East End LOCAL
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Featuring: Congressman Nick LaLota, NY State Assemblywoman Jodi Giglio, Riverhead Town Supervisor Yvette Aguiar, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney. Moderated by Eric Alexander of Vision Long Island. Trinet Senior Manager Dustin Starling will speak about tax incentives for small business. Tickets are $20 for Riverhead Chamber of Commerce Members, $35 for nonmembers. Event takes […]
The Riverhead Cardboard Boat Races, hosted by the Riverhead Chamber of Commerce and the Riverhead BID, takes place Aug. 5 on the Peconic Riverfront beginning at 11 a.m.
Come down to the Peconic Riverfront Aug. 3 for Riverhead's Cardboard Boat Races. Watch competitors race boats made of cardboard and duct tape on the Peconic River. The races include the Youth Regatta, Yacht Club Regatta, Outlaw and Pirate Race. Captains and skippers will attempt to race down the river, round a buoy and make it back to the dock without sinking. The madcap fun begins at 11 a.m. Come early to see the boats and crews lined up for inspection.
Join the Riverhead community for the annual Tree Lighting on Saturday, Dec. 7. The day will kick off with the Lions Club Christmas Parade at 1 p.m. Santa Claus will make a grand entrance by boat at 2:30 p.m. The highlight of the event, the tree lighting, will take place at 5:15 p.m., followed by the community bonfire on the riverfront. Kids can visit with Santa in his gingerbread house on the Peconic Riverfront, while visitors bask in the glow of the a holiday bonfire.
