Cooperage Inn to hold fundraiser for fellow co-worker, fire victim
Tristin Krueger and his mother, Raven, in front of their fire-damaged home on Twomey Avenue in Calverton in January. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch, file) When Caraline Krueger’s employers at the Cooperage...
View ArticlePolice: East Setauket man had heroin bags in Riverside
An expired registration sticker led to the eventual arrest of an East Setauket man after police found bags of heroin in his car Friday in Riverside, Southampton Town police said. Christopher Bonafe,...
View ArticleSuperintendents react to Zeldin’s Common Core legislation
Congressman Lee Zeldin addressing supporters on Election Day. (Credit: John Griffin, file) School districts could soon opt out of Common Core without sacrificing federal funding. Congressman Lee Zeldin...
View ArticleEditorial: Zeldin steps up on Common Core, helicopters
Congressman Lee Zeldin is a House Foreign Affairs Committee member. (Courtesy file photo) Freshman Congressman Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) has had a good couple weeks. We’ll hold our fire — for now — about...
View ArticleWomen’s Lacrosse: Carrera likes life at Hofstra
Riverhead graduate Carolyn Carrera finds herself in a new role on the lacrosse field as a player at Hofstra this spring. (Credit: Zack Lane/Hofstra University) Carolyn Carrera has gone through a...
View ArticlePolice: Flanders woman had pink stun gun in pink purse
A 25-year-old Flanders woman is facing a weapons charge after police found she was carrying a pink stun gun in handbag during a traffic stop Friday night, police said. Jessica Seaman of Flanders Road...
View ArticleStop DWI patrols lead to five arrests in Riverhead
Five people were arrested during Stop DWI patrols in Riverhead on St. Patrick’s Day, Riverhead Town police said. Police set up three sobriety checkpoints within the town between 4 p.m. Tuesday and 1...
View ArticlePlanned terminal expansion has neighbors on edge in Northville
Opponents of the Riverhead Terminal expansion on Sound Shore Road Monday afternoon (from left): Northville Beach Civic Association president Neil Krupnick, Ann Weiser, Greg Genovese of the Highlands...
View ArticleRECAP: Board appears likely to reject terminal expansion plan
The crowd at Wednesday’s hearing for the proposed gas terminal in Northville. (Credit: Tim Gannon) The Riverhead Town Board appears poised to reject United Riverhead Terminals proposed expansion at its...
View ArticleCops: Three men stole appliances from model homes
They took everything but the kitchen sink, allegedly. Three Suffolk County men are facing felony burglary counts after reportedly breaking into two model homes in Wading River last Tuesday and making...
View ArticleFormer Riverhead supervisor James Stark dies at 78
James Stark pictured in 2007. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch, file) Former Riverhead Supervisor James R. Stark died Tuesday at Peconic Bay Medical Center where he was being treated for lung cancer. He was...
View ArticleBaseball: Riverhead’s pitching rotation looks solid
Nick Herzog, a senior left-hander with a tough curveball, is one of Riverhead’s three projected starting pitchers. (Credit: Robert O’Rourk) Good baseball teams have an ace pitcher. The Riverhead Blue...
View ArticleFired driver says Riverhead School District hasn’t honored agreement
Andrea Diaz says the Riverhead school district hasn’t reinstated her, even though an agreement states she would return by March 2. (Credit: Jen Nuzzo) A school bus driver fired last year from her job...
View ArticleReps: State police simply having trouble hiring Riverside dispatcher
The state police barracks in Riverside used to be located east on Route 24, in the Red Creek area away from the hamlet center. (Credit: News-Review) In response to outcry from town leaders in...
View ArticleSolar farm planned for former Calverton golf course site
The entrance to Calverton Links. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch) The former Calverton Links golf course will not be used as a golf course anymore and could turn into a solar energy farm, according to...
View ArticlePhotos: McGann-Mercy presents ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’
McGann-Mercy Theatre Company cast of “Diary of Anne Frank”: (From left) Olivia Geppel of Mattituck as Anne Frank; Max Crean of Farmingdale as Otto Frank; Caitlin Jacobs of Mattituck as Edith Frank;...
View ArticleUpdate: Police seeking woman in Second Street bank robbery
The Suffolk County National Bank in Riverhead was robbed Thursday morning. (Credit: Tim Gannon) Update (3 p.m.): The culprit behind Thursday morning’s robbery of the Suffolk County National Bank branch...
View ArticleAmper: Expand preservation fund to tackle water quality
Waterfront homes in Jamesport along the bay. (Credit: Barbarellen Koch, file.) On April 2, East Enders will celebrate an important milestone: The Community Preservation Fund will have generated over $1...
View ArticleMen’s Lacrosse: Malave credits confidence for his goals
Shoreham-Wading River graduate Mike Malave has scored 17 goals in six games for Hofstra University this season. (Credit: Zack Lane/Hofstra University) For Hofstra University senior attackman Mike...
View ArticleSupervisor declares Winter Storm Emergency
A plow clears snow on Main Road Friday. (Credit: Joe Werkmeister) As snow began to fall across the North Fork this afternoon, Riverhead Town Supervisor Sean Walter declared a Winter Storm Emergency,...
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