Justice Court Report: Guilty pleas for petit larceny, DWI
There were 276 cases on the docket in Riverhead Town Justice Allen Smith’s court, Feb. 9-11. The following are among those adjudicated. • Christopher Ling of Horton Avenue in Riverhead, 49, pleaded...
View ArticleHelp Wanted: Plumbers, marine techs, and drivers
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View ArticleWeek in Review: Community mourns, house fire victims, Rocket
Here are 10 News-Review stories you might have missed over the past week. To make sure you stay on top of breaking news out of the Riverhead area, follow the News-Review @riverheadnews1 on Twitter....
View ArticleGirls Winter Track: SWR’s Lee takes first in 3,000 meters
Shoreham-Wading River senior Megan Kelly won her heat in the 300 meters and finished 16th overall with a time of 45.81 seconds. (Credit: Garret Meade) LONG ISLAND ELITE TRACK INVITATIONAL One of the...
View ArticleDensieski says EPCAL plans amount to ‘cricket sanctuary’
Ed Densieski spoke out against the proposed mixed-use plan for EPCAL in August 2014. (Credit: Paul Squire, file) “We were given the property for regional economic development and we have a cricket...
View ArticleDeVito won’t seek another Riverhead supervisor nomination
Sean Walter and Angela DeVito on the Suffolk Theater stage during a debate in 2013. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch file photo) There will be no rematch for Riverhead Town supervisor in 2015. Longtime civic...
View ArticleBoys Winter Track: Two fourths, two plaques for Robinson
Shoreham-Wading River senior Matt Gladysz finished sixth in the 1,000 meters in 2 minutes 40.13 seconds. (Credit: Garret Meade) LONG ISLAND ELITE TRACK INVITATIONAL Jacob Robinson walked out of St....
View ArticleStudents can apply for $500 NFCT scholarship
North Fork Community Theatre is offering one $500 scholarship for a graduating senior from each high school in Southold, Riverhead and Shelter Island towns. Applicants are required to write an essay...
View ArticleJamesport, Mattituck fire departments hold ice rescue drill
A volunteer firefighter giving a hand signal to rescue workers on shore during an ice rescue drill Monday night in Mattituck. (Credit: Jen Nuzzo photos) The Jamesport and Mattituck fire departments ran...
View ArticleRiverhead Free Library’s budget calls for 3 percent increase
Riverhead Free Library’s proposed 2015-16 budget calls for a three percent tax increase of $100,634, bringing its total to $3.45 million. “Once again, the Board of Trustees worked rigorously to pare...
View ArticleArtbeat: Local students’ art displayed in Parrish Art Museum
Several local high school artists will be recognized Saturday, Feb. 28, for their work displayed in Parrish Art Museum’s 2015 Student Exhibition. An awards ceremony will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. at the...
View ArticleTown starts ticketing for uncleared sidewalks along Rt. 58
A woman makes her way up Route 58 on Tuesday morning before stepping into a parking lot. (Credit: Joseph Pinciaro) Winter is getting old for pretty much everyone at this point: record-lows have been...
View ArticleIce time is not an issue for the Gabrielsens
Rob Gabrielsen and his wife Amanda along with Ayden and Robert, far right, skating on the family rink in Jamesport. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch) If you build it, they will skate. The Gabrielsen family...
View ArticleRiverhead BOE: New ESL requirements; security budget increases
ESL director Liz Scaduto and assistant superintendent David Wicks discussing new state regulations for students who need instruction in English at Tuesday’s school board meeting. (Credit: Tim Gannon)...
View ArticlePolice arrest Mastic man for Capital One Bank robberies
Riverhead Police arrested a Mastic man in connection with a pair of robberies at two Capital One Banks. John Gayles, 55, was charged with two counts of third-degree robbery following his arrest...
View ArticleDriver in fatal crash asks for her license back
Diane O’Neill of Farmingville is led into Riverhead Town Court last month following a fatal accident in Jamesport. (Credit: Paul Squire, file) The attorney for a former Southold High School math...
View ArticleRiverhead issues $10K in tickets for uncleared Route 58 sidewalks
Forty businesses were cited this week for failing to clear their sidewalks. (Credit: Joseph Pinciaro) With sidewalks impassable along much of Route 58, leaving pedestrians to either walk on the road or...
View Article‘State of the Town:’ Walter proposes cutting assessor; GOP chair possibly out
Riverhead Town Supervisor Sean Walter giving his State of the Town speech Wednesday. (Credit: Tim Gannon) During his sixth annual State of the Town address Wednesday night at The Birchwood restaurant...
View ArticleWith icy air comes a frozen Long Island Sound
The Baiting Hollow shoreline was covered in ice this past week. The icing represents the worst freeze of Long Island Sound in decades, according to experts and historical accounts. (Credit: Jerry...
View ArticleRECAP: Debate over potentially hazardous material dumped at EPCAL
Councilman George Gabrielsen inspecting the material at EPCAL. (Credit: Tim Gannon) An attempt to get free material to help complete a recreation path at the Enterprise Park at Calverton might have...
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