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Riverhead primary debates Monday night at Suffolk Theater
KATHARINE SCHROEDER FILE PHOTO | The Suffolk Theater’s grand re-opening night in February. The first of two town political debates being sponsored by local media and held at the historic Suffolk...
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Riverside in line for $15K county grant for walking trail
TIM GANNON FILE PHOTO | Route 24 in Riverside, where a new ‘Main Street’ is envisioned. A plan to create a walking trail through Suffolk County parkland to the banks of the Peconic River is now in line...
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Promised sound wall still not up at Riverhead construction site
TIM GANNON PHOTO | The Saber Riverhead project is under construction on land just east of Riverhead Raceway on Route 58. Just as it was revealed that a Five Guys Burgers and Fries would be coming to...
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German shepherd honored for work in search and rescue
COURTESY PHOTO | Sue Condreras with her German shepherd Jesse, an experienced rescue dog that was honored with the Award for Canine Excellence as a Search and Rescue Dog. Sue Condreras of Northville...
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Riverhead native’s LIRClothing becoming a hit
JOE WERKMEISTER PHOTO | Anthony Harris of Riverhead formed a clothing company called LIRClothing, which stands for Loyalty is Royalty. The emoticon image has been his most popular design so far....
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Teachers union inks 4-year deal in SWR
FILE PHOTO | The teachers union at Shoreham-Wading River agreed to a hard freeze on salaries for the 2014-15 school year. The Shoreham-Wading River school board and the district’s teachers union...
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Riverhead native joins MSNBC show on 50th anniversary of “I Have a Dream” speech
BARBARELLEN KOCH PHOTO | Riverhead native Rashad Robinson spoke on a panel this afternoon during the MSNBC show “Disrupt with Karen Finney.” Rashad Robinson, a Riverhead native who is now the executive...
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Photos: First ever Rubber Duck Race fundraiser makes a splash
CARRIE MILLER PHOTO | 18-month-old Julianna Elefonte cheers on as the ducks near the finish line. More than 100 people attended Flanders’ first ever Rubber Duck Race Saturday afternoon to help benefit...
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Man with knife entered occupied Riverhead home, swiped wallet
GOOGLE MAPS In what police are describing as a residential burglary, a man entered the back door of an occupied Riverhead home early Wednesday with a knife and made off with a wallet he grabbed from a...
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Police arrest Riverhead man after early morning robbery
A Riverhead man with an active warrant was apprehended shortly after he allegedly robbed a man with a knife early Wednesday morning, Riverhead Town police said. Robert K Nash, 45, was arrested and...
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Football: Now it’s Smith’s turn at quarterback for Riverhead
ROBERT O’ROURK PHOTO | Riverhead senior Cody Smith takes over at quarterback this year after three-year starter Ryan Bitzer graduated. It’s been three years since the last time Cody Smith lined up...
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Wooten Column: Coates’ brand of politics is wrong for Riverhead
BARBARAELLEN KOCH FILE PHOTO | Councilman James Wooten (left) in Town Hall. I have sat back and watched and listened to all the obvious political hand wringing and bullet points presented throughout...
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Equal Time: There’s no doubt Republicans are scared
ANTHONY COATES COURTESY PHOTO | Anthony Coates They’re worried. Yesterday, Councilman Jim Wooten sounded retreat and the Old Guard Republicans started circling the wagons because they are worried. They...
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Town proposes increased buffer for future commercial developments
TIM GANNON PHOTO | At the site of the Costco development, trees were cleared up to the property line of Foxwood Village, which officials hope to avoid in the future. In the wake of three large...
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Roxanne freed back into the ocean Wednesday morning
RIVERHEAD FOUNDATION COURTESY PHOTO | Roxanne, a Risso’s dolphin was released Wednesday morning. Roxanne, the 700-pound Risso’s dolphin found marooned on a Jones Beach Island sandbar, is swimming...
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Football: SWR’s Identsohn leads on both sides of the field
ROBERT O’ROURK FILE PHOTO | Shoreham-Wading River senior Mitch Identsohn will see an increased role on both defense and offense this year for the Wildcats. As the leader of the Shoreham-Wading River...
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Plan to sell Plum Island moving ahead despite protests
CYNDI MURRAY PHOTO | The federal government is pushing forward with plans to move the research facility on Plum Island to Kansas State University. The federal government is pushing forward with plans...
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Featured Letter: Don’t blame me, Councilman Dunleavy
TIM GANNON FILE PHOTO | Excavation at the site of a future Costco on Route 58 stretches up to neighboring homes in Foxwood Village. To the Editor: Riverhead Councilman John Dunleavy has once again show...
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Timing of Rosh Hashanah has local schools starting late
JENNIFER GUSTAVSON FILE PHOTO | Students at Phillips Avenue Elementary School and all other local schools will start later than usual this year because of the timing of the Jewish New Year. The first...
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Football: Riverhead’s Maysonet waived by Browns
Miguel Maysonet was waived by the Cleveland Browns Friday. The former Riverhead and Stony Brook running back saw time in each preseason game for the Browns. Photos by: Barbarellen Koch (left), Robert...
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