Jerry Dicecco of Jerry & the Mermaid in Riverhead with a grocery box he was offering last spring. (Credit: Tara Smith)
The DiCecco family of Jerry and the Mermaid have a history of giving back to their Riverhead community.
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit last March they were quick to donate meals to front-line workers at Peconic Bay Medical Center, an effort that helped earn owner Jerry DiCecco Jr. Co-Business Person of the Year honors from the News-Review earlier this month.
Anyone who has ever trotted five kilometers through downtown Riverhead in the Run for the Ridley to benefit the New York Marine Rescue Center also knows one of the best parts is reaching the finish line to be greeted by Manhattan clam chowder generously donated by Mr. Dicecco.