Top 10 Blog Posts of the Year

Getting ready to ring in the New Year? Before you break out the streamers and noise-makers to celebrate 2012, join Riverhead Patch as we look back on the biggest news stories of the past year. Today, Patch counts down the top 10 blog posts from 2011.

Earth Day Can Be Every Day

Executive Director of The Nature Conservancy Nancy Kelly wrote about "Buying local reduces the distance a food item travels from the farm to your table, helping to minimize greenhouse gas emissions and often reducing packaging," Kelly said.

Joining Riverhead's Jackhammer Symphony

Blogger Doug Wald in May.

Inside the Bottle: Why You Should Take a Wine Staycation

Looking for a cheap vacation next year? Blogger Melissa Martin explains how to .

Celebrity Sightings You May Not Have Heard About

One of the most popular blog posts this year was . 

The World Would be a Far Scarier Place Without Bats

This Halloween, Nancy Kelly wrote that though they can be scary, .

Learn to Make Sauce Like an Italian Nonna

Patch Blogger Jeannie Sargent in November. Click through to read this simple recipe to add to your pasta meals.

Why Twitter? Why Not!?

Thinking of joining Twitter? Blogger Steve Haweeli .

Fight For Your Farm

Doug Wald in Riverhead in a June blog post. "To date, Farm Country Kitchen has done nothing BUT make this town shine, showcase the beauty of our riverfront and shown what great service, food and value can do for business growth in Riverhead," Wald wrote. "It's time for the Town to properly give Farm Country Kitchen and a local Riverhead resident business owner the due respect that their family has worked for and so richly deserves."

Everyone Should Sew

Jeannie Sargent shares

There Are No Poisonous Snakes on Long Island

Are you worried about running into one of Long Island's species of snake? Steve Biasetti, Director of Environmental Education for the Group for the East End, that explains there are no poisonous snakes lurking about.