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Riverhead is a town in Suffolk County, New York, United States, on the north shore of Long Island. Since 1727, Riverhead has been the county seat of Suffolk County,[3] though most county offices are in Hauppauge.[4] As of the 2020 census, the population was 35,902. The town rests on the mouth of the Peconic River, from which it derives its name. The smaller hamlet of Riverhead lies within it, and is the town's principal economic center. The town is 166 miles (267 km) southwest of Boston via the Orient Point-New London Ferry, and is 76 miles (123 km) northeast of New York City.

In the beginning of the 20th century, the town saw an influx of Polish immigrants.[5] This led to the creation of Polish Town, a section of the Town and County seat where the popular Polish Town Fair is held annually.[6]

Riverhead is the agricultural apex of Long Island, with 20,000 of the 35,000 acres of the island's farmland located within the town. The town is also home to four separate beaches which are open year round. Iron Pier, Wading River, and Reeves Beach each offer boating access for residents and visitors alike.[5]

PICTURE: By Town of Riverhead, detailed and uploaded by Hayden Soloviev - https://www.townofriverheadny.gov/files/documents/2025AdoptedBudget1518015509112024PM.pdf, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=165283942

PART 2 CONCLUDES WITH THESE VILLAGES AND HAMLETS:

• Village located partly in the Town of East Hampton: Sag Harbor
• Hamlets: Bridgehampton, East Quogue, Flanders, Hampton Bays, Northampton, North Sea, Noyack (Noyac), Quiogue, Remsenburg, Riverside, Shinnecock Hills, Speonk, Tuckahoe, Water Mill (Watermill), Westhampton
• Hamlet located partly in the Town of Brookhaven: Eastport

PICTURE: By Village of Sag Harbor, uploaded by Hayden Soloviev - https://www.sagharborny.gov/, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=165273687

Rodman Edward Serling (December 25, 1924 – June 28, 1975) was an American screenwriter and television producer best known for his live television dramas of the 1950s and his anthology television series The Twilight Zone. Serling was active in politics, both on and off the screen, and helped form television industry standards. He was known as the "angry young man" of Hollywood, clashing with television executives and sponsors over a wide range of issues, including censorship, racism, and war.

PICTURE: By CBS Television via the Bureau of Industrial Service. During the 1950s and 1960s, television networks, program sponsors and studios often used either advertising or public relations agencies to distribute publicity materials. The Bureau was a division of ad agency Young & Rubicam. - eBay itemphoto frontpress release from back, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18858925

Southampton, officially the Town of Southampton, is a town in southeastern Suffolk County, New York, partly on the South Fork of Long Island. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the town had a population of 69,036.[2] Southampton is included in the stretch of shoreline prominently known as the Hamptons.

PICTURE: By Town of Southampton, uploaded by Hayden Soloviev - https://www.southamptontownny.gov/, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=165274170

THE FINAL PART OF THE TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, THESE HAMLETS WERE COVERED: Strongs Neck, Terryville, Upton, Water Island, Yaphank

• Hamlets located partly in the Town of Islip: Holbrook, Holtsville, Ronkonkoma
• Hamlet located partly in the Town of Riverhead: Calverton
• Hamlet located partly in the Town of Smithtown: Lake Ronkonkoma
• Hamlet located partly in the Town of Southampton: Eastport

PICTURE: By Bonnachoven - Own work, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=105609029

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Patrick James Riley (born March 20, 1945) is an American professional basketball executive, former coach, and former player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has been the team president of the Miami Heat since 1995, and he also served as the team's head coach from 1995 to 2003 and again from 2005 to 2008.

Often referred to as "the Godfather", Riley is regarded as one of the greatest NBA figures of all time both as a coach and executive. He has won five NBA championships as a head coach, four with the Los Angeles Lakers during their Showtime era in the 1980s and one with the Heat in 2006. Riley is a nine-time NBA champion across his tenures as a player (1972), assistant coach (1980), head coach (1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2006), and executive (2012, 2013). He is the first North American sports figure to win a championship as a player, as an assistant coach, as a head coach, and as an executive. Since the start of his NBA career through 2023, Riley has reached 19 NBA finals across six different decades,[1] making 25 percent of all NBA Finals as a player, coach, or executive.[2]

Riley was named NBA Coach of the Year three times (1989–90, 1992–93 and 1996–97, as head coach of the Lakers, New York Knicks and Heat, respectively). He was head coach of an NBA All-Star Game team nine times: eight times with the Western Conference team (1982, 1983, 1985–1990, all as head coach of the Lakers) and once with the Eastern team (1993, as head coach of the Knicks). In 1996, he was named one of the 10 Greatest Coaches in NBA history. In 2008, Riley was inducted in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach.[3] He received the Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award from the NBA Coaches Association on June 20, 2012.

ON THIS EPISODE THESE HAMLETS WERE COVERED:  Rocky Point, Selden, Setauket, Shirley, Sound Beach, Stony BrookPICTURE: By Iracaz at English Wikipedia - Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16002545

THESE HAMLETS WERE COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:  Middle Island, Miller Place, Moriches, Mount Sinai, North Bellport, North Patchogue, Ocean Bay Park, Point of Woods, Port Jefferson Station, RidgePICTURE: By Iracaz at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=13475966

Alan Richard Michaels (born November 12, 1944)[1] is an American television play-by-play sportscaster for Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime Video and in an emeritus role for NBC Sports. He has worked on network sports television since 1971, with his most recent work being with NBC Sports after nearly three decades (1976–2006) with ABC Sports. Michaels is known for his many years calling play-by-play of National Football League (NFL) games, including ABC Monday Night Football from 1986 to 2005 and NBC Sunday Night Football from 2006 to 2021. He is also known for famous calls in other sports, including the Miracle on Ice at the 1980 Winter Olympics and the earthquake-interrupted Game 3 of the 1989 World Series.

PICTURE: By Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA - Al Michaels, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=62737478

THESE HAMLETS WERE COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Fire Island Pines, Gordon Heights, Manorville, MasticMastic Beach,

PICTURE: By Quintin Soloviev - Own work, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=166429417