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Tim Higgins of Wading River, left, and Peter Tartaglia of Manorville show off their Irish spirit. (Credit: Katharine Schroeder)
The annual March of the Leprechauns was held in downtown Riverhead on Saturday.
A dozen local businesses participated in the popular pub crawl, which benefits the East End Emerald Society and the Peconic Ballet Foundation. The event, now in its second year, raised money through the sale of $10 bracelets which allow participants to receive deals at local bars and restaurants.
The East End Emerald Society will host the Jamesport St. Patrick’s Day parade, set for March 19 at 2 p.m.
See photos from the pub crawl below
Ben Coggiano of Center Moriches gets a lift from a little friend.East End Emerald Society members Brandon Hewes, John Cuddy, Grand Marshal Sean McCabe, Richard Stephenson and Sean O’Neill in front of the Suffolk Theatre. Member Walter McGee (not pictured) was unable to attend.Christina Keating of Aquebogue, Meray Scarfler of Aquebogue, Ashley Bolins of Riverhead and Kelly Olsen of Coram.Eric and Traci Werthner of Shirley.One of the many Flatty Paddy posters hanging on Main Street.Ally Goldsmith of Manorville and Ally Moodhe of Manhattan.
Vera Chinese has been the editor of northforker.com and northforker magazines since May 2014.
Prior to that she spent two and a half years as a staff reporter for the New York Daily News.
She joined the Riverhead News-Review as a staff writer in January 2010 and was named Associate Web Editor nine months later.
She previously worked for the Southampton Press Western Edition and was named the third place 2008 Rookie Reporter of the Year by the New York Press Association. She graduated from Wagner College in 2006 where she received a bachelor's degree in English. She earned a master's degree in English education from New York University in 2007.
She is a 2002 graduate of Eastport High School and has lived on the East End for more than 20 years.
