Community Corner
Don't Miss: Raising Of the Irish Flag In Jamesport Saturday
The event will be followed by a Leprechaun Leap into the Peconic Bay.
JAMESPORT, NY — The community will come together Saturday for the 2nd Annual Raising of the Irish Flag ceremony in Jamesport.
Riverhead Town Supervisor Tim Hubbard and the town board invited the public to attend the event, which takes place at 10:30 a.m. on the north lawn of the George Young Community Center, located at Brian Simonsen Way and South Jamesport Avenue.
A Leprechaun Leap into the Peconic Bay will follow the flag-raising; the festivities will include a bagpiper and more.
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The brand-new flagpole was donated by the East End Emerald Society. This year's Jamesport St. Patrick's Day Parade takes place on Saturday, March 15, at 1 p.m., kicking off on Main Road in Jamesport at Washington Avenue.
The parade will be led by this year's Grand Marshal Anthony Meras, owner of Star Confectionary — affectionately known as Papa Nick's — in Riverhead.
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