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In August, a grand and cherished tradition returned to Polish Town after a five-year hiatus. For decades, the Polish Town Street Fair and Festival has celebrated a community whose roots in Riverhead stretch back to the dawn of the 20th century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is Polish Town, USA,\u201d said Town Councilwoman Joann Waski, who ran a booth selling beer at the fair for years. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of like St. Patrick\u2019s Day \u2014 everybody\u2019s Polish for the Polish Town Fair. And then after the fair, there\u2019s dancing, and it turns into something even greater, where Polish Hall brings a Polish band in and everybody comes out and does the polka.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The resumption of the tradition last summer is in large part thanks to the hard work of two community leaders: Polish Town Civic Association president Kevin Davis and Tom Najdzion, president of the Riverhead Polish Independent Club, which runs Polish Hall at the corner of Marcy Avenue and Pulaski Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For years, Mr. Davis\u2019 mother, Katherine \u201cKay\u201d Davis, was president of the civic association and the point person for organizing the Polish Town Fair each summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen she passed away<\/a> [in 2022], the civic kind of fell apart,\u201d Ms. Waski said. \u201cSo Kevin, along with his sister, Karen, and other members of the community came together and put the civic back together \u2026 with a whole new board. But several years went by with them not being able to have [the fair], and Polish Hall stepped in and did their thing. Two years ago, [RPIC] expanded it to go down to Pulaski Street, and they slowly started to build it back. Then Tom and Kevin joined together this year and brought it back to what it was, and they did a great job.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tom Najdzion (second from left) with members of the Riverhead Town Board. (Courtesy photo)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

She described Mr. Davis as a true friend to many.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe’s a wonderful person,\u201d said Ms. Waski, whose sister-in-law, Karen Waski, is Mr. Davis\u2019 sister. \u201cHe is always available. Whenever you need something, you know that you can call Kevin and he’ll be right there to help you. His wife is a retired Riverhead police officer and they’re great members of the community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the early 1900s, the 15-block Polish Town neighborhood was settled by Polish immigrant fleeing religious persecution. Mostly agricultural workers, the new Americans were drawn to the North Fork\u2019s verdant landscape and many farms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of the early immigrants came together to form a Polish fraternity, “Towarzystwo Polskie Rzymsko – Katolickie Bratnies Pomocy pod Opieka Sw. Izydora, Patrona Rolnikow,” or “The Polish Roman Catholic Society of Fraternal Assistance under the Patronage of St. Isidore, The Patron of Farmers,” according to Riverhead\u2019s town website. In 1906, they build St. Isidore\u2019s, the oldest Polish Roman Catholic church on Long Island. Across the street, Polish Hall was incorporated in 1907, and then rebuilt in 1925 following a fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe modest homes in Polish Town were made of clapboard, and the shops were one story buildings where Polish was spoken,\u201d according to town historians. \u201cYou could shop for clothes, food and anything else you needed without speaking a word of English.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1929, Cemetery Street was renamed Pulaski Street, in honor of General Casimir Pulaski, who died in 1779 fighting for American independence during the Revolutionary War.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lisa Dabrowski, host of \u201cPolka Time\u201d on WRIV 1390, said Mr. Najdzion puts his heart into everything he does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs past-president of the Riverhead Polish Hall\u2019s Ladies Auxiliary and as a former member of its board of directors, I\u2019ve seen, first-hand, the countless hours and the incredible efforts of both Tom and \u2014 I do have to say, right alongside him \u2014 his wife, Keri, and the positive contributions they\u2019ve made to the community,\u201d said Ms. Dabrowski. \u201cWhether it\u2019s events and fundraisers held at Polish Hall, or his involvement with local veterans\u2019 organizations, himself being a veteran, Tom\u2019s heart is in it. You can see he truly cares and wants to get it right.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tom Najdzion, president of Polish Hall and the Riverhead Polish Independent Club, had big shoes to fill when he took over for of Zbigniew \u201cZiggy\u201d Wilinski in 2021. (Courtesy photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Diane Tucci agreed that community service is a central part of Mr. Najdzion\u2019s life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTom volunteers in a lot of different organizations. So it’s not just Polish Hall, where he’s the president, but he’s also the commander at the VFW in Riverhead. He serves on multiple volunteer committees for the town of Riverhead, which includes the Veterans Advisory Committee and the Anti Bias Task Force,\u201d said Ms. Tucci, who has worked on marketing for Polish Hall. \u201cThe idea is to really bring back more Polish heritage and having a thriving, vibrant place for the community to gather. Having that vision for advancing Polish Hall and making sure it survives is so important.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Among the new initiatives Mr. Najdzion and his wife Keri are spearheading is live music on Saturday nights in the basement bar and bowling alley, which has been rebranded \u201cZiggy\u2019s Place<\/a>,\u201d in honor of Zbigniew \u201cZiggy<\/em>\u201d Wilinski, the longtime Polish Hall president who passed away in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFrom my point of view, seeing how dedicated he is to Polish Hall, how he spends countless hours there \u2014 meeting with people, running events, cleaning up afterwards and always fixing things \u2014 he\u2019s definitely stepped into Ziggy\u2019s shoes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For all these reasons, Mr. Davis and Mr. Najdzion are The Riverhead News-Review\u2019s 2024 People of the Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Previous Winners<\/strong>
2023: John McAuliff<\/a>
2022: The Rev. Bohdan Hedz<\/a>
2021: Anthony Harris<\/a>
2020: Dr. Lawrence Walser<\/a>
2019: Det. Brian Simonsen<\/a>
2018: The Students of Mercy High School<\/a>
2017: Byron Perez<\/a>
2016: Tijuana Fulford<\/a>
2015: Steve Beal, Kevin Burgess, Anthony Chiaramonte and J.R. Renten<\/a>
2014: The Shoreham-Wading River football team<\/a>
2013: Michael Hubbard<\/a>
2012: Denise Lucas<\/a>
2011: Laurie Nigro, Amy Davidson<\/a>
2010: Linda Hobson<\/a>
2009: Chris Kempner
2008: Riverhead Blue Waves
2007: Maureen\u2019s Haven
2006: Sister Margaret Smyth
2005: Alan Shields
2004: Phil Cardinale
2003: Vince Tria
2002: Bryan Tressler
2001: Annie Jackson
2000: Judy Young
1999: Members of the First Congregational Church
1998: Eileen Miller
1997: Vinny Villella
1996: Vic Prusinowski
1995: Pat Stark
1994: Sonny Okula, Jim Kane
1993: Jack Van de Wetering
1992: Bobby Goodale
1991: Joe Janoski
1990: Robert Tooker
1989: Jim & Connie Lull
1988: Jesse Goodale
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