A Thank You Letter To North Fork Patch Readers

NORTH FORK, NY — Sometimes, in the midst of busy, full lives, we need to take the time to thank the ones who mean the most. And so, thank you, North Fork Patch readers, for being the heart and soul of this beautiful community we all call home.

Thank you, for sharing the stories of your lives, your joys and triumphs, your kids' accomplishments, your challenges, your concerns, your dreams for the future projects you'd like to see take shape. Thank you for the many times you pose for Patch photos at parades and events, send in story ideas and opinions, post events and turn to Patch for your newsletters, breaking news — for your stories. Stories about the people and places, businesses and beloved community traditions that comprise the fabric of life in our sunflower-kissed corner of the world.

Thank you, for taking Patch along for the stories of your lives.

Thank you, too for helping North Fork Patch to grow and thrive this year, to take root in this rich North Fork soil.

Last month, North Fork Patch recorded 108,665 visitors. That figure — compiled and verified through Google Analytics — includes readers on desktop, laptop, tablet, mobile and our app, and our visitors often access Patch on several devices over the month.

Here are 10 of the most-read articles on North Fork Patch in August.

• World's Largest Viking Ship Headed To Greenport
• 200 Room Hotel Proposed For Capital One Site In Mattituck
• Woman Airlifted After 56-Ft. Yacht Runs Aground On Plum Island
• Beloved Founder Of MainStage Dance Academy Sells Business
• Man Caught With Heroin, 26 Hypodermic Needles
• Woman Falls Off Paddleboard, Impaled On Mooring Anchor
• Armed Home Invasion In Greenport, 3 Wearing Masks: Cops
• Watermelon Festival Set To Delight On North Fork
• Leak Detected At Millstone Power Station 'No Threat'
• Hundreds Turn Out To Support Teen Fighting Cancer: Photos

Got a news tip? I'm Lisa Finn, your local editor. Send your tips, ideas and questions my way at Lisa.Finn@patch.com. Or say hello when you see me at a parade or event; I want to get to know all of you. I'm not just an editor — I'm your neighbor and care deeply about the people whose hearts and voices define our community.

If you would like to post on North Fork Patch, too, you can easily sign up for a free user profile. As a Patch user, you can post articles, events, jobs, and announcements. And the "rules of Patch" are easy to follow: "no abusive content, no commercial spam, keep it local, and be awesome."

What else is new? So far this year, 694 new email subscribers have joined North Fork Patch, boosting our email list to 3,538 daily subscribers. (Wait? You don't get our email? Click here and we'll sign you up.) And 5,856 North Fork fans followed our Facebook page this year, too. If you haven't liked our page yet, please give it a try. If you're already on the page, please share with a friend.

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Thank you so much for making North Fork Patch an integral part of your stories and memories.

Patch photo by Lisa Finn.