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Joe Werkmeister

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As seen in: Newsday, Flipboard, EIN News, NewsBreak, 27east, Riverhead News-Review, Shelter Island Reporter, Suffolk Times, Greater Long Island, Northforker
Reporter at Newsday covering the South Fork. Previously editor of The Suffolk Times, Riverhead News-Review. St. Bonaventure alum.
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Mattituck farmer takes down '86 47' sign after Secret Service questions him

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By Joe Werkmeister Verified
| Newsday Verified
When Douglas Cooper hangs a large American flag from a crane outside his North Fork farm stand around Memorial Day and Veterans Day, he’ll often add a sign with a message saying “thank you," he said. For Independence Day this year, as the nation celebrated its 250th anniversary, the 78-year-old farmer and Mattituck school board vice president opted to send a message directed at the highest office in the nation.
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Long Islanders brave the heat to celebrate America's 250th birthday

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By Joe Werkmeister Verified, Angelina Livigni
| Newsday Verified
The culmination of a yearlong celebration of America’s 250th anniversary arrived Saturday with a sweltering heat wave as Long Islanders packed beaches, parades and backyard barbecues to commemorate the nation’s founding. From New York City, where thousands gathered to watch tall ships sail up the Hudson River, to Southampton Village, where an annual parade is steeped in a century of tradition, Fourth of July revelers wore red, white and blue to display their patriotism.
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Decades after his sacrifice in Vietnam, Pfc. Garfield M. Langhorn reinterred at Calverton National Cemetery

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By Joe Werkmeister Verified
| Newsday Verified
Nearly six decades after sacrificing his life to save his fellow soldiers, Pfc. Garfield M. Langhorn returned home to his final resting place. Along the street named in his memory at Calverton National Cemetery, more than 200 people gathered Friday morning to honor the Riverhead native’s legacy. The Medal of Honor and Purple Heart recipient’s remains were reinterred at the national cemetery after they had been buried at Riverhead Cemetery following his death in January 1969.
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