SUV crashes into Pizza Hut in Riverhead, 3 people injured
An SUV crashed into the Pizza Hut on Route 58 Friday afternoon. (Credit: Manny Velasquez) Manny Velazquez was just starting to eat his pepperoni pizza when an SUV came flying through the wall behind...
View ArticleMan arrested, charged for robberies in downtown Riverhead
Brian Houpe Jr. (Credit: RPD) Police have arrested the man they say is responsible for a pair of downtown robberies in Riverhead over the last week. Twenty-six-year-old Riverhead resident Brian Houpe...
View ArticleFlanders Road repaving pushed back until after Memorial Day
Flanders Road repaving will run from south to north once it starts on May 27. “In an effort to try and provide motorist and travelers with a smoother and safer roadway,” according to the office of...
View ArticleHess is out. Speedway is in.
Signage at Speedway by the Tanger Outlets was being changed over on Friday. (Credit: Paul Squire) Drivers heading to their local Hess station today might have noticed something different: It wasn’t a...
View ArticleSoftball: Blue Waves rally for lead, then fall in 8th
Riverhead shortstop Danni Napoli applies a tag on Hills West senior Samantha Katz. (Credit: Robert O’Rourk) CLASS AA OUTBRACKET | COLTS 6, BLUE WAVES 5 (8 innings) Jubilation to heartache. All in a...
View ArticleBoys Lacrosse: After strong start, Blue Waves fall to Ward Melville
Riverhead’s Mark Andrejack tries to elude the Ward Melville defender in Friday’s playoff game. (Credit: Bill Landon) CLASS A PLAYOFFS | PATRIOTS 12, BLUE WAVES 4 In only their second postseason...
View ArticleBaseball: Hills East hands Blue Waves pasting in playoffs
Riverhead’s Cody Dilworth putting a ball in play during his team’s playoff loss to Half Hollow Hills East on Saturday. (Credit: Robert O’Rourk) SUFFOLK COUNTY CLASS AA TOURNAMENT | THUNDERBIRDS 10,...
View ArticlePolice: Car thief nabbed after OnStar halts Camaro
Police arrested a Riverhead man after they said he stole a Target employee’s car Friday night and later had the car automatically disabled after OnStar was notified in the middle of a vehicle pursuit....
View ArticleLocals give their thoughts about downtown safety in Riverhead
A Riverhead police officer walks the beat downtown on Monday night. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch) Editor’s note: This story was published in Thursday’s paper, before an arrest was made in relation to the...
View ArticleTown rejects highway supe’s plea to oversee sign permits
Town Highway Superintendent Gio Woodson says his department should be in charge of sign permits. (Credit: Tim Gannon) Fed up with his crews picking up signs for public office on public property,...
View ArticleRobbery suspects held on bail following arraignments
Brian Houpe Jr. (left) and Spencer Khashif. (Credit: Riverhead police) The two suspects charged in recent robberies in Riverhead were issued grand jury notices and held on bail pending another court...
View ArticleDEC increases number of local waterbodies closed to shellfishing
A view of Flanders Bay Saturday afternoon. (Credit: Rachel Young) Flanders Bay and western Shinnecock Bay have been added to the list of local waterbodies where the harvesting of shellfish is...
View ArticleHealth Column: Getting all the truth about health myths
Drink at least eight glasses of water a day. Don’t sit too close to the TV or you’ll need glasses. Put down that spicy chili dog or you’ll give yourself an ulcer. These are health claims so pervasive...
View ArticleReal Estate: Think your property taxes are too high
Anyone who builds a home addition or installs a swimming pool can reasonably expect their property assessment, which measures how much a house is worth and then taxes accordingly, to increase. But...
View ArticleHelp Wanted: Restaurant work, painter, home health aide
Looking for work? Check out the Times/Review classified section. Looking for work, or know someone who is? Times/Review classifieds offers local companies a place to advertise their job openings each...
View ArticlePedestrian hit, knocked unconscious in Riverhead parking lot
Martha Garcia was hit by a Cevrolet Silverado outside the King Kullen store in Riverhead on Sunday. (Credit: Grant Parpan) A pedestrian was airlifted to Stony Brook University Medical Center after she...
View ArticleSecond time seems to be a charm for SWR parking lot plan
Resident Michael Burns (center) addresses the board last week as neighbors watch on. Mr. Burns was one of a handful to criticize a plan to build a new parking lot. (Credit: Paul Squire) After a swarm...
View ArticleCouple injured after losing control of motorcycle on Sound Avenue
Friends load a motorcycle onto a trailer after a couple was injured riding on Sound Avenue in Baiting Hollow Sunday afternoon. (Credit: Grant Parpan) A couple was injured Sunday afternoon when the...
View ArticleTen News-Review stories you may have missed last week
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View ArticleUpdate: Driver in critical condition following Route 105 crash
Three people were injured in a two-car collision at the intersection of Route 105 and Main Road Sunday morning, Riverhead Town police said. An eastbound Toyota collided with a southbound Honda after...
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