The North Fork's Top April News Stories

Did you miss any of the past month's biggest headlines? See what our top stories were in April:

5. New Sushi Restaurant To Open On Front Street: Riverhead's Sakura restaurant expands with a second location in Greenport. Will you go?

4. Little Girl Battles Rare Disease, Community Rallies: Facing their daughter's health crisis, a Southold family is supported by the community.

3. Cops: Woman Charged With Driving While Impaired By Drugs: A Mattituck woman was stopped for speeding and arrested in the middle of the month while driving on Route 25 around 1:15 a.m. 

2. Weird News: Dead Whale Washes Up; Headstone Found: Readers enjoyed this round-up of oddball news: a 30-foot humpback whale found on the South Fork, and a Patch blog that led to the recovery of a Sound Beach headstone.

1. Update: Ferry Passenger Fitting Boston Suspect's Description Triggers False Alarm: A man who had the unfortunate privilege of looking like a suspected terrorist arrived on the North Fork the week of the Boston Marathon bombings, prompting a police response after a concerned citizen called authorities.