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With help from Kait’s Angels, young woman with rare brain disease can afford specially adapted bike

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A fundraising effort by the local nonprofit Kait's Angels has made it possible for the family of Johanna Benthal to buy a special Surrey bike, giving the 20-year-old North Fork woman with physical disabilities the chance to safely exercise.

CAST sets food drive to replenish shelves at local food pantry

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CAST food drives help to replenish the stock of food in the local food pantry. Please help by donating on October 8.

Grab a pumpkin and get creative: Country Fair seeks contest entries

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The Riverhead Country Fair is coming up this weekend and that means it's time to show off your pumpkin-decorating and carving skills.

‘Music by the Bedside’ expands to PBMC, offering patients — and their families — comfort and emotional support

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This innovative, award-winning program brings music to the bedsides of patients at Peconic Bay Medical Center to comfort and support them.

Greenport artist turns plastic debris coughed up by the sea into sculptures with a message heard round the world

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Greenport artist Cindy Pease Roe brings her love of the sea and passion for art together in sculptures that educate about the dangers posed by plastic debris in the world's oceans.

‘Do it for Doobee’: Greenport girl is inspiration for softball tournament to raise money for Crohn’s Disease research

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For the third year in a row, the North Fork will come together this weekend to show a little girl with Crohn's Disease that...

Veteran Southold firefighter George Berry honored for his heroic effort to rescue his neighbor in April 2015 fatal blaze

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Southold Fire Department ex-chief George Berry was presented with the Gold Medal of Valor and the Suffolk County Firemark Award for Heroic Services at ceremonies conducted Sunday by the Vocational Education and Extension Board of Suffolk County at Riverhead Fire Department.

A Sunday morning stroll with a purpose: Tanger 5K steps off to raise money for North Fork Breast Health Coalition

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More than 300 people — breast cancer survivors, family members, friends and supporters — took the North Fork Breast Health Coalition’s 18th annual 5K walk Sunday morning at Tanger Outlets in Riverhead.

Paul Drum honored at mermaids and pirates fundraiser breakfast

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Mermaids and pirates of all ages gathered at Front Street Station in Greenport this morning for the annual breakfast fundraiser to support the Paul Drum Nautical Education Program

Greenport celebrates the East End’s maritime heritage: photo slideshow

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On the scene at the 27th Annual East End Maritime Festival and parade today in the Village of Greenport. Photo slideshow by Katharine Schroeder.