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Roundup of where you can see fireworks this weekend
(Credit: Katharine Schroeder file) Jamesport The annual fire department parade along Route 25 kicks off on Wednesday, July 8, at 7 p.m. The Jamesport Fire Department’s annual carnival, located near the...
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Gustavson Column: The man who ran the other NSA
John Williams. (Credit: Marty Heitner) If you’ve lived on the North Fork for a while, you probably have driven past it numerous times. It’s at the southwest corner of Front and Fourth streets in...
View ArticleEditorial: All men created equal? Not quite yet
As we celebrate Independence Day this weekend, we should recall those words near the beginning of the Declaration of Independence that changed the world: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that...
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Dark Horse owner soon opening lunch spot in downtown park
Dark Horse Restaurant owner Dee Muma weeds the gravel in front of the pump house in Grangebel Park Monday evening. She’ll soon be selling lunch there. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch) Grangebel Park —...
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Building owners may be required to decorate vacant storefronts
The former West Marine building in downtown in April. The building is vacant. (Credit: Tim Gannon) Riverhead Town may soon borrow a page from East Hampton Village in requiring owners of vacant stores...
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Tiny restaurant preliminary site plan rejected for Route 58
The 16-seat restaurant is proposed for a sliver of land between the Route 58 Taco Bell and Harrison Avenue. (Credit: Tim Gannon) The Riverhead Town Planning Board has rejected a proposal to build a new...
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Confronting memory loss, he finds inspiration through art
Robert Mince, 66, has his artwork on display in the hallway of the Riverhead Town Senior Center, where he spends a lot of his time during the week. (Credit: Joe Werkmeister) As a visitor approaches,...
View ArticleLetter: Less studies, more action
Almost daily, the media teases stories about how to lose weight and get into shape and the answer is always the same: diet and exercise. Most folks don’t want to hear that, though. We like the idea of...
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Photos: Fireworks light up Riverhead for Fourth of July
The Riverhead Business Improvement District sponsored an Independence Day celebration last night, capped off with a fireworks show. Music filled the air before the show as Brady Rymer and the Little...
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Tall Ships Guide: Festival kicks off Saturday
(Credit: Association Hermione-La Fayette) The Tall Ships of America tour will make a stop in Greenport Harbor this Independence Day weekend, where six vessels from around the world will dock for the...
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Roundup of where you can see fireworks this weekend
(Credit: Katharine Schroeder file) Jamesport The annual fire department parade along Route 25 kicks off on Wednesday, July 8, at 7 p.m. The Jamesport Fire Department’s annual carnival, located near the...
View ArticleRiverhead Blotter: Intoxicated man found sleeping near train tracks
Riverhead Town police responded at about 4:40 p.m. Saturday to a report of a highly intoxicated man sleeping near the Long Island Rail Road tracks by Mill Road. The Metropolitan Transportation...
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Help Wanted: Teachers, lifeguard, bartender
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 ArticleWeek in Review: Drug bust, carjacking and more
Here are 13 News-Review stories you might have missed over the past week. To make sure you stay on top of breaking news out of the Riverhead area, follow the News-Review @riverheadnews1 on Twitter. DA:...
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Four years later: A local analysis of the 2-percent property tax cap
With news late last month that the New York State Legislature extended the 2-percent property tax cap another four years, we took a look back at the property tax warrants — the amount of property taxes...
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Community garden is still a ‘magic’ space downtown
Six-year-old Summer Realander loves coming to the River and Roots Community Garden with her mother, Kristen. (Credit: Chris Lisinski) “Mom! Mom! I love this garden!” That’s what six-year-old Summer...
View ArticleCops: Five arrests made in DWI patrols
After increasing patrols looking for drunken drivers over the Fourth of July weekend, Riverhead police arrested five people, according to a news release. Of those arrested, four were charged with...
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Long Beard Brewing Company seeks IDA tax breaks
Bob Castaldi, owner of the Second Street firehouse building, and Paul Karlin, right, of Long Beard Brewing Co. address the Riverhead IDA Monday. The owners of a fledgling brewery that’s proposed for...
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Make-A-Wish Foundation sets off fireworks for Calverton teen
Fireworks light up the sky over Tristin Kreuger’s Calverton home Monday night. (Credit: Paul Squire) Tristin Krueger got his wish. Two of them, in fact. A professional fireworks display was held Monday...
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Baseball: A pitching duel turns into a rout; Tomcats fall
Riverhead’s Tyler Osik waits for a throw to second base as he tries to turn a double play against Westhampton (Credit: Daniel De Mato) AVIATORS 9, TOMCATS 2 It seemed hard to believe afterward, looking...
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