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Hill family issues remarks, asks for prayers after fatal crash
Martha Garcia was hit by a Chevrolet Silverado driven by Emily Hill on May 17. Ms. Garcia died later. (Credit: Grant Parpan, file) Below is a joint statement from Emily and Thaddaeus Hill. Ms. Hill...
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Baiting Hollow farm applying for medical marijuana license
Kurt Van de Wetering at Ivy Acres in 2011. (Credit: Jen Nuzzo file) If Jack and Kurt Van de Wetering have their way, the first medical marijuana plants in Suffolk County will grow in a...
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Baseball: Phantoms strike first, take Game 1 against SWR
Shoreham-Wading River senior John Montesano pitched five innings Thursday against Bayport-Blue Point. (Credit: Joe Werkmeister) CLASS A COUNTY FINALS, GAME 1 | PHANTOMS 8, WILDCATS 1 After losing a...
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Girls Track and Field: SWR shows 1,500 meters is its event
Shoreham-Wading River pole vaulter Haley Lindell cleared 9 feet to finish in third place at the Division Championships at Northport High School. (Credit: Robert O’Rourk). DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIPS...
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Cops: 70-year-old man crashes Mercedes Benz into Cooperage Inn
A car crashed into Cooperage Inn’s entrance Thursday night. (Credit: Jen Nuzzo) A 70-year-old Fort Salonga man crashed his Mercedes Benz into Cooperage Inn’s entrance Thursday night, Riverhead Town...
View ArticleJedediah Hawkins Inn gets conditional approval for outdoor events
The historic Jedediah Hawkins Inn got another temporary reprieve from the Riverhead Town Zoning Board Thursday night to allow it to hold outdoor catered events at the Jamesport restaurant, but it came...
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Baseball: Shutout win sends SWR to a decisive Game 3
Shoreham-Wading River senior Matt Fox pitched a complete game shutout against Bayport-Blue Point in Game 2 of the Class A county championship Friday. (Credit: Bill Landon) CLASS A COUNTY FINALS, GAME 2...
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Can feral cats save Kent Animal Shelter?
A rendering from 2013 of what the new Kent Animal Shelter will look like. (Credit: courtesy drawing) Kent Animal Shelter in Calverton has saved many dogs and cats over the years at its River Road...
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Woman arrested following rollover crash on East Main Street
The driver of an SUV was arrested for driving without a license and leaving the scene of an accident following a two-car collision with a taxi Saturday night, Riverhead Town police said. Judith...
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Cops: Driver escapes serious injury after flipping SUV on Main Road
The driver of this overturned vehicle on Main Road escaped serious harm late Saturday morning. (Credit: Paul Squire) A driver barreled through a row of potted plants at a Main Road nursery in Aquebogue...
View ArticleAuditions to be held for two youth productions
Riverhead Faculty and Community Theater will hold auditions for two youth productions — “13 the Musical” and “Forgiven: A Fairy Tale” — Monday and Tuesday, June 8 and 9, at Pulaski Street School in...
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Riverhead Town scrambling to fix ‘critical’ situation as fish die off
Dead bunker like these have been washing up on local shores since late last week. (Credit: Christopher Gobler) A recent die-off of bait fish in the Peconic Estuary has Riverhead Town rallying local...
View ArticleHealth Column: The doctor will see you now — at home
The biggest problem Medical House Calls of the North Fork has, owner Steven Templeton said recently, is that people assume it’s too good to be true. But the Greenport physician assistant’s business,...
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PHOTOS: Peconic Bay Medical Center’s annual gala
Physician of the Year Dr. George Ruggiero with wife Tina. Peconic Bay Medical Center held its annual Spring Gala at the Hyatt Place East End in Riverhead Saturday night. The event, which raises funds...
View ArticleHelp Wanted: Baker, mechanic and real estate salesperson
Looking for work, or know someone who is? Times/Review classifieds offers local companies a place to advertise their job openings each week, and this week close to 70 positions are available from a...
View ArticleTen News-Review stories you may have missed this week
To make sure you stay on top of breaking news out of the Riverhead area, follow the News-Review @riverheadnews1 on Twitter. Riverhead GOP throws incumbents out, nominates Giglio for supe; Hubbard,...
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Hundreds of dead fish now washing up in Southold Town
Bunker fish at Nassau Point Sunday morning. (Credit: Grant Parpan) Bunker fish lined the bay shores of Southold Town Sunday morning, days after the latest massive fish kill reports in Riverhead and...
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Riverhead hopes high tide can help with dead fish cleanup
Dead fish line the shoreline at Indian Island Monday morning. (Credit: Paul Squire) With thousands of dead bunker decaying on Riverhead’s shores after a massive fish kill last week, authorities are...
View ArticleRiverhead Raceway: Ellwood’s decision is a winning one
Earlier in the week leading up to the Twin 30 NASCAR Modified features this past Saturday night at Riverhead Raceway, Kyle Ellwood and his team decided to withdraw from a NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour...
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Walter, Wooten to run as a pair in fall primary
Supervisor Sean Walter and Councilman James Wooten smiled and posed for photos after a meeting in 2011. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch file) After they both lost their party’s nomination for re-election...
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