more details on the firework displays here.
See the photos from Orient by photographer Jeremy Garretson below:
I believe my dog is American, but boy does he hate the Fourth of July.
As the celebration of our nation’s independence approaches next week, we’ll enjoy with barbecues, parades and cold drinks. And as night approaches, those dreaded fireworks will light up the sky. . READ
There are plenty of ways to celebrate Independence Day. Since the Fourth of July falls on a Wednesday this year, two weekends’ worth of festivities will be happening across the North Fork between June 30 and July 7. READ
The 20th annual Village Merchants Fourth of July parade marched down Southold’s Main Street Tuesday afternoon.
The New Suffolk Civic Association hosted the 25th annual Fourth of July parade down New Suffolk Road Tuesday morning. READ
Huge crowds lined the Orient Causeway Sunday night to watch a nearly 20-minute fireworks display to celebrate the Fourth of July. READ
With Independence Day this week, we are back in the business of bemoaning that Americans are woefully weak when it comes to having any real knowledge of the history of their country.
Well, not actually bemoaning. Maybe a bit concerned? Amused? Anyway, as a great sage — the name escapes us — once said, “Those who forget history are … are …” You know, something bad will happen.
We think. READ
The Southold Village Merchants 19th annual Fourth of July parade kicked off at noon Monday with hundreds of spectators lining Main Road from Boisseau Avenue all the way to Tucker’s Lane. READ
Hundreds of festive patriots lined the streets of New Suffolk Monday morning for a small-town North Fork tradition that rivals most any other: the New Suffolk Civic Association’s annual Fourth of July parade. READ