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A pair of new restaurants coming to former Walmart lot?
The company that owns Riverhead Plaza — home to the former Walmart — has submitted a new site plan for the property. But the site plan isn’t for the the former Walmart building; it’s for the parking...
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Riley Avenue students create anti-bullying mural
Third graders from teacher Beth Menis’ class help paint the mural in the Riley Avenue cafeteria. (Credit: Riverhead School District) Update: The unveiling of the anti-bullying mural has been postponed,...
View ArticleSouthampton Blotter: Accidents lead to DWI arrests
Two Flanders men were arrested for driving while intoxicated 10 minutes apart in separate accidents at different locations in Hampton Bays Sunday morning, according to Southampton Town police. Jose...
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Contaminated EPCAL fill could cost town over $15K to remove
Councilman George Gabrielsen inspecting the material at EPCAL. (Credit: Tim Gannon) About a month after test results showed material dumped at Enterprise Park at Calverton contained traces of DDT,...
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Girls Track and Field: Once again, things look up for Wildcats
Shoreham-Wading River sophomore Alexandra Hays was a runner-up in the 3,000 meters at last year’s Section XI Individual Championships. (Credit: Robert O’Rourk, file) PREVIEW The Shoreham-Wading River...
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Joseph Frohnhoefer Jr., founder of Sea Tow International, dies at 71
The Frohnhoefer family (from left) Kristen, Joseph III and parents Joseph and Georgia in July 2012. (Credit: Courtesy photo) Joseph Frohnhoefer Jr., the charitable businessman who founded the...
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Coates backs out of bid for supervisor; DeVito steps up
A few days ago, Anthony Coates was planning to screen for the Riverhead Democratic Committee nomination for supervisor and Angela DeVito wasn’t planning to run for any office at all this year. Now, Ms....
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Softball Preview: Blue Waves eye return to playoffs
Riverhead sophomore Casey Plitt pitched nearly every inning last season for the Blue Waves. (Credit: Robert O’Rourk, file) Pitching and defense can carry any softball team a long way, especially in...
View ArticleSenate passes Alix’s Law to close hit-and-run loophole
The state Senate passed new legislation Wednesday that aims to hold hit-and-run drivers more accountable, according to state Senator Ken LaValle’s office. If passed by the Assembly and signed into law,...
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BOE OK’s security director’s resignation; searching for replacement
Security director James Gersham discusses procedures with two members of his staff Marilyn Ross (left) and Eddie Johnson earlier this month. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch) A search is underway to replace...
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Booster club raises $106K for Thomas Cutinella Foundation
Kelli Cutinella (left), the mother of Shoreham-Wading River student Tom Cutinella, who died last year playing football, hugs Wildcat Athletics Club board member Regina McGee at a school board meeting...
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Boys Lacrosse: Wildcats pour it on for their coach’s debut
Steve Wiendler, carrying the ball forward, collected 10 ground balls and an assist for Shoreham-Wading River in its season-opening win over Harborfields. (Credit: Garret Meade) WILDCATS 18, TORNADOES 9...
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RECAP: Town Board may restrict where solar projects can be built
Solar panels being constructed on the east side of Edwards Avenue. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch) With Edwards Avenue in Calverton soon to be blanketed by solar panels, the Riverhead Town Board, at its...
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County legislature approves $80K study of Millstone’s impact on Sound
The Millstone Power Station in Waterford, Conn. (Credit: Courtesy photo) In a split vote Tuesday, county lawmakers approved an $80,000 study on the impacts that Connecticut’s Millstone Nuclear Power...
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Boys Track and Field: After heartbreak, Riverhead’s bumped up a league
Senior sprinter Jacob Robinson and his Riverhead teammates will face a lot of new competition in League III. (Credit: Robert O’Rourk, file) PREVIEW The 2014 Suffolk County League IV boys track and...
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Justice court undergoing $17K renovation after town settles lawsuit
The Riverhead justice court will be undergoing a renovation. (Credit: Paul Squire file) Riverhead Town will be revamping its justice court in coming weeks after the town, as well as four other East End...
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He’s in, he’s out, he’s in? Coates screens for supervisor
After saying he was screening for supervisor, and then saying he was not screening, Anthony Coates actually did end up screening with the Riverhead Democratic committee after all Thursday night. But he...
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Boys Lacrosse: Everything goes Tuckers’ way against Monarchs
Mattituck/Greenport/Southold’s Tyler Seifert puts a shot on goal despite the efforts of Bishop McGann-Mercy’s Andrew Glasgow. (Credit: Garret Meade) TUCKERS 17, MONARCHS 1 His playing time is limited...
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Column: He’s tackling the world of professional gaming
Jeffrey Avilas Ramos, a Mattituck High School junior, competes in eSports called Major League Gaming playing mostly Call of Duty. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch) Down a steep wooden staircase, in a small...
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Mattituck teen rescues orphaned baby fox in Jamesport
Carly Unger and the lost baby fox. (Credit: Courtesy of Nicholle Donohue) Nicholle Donohue and her daughter Carly Unger were driving on Main Road in Jamesport on Wednesday when they spotted a fur baby...
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