Local music legend Gene Casey is hitting all the right notes
Hours after his Tuesday night show in Bay Shore wrapped up, Gene Casey pulled into his driveway at his one-acre Southold property, weary from the road. He’d driven for more than an hour after the...
View ArticleHow this RHS grad went from bullied teen to ‘theater kid’
Brett Chizever was the type of student who hated, more than anything, to be late to class. He carried an extra-large backpack, which he’d stuff full of textbooks he needed for the day, to avoid...
View ArticleDay Two photos from FOLD Festival at Martha Clara Vineyards
The two-day FOLD Festival concluded with performances from Duran Duran, Chaka Kahn, Janelle Monae, Nile Rodgers and more at Martha Clara Vineyards in Riverhead Wednesday. About 2,500 concert goers...
View ArticleRECAP: Water quality, microbrew zoning at work session
The Riverhead Town Board held its weekly work session on Thursday morning at 10 a.m. in Riverhead Town Hall. Among the agenda items that were discussed was wastewater standards in town, with Defend H2O...
View ArticleCops: Two men arrested for assaulting women at Sabor Latino
Two men were arrested Friday and charged with assaulting three women at Sabor Latino in Riverhead, according to a Riverhead Town police press release. Riverhead residents Carlos and Marlon Muyus-Boror,...
View ArticleMicrobrewery zoning proposed for Polish Town
Where, oh where, to place another brewery in town? Not that one is coming, necessarily. With three brick-and-mortar breweries already in operation (and a fourth in the planning stages), stock around...
View ArticleVolunteers sought for Guinness World Record attempt in Riverhead
Calling all night owls: Darren Stakey could use a hand. As part of his attempt to set a pair of Guinness World Records by singing and playing the piano over five consecutive days, the Riverhead...
View ArticleReport shows tourism is growing in Suffolk County (like it or not)
To the great displeasure of anti-tourism curmudgeons, it appears Suffolk County is becoming even more popular as a vacation destination. In its biannual report on the county’s tourism industry, the...
View ArticleNew restaurant coming to Meeting House Creek Inn?
The Meeting House Creek Inn restaurant in Aquebogue is slated for some changes and possibly a new name and tenant. Property owner Alex Galasso of Lighthouse Yacht Club is planning to close the...
View ArticleRiverhead blotter: Larceny suspect was wanted by Suffolk County cops
A woman wanted by the Suffolk County police fugitive squad was allegedly caught stealing from Target last Tuesday morning, Riverhead Town police said. Arketa Ramos, 39, was arrested for petit larceny...
View ArticleFamily taking it ‘one day at a time’ after fire destroys home
Bri Ristau felt like taking a break. The 20-year-old videographer, who was working from home Friday afternoon at her family’s Church Lane farmhouse in Aquebogue, said she was “stressed out” after...
View ArticleWoman escapes unharmed from Aquebogue house fire
Firefighters from at least four departments helped quell a house fire on Church Lane Friday afternoon. Riverhead police notified local fire departments about the fire in Aquebogue about 3:30 p.m....
View ArticleColumn: Dust off some retro video games and don’t look back
I don’t think Nintendo’s newest gaming system can save the princess this time. After becoming bored with the last-generation Wii system, my husband and I sold it at a garage sale. But a few weeks ago,...
View ArticleHealth Column: How to be even safer in the sun
As someone with an extremely fair complexion, I apply sunscreen regularly and do my best to stay out of the sun. Despite this, I don’t spend a lot of time investigating the products I use —...
View ArticleEditorial: Don’t forget about the arts
Editorials typically tend to focus on hard-hitting topics. The last four that have run on this page, for example, have addressed the Long Island Power Authority’s reform attempts, efforts to curb...
View ArticleFeatured Letter: Shield our children from the horrors of war
Every year, the subject of our failing educational system appears ad nauseam, in particular when a politician wants to garner your vote. Recently, I was in possession of just two of the books our...
View ArticleTriathlon: Chan ends Steiskal’s three-year reign at Riverhead Rocks
Katie Boland, who had the second-fastest swim time, finished third in the woman’s race in the fourth annual Riverhead Rocks Olympic Distance Triathlon. (Credit: Daniel De Mato) The fourth annual...
View ArticleFamily taking it ‘one day at a time’ after fire destroys home
Bri Ristau felt like taking a break. The 20-year-old videographer, who was working from home Friday afternoon at her family’s Church Lane farmhouse in Aquebogue, said she was “stressed out” after...
View ArticlePolice seek info on string of residential burglaries
Police are asking for information after they said “several vacant homes” were broken into near Wildwood State Park in recent weeks, with the burglars taking copper pipes from the homes. According to...
View ArticleHelp Wanted: Receptionists, soccer coach, cook
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