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Sports
Despite illness Longwood senior sticks to sport he loves
September 30, 2011
Golf Gazette/Jay Dempsey: Champions crowned across North Fork
September 26, 2011
Girls Soccer: Wildcats fall 1-0 on penalty kick
September 22, 2011
Education
Mount Sinai school board reviews most recent test scores
September 25, 2011
Photos: Longwood kids celebrate Day of Peace
September 23, 2011
SWR Notes: Board gives green light for new reading program
September 21, 2011
Business
Women’s Network celebrates 30 years of business connections
September 26, 2011
Johnny O's sports bar and grill to open in Coram this fall
September 19, 2011
Where do you get your favorite fall seasonal brews?
September 14, 2011
Community
What's happening this week?
September 23, 2011
Daily Poll: What would you most like to see built in Calverton?
September 19, 2011
Miller Place Country Fair set for this weekend
September 16, 2011
Obituaries
Frank J. Carasiti
September 20, 2011
Doris Mae Meachum
September 19, 2011
Edith Watson
September 13, 2011
Real Estate
Fall backyard trends: Economy has some opting for 'staycations'
September 16, 2011
The end of summer doesn't mean you should stop planting
September 5, 2011
Opinion
Letter: Sad to see The North Shore Sun go
September 29, 2011
Guest Spot: Amid desperation and despair on Sept. 11
September 17, 2011
Column: How sports can help us heal
September 15, 2011
Business
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Farm-fresh food and drink at ‘Grown on Long Island Day’
Sarah Osborn poked a finger at a plump heirloom tomato, testing its ripeness before placing it in her bag. The Riverhead resident, who grew up on a potato farm in Wainscott, N.Y., said she came out to Grown on Long Island Day at Suffolk County Farm in Yaphank to support her...
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Local coupons added to town’s recycle rewards program
Brookhaven Town Supervisor Mark Lesko announced Monday morning that a new recycling rewards program now includes coupons to local businesses. The Town of Brookhaven, which is the first municipality in the state to offer a rewards-based recycle incentive, is expected to launch the program developed by Recyclebank of Manhattan on Wednesday. Under...
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Martha Clara wine hailed as highest ranking Riesling on East Coast
The soft white grapes used in the 2010 Estate Reserve Riesling at Martha Clara Vineyards are handled very gently. Winemakers take special care to hide the grapes and their juices from oxygen to prevent oxidation. The grape juice is then fermented in stainless steel, and upon pouring a golden glass of...
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Middle Island pet cemetery to undergo $5 million expansion project
The Regency Forest Pet Memorial Park in Middle Island is about to undergo a massive $5 million expansion plan that owner Leonard Tarzia said will make it "the most upscale pet funeral home anywhere in the country." The expansion project began after an oven fire destroyed the crematorium on the premises,...
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Borders stores holding ‘going out of business’ sales
Local bargain hunters take note, Borders Group Inc. has begun its going out of business sale. The book chain sent out an e-mail to customers Friday announcing savings of up to 40 percent off merchandise. A flyer noted that all Borders Bucks will expire on July 31, though...
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Riverhead Hilton unveiling new spa & salon, throwing party
With the launch of a new, full-service salon and spa at its Route 58 location, the Hilton Garden Inn hotel is hosting a combined three-year anniversary and spa grand opening bash Tuesday night in Riverhead. The party, which is open to anyone who wants to attend, starts at 6...
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Borders stores in Riverhead, Stony Brook to close
Borders Group Inc., the Michigan-based bookstore chain, will soon be closing all 399 of its stores including its Riverhead and Stony Brook locations, according to a press release issued by the company this afternoon. The chain announced it plans to sell its assets to liquidators after it failed...
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Late Blight fungus spreading north from the South Fork
A highly contagious fungus known as late blight has been found on the East End, and researchers say farmers could experience the most severe and devastating case of it in recent years. Meg McGrath, associate professor of plant pathology and plant microbe biology at the...
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East End repairman will fix that old clock for you
In the age of atomic timepieces, a clockmaker’s craft might not seem to be of much use. But don’t say that to Richard Reunis, the North Fork’s only clock repairman, who pursues his trade in his Cutchogue home and has more clients than time to work on their clocks. Mr. Reunis, 74,...
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Riverhead Borders safe from closure — for now
The Riverhead Borders Books store is safe for now, but the overall future of Borders Group in general is still up in the air. Borders has been contemplating closing additional stores as part of a bankruptcy procedure, and while the Riverhead store was not on the original list of...
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Meet Hustler Powerboats president Joe LoGiudice
Hustler Powerboats president Joe LoGiudice is a hands-on guy who used to make a living building now-obsolete giant satellite dishes. When that work dried up, Mr. LoGiudice, who at the time owned a 40-foot Hustler Powerboat he used for trips to Martha’s Vineyard, decided he wanted...
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North Fork is perfect for unconventional weddings
After finding your mate, buying the ring, getting down on one knee and convincing her to say yes, all that can seem like a piece of cake compared with planning a memorable wedding. Today, it’s not that unusual for couples to shy away from the church ceremony and...
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Bishop’s efforts on wine label dilemma bear fruit
The great wine label crisis of the 2010 vintage year has been resolved. Congressman Tim Bishop announced Thursday that he has successfully intervened on the behalf of three North Fork winemakers to help them get their wine labeled and ready for sale, after federal budget cutbacks and increased...
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Video: The story behind North Fork Potato Chips
Beneath the wineries and vegetable stands of the North Fork lies rich dirt that used to speckle this farming community with potatoes. Today, the same dirt that helped generations over a century ago is used by Martin and Carol Sidor of Cutchogue to cultivate their product from that same root...
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Mount Sinai Village Centre developer agrees to scale down anchor store
In the midst of a Brookhaven Town Board public hearing Tuesday night for the proposed Mount Sinai Village Centre, the project’s developer agreed to scale down the anchor store to 75,000-square feet and increase a natural buffer by 30 feet. But some town officials and residents say they are still...
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Ace Hardware coming to Rocky Point in August
An Ace Hardware store is set to open August 1 in the new brick building on the outskirts of the Kohl’s shopping center in Rocky Point, much to the dismay of some local residents and business owners. Prudential CRES agent Bob Damon said several businesses were considered for the spot, including...
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The ever-changing business of funeral homes
A growing preference for fewer visiting hours, less ornate caskets — or no casket at all — and charitable donations rather than flowers are just a few of the many modern realities that face area funeral home directors and their suppliers. With a practice that’s been changing since...
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Hops: One young North Fork farmer’s unique crop
As the local-food trend began to take firm root on the North Fork, a young farmer-turned-brewer in Peconic decided this spring to make his mark on the movement. He started by asking a landscaper friend for nine 23-foot high locust poles, which, using his family’s tractor and an...
