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Golf Column: There’s life after death for this eighth green
Life after death is something most of us have thought about. Recent best-selling books such as “Proof of Heaven” by Eben Alexander, “To Heaven and Back” by Mary Neal, and “The Boy Who Came Back From...
View ArticleEarly morning robbery, assault reported on East Main Street
A Hispanic male reported being assaulted by three unknown subjects on East Main Street in Riverhead early Sunday morning after he refused to give them his money, according to a Riverhead Town police...
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Congressman Zeldin eyes FAA changes to curb helicopter noise
“We want to know when will it end?” asked Marie Beninati, the co-chair of the non-profit group Southold Voice at its annual meeting Saturday. She was beginning a discussion on the subject of excessive...
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Longtime farmer dies following crash in Riverhead
A 90-year-old Aquebogue man died shortly after being involved in a two-vehicle accident on Middle Road Friday morning, according to Riverhead Town Police and his family. Columbus Redden, who spent...
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Water quality improvement project planned for Iron Point
Following recent fish kills and turtle die-offs in the area, a pilot program aimed at reducing nitrogen in local waterways may start at Iron Point in Flanders. The Southampton Town Board is working...
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Sheriffs use transmitter tech to find missing woman in Northampton
A developmentally disabled woman living in a Northampton group home disabled a door alarm and went missing Monday night, according to the Suffolk County Sheriff’s office. She might have stayed lost if...
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Jamesport firefighters free victim trapped in Sound Avenue accident
A woman was hospitalized after her van smashed into the back of another car on Sound Avenue and flipped over Tuesday morning, Riverhead police officials said. The drivers of the sedan was not injured,...
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GOP chief must step down from one position or another
Riverhead Republican leader Mason Haas, left, and Supervisor Sean Walter, top, in happier times, celebrating a Republican sweep Election night in 2013. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch file photo)...
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To cover new costs, Brendan House is asking for online donations
An unexpected $39,000 water hookup fee has delayed the opening of Brendan House, a Sound Avenue group home for survivors of traumatic brain injuries. The project’s sponsoring organization is now...
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Though overall CPF funds are up, Riverhead’s revenues plummet
During the first six months of this year, Peconic Bay Community Preservation Fund has boasted increased revenue compared to 2014, according to elected officials. Riverhead Town, however, had nothing...
View ArticleCops: Flanders man on probation caught with loaded gun
A 25-year-old Flanders man is facing a felony weapons charge after found a loaded pistol at his home, a violation of his probation, according to a news release. Southampton Town police and the Suffolk...
View ArticleCops: Woman airlifted after head-on crash on Sound Avenue
A 75-year-old Aquebogue woman suffered multiple fractures to her lower extremities following a head-on collision on Sound Avenue Tuesday night, Riverhead Town Police said. The woman, Marie Turano, had...
View ArticleSouthampton blotter: DWI arrest and man punches wall
A Riverhead woman was arrested Saturday and charged with drunken driving in Hampton Bays, Southampton Town police said. Julie Harper, 26, was traveling on Montauk Highway around 7:10 a.m. when she was...
View ArticleS&P downgrades Riverhead Charter School’s bond rating
The Riverhead Charter School’s bond rating was downgraded this week following a state report indicating it’s at risk of closing due to poor performance in various areas, including communication and...
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Town allows PSEG to do tests needed for possible EPCAL substation
PSEG-LI is considering building a new substation at EPCAL. Pictured is the existing Riverhead substation off West Main St. File photo by Tim Gannon The Riverhead Town Board on Tuesday unanimously...
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Editorial: We must do all we can to prevent another tragedy
At this stage, motor vehicle accidents are an inevitable, unfortunate fact of life. As long as we have cars and roads, accidents and crashes are bound to occur. Here on the North Fork, where many...
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Town Republican committee kicks out Supervisor Walter supporters
Six Riverhead Republican committee members who supported incumbent Supervisor Sean Walter in the May 26 nominating convention have since been removed from the committee, a move some see as retribution...
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Riverhead Raceway legend remembered as ‘ultimate competitor’
“I’m here to win races. I don’t care or follow the points.” That was the motto of Calverton’s Chris Young, one of Riverhead Raceway’s all-time greats who died at the age of 62 Saturday after...
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East Hampton appeals aircraft noise injunction
After spending months creating ways to minimize noise pollution created by private helicopters, the Town of East Hampton appealed a court injunction on one of three laws the town proposed in April. The...
View ArticleAudit: LIPA’s ‘longstanding issues’ have not been dealt with
After a lengthy effort to reduce costs for Long Island Power Authority customers, State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said that the utility has been ineffective after he discovered that costs have not...
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