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Northforker: Scenes from the 41st annual Polish Town Fair
The 41st annual Polish Town Fair and Polka Festival was held this weekend in Riverhead’s Polish Town. Despite the ninety degree heat, thousands of people roamed the streets of Polish Town, enjoying...
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Week in Review: Ten most read News-Review stories
Here are the 10 most read posts on suffolktimes.com this week. To stay on top of breaking North Fork news follow @riverheadnews1 on Twitter. 1. Riverhead guidance director charged with aggravated DWI...
View ArticlePatriot Run, golf tournament to honor Tom Cutinella
Two upcoming events — a Patriot Run and a golf tournament — are scheduled over the next two months in memory of Tom Cutinella. The Patriot Run is scheduled for Sept. 13 at Wildwood State Park in...
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Audition for a spot in Riverhead’s Edgar Allan Poe Festival
Ever wanted to recreate popular Halloween dances? Love to tell spooky stories? Then audition for the second annual Edgar Allan Poe Festival, to be held in downtown Riverhead this October. The...
View ArticleAuto Racing: Young driver triumphs on Old Timers Night
Saturday night at Riverhead Raceway was a night to celebrate the rich history of Long Island stock car racing at Riverhead Raceway as well as to look toward to the future. In a nonstop 35-lap NASCAR...
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Mercy football coach Doroski’s ‘home’ is where his heart is
Bishop McGann-Mercy’s new — and old — coach, Jeff Doroski, making a point during the team’s practice on Monday evening. (Credit: Robert O’Rourk) As he had done for so much of his life, Jeff Doroski was...
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After season of tragedy and triumph, SWR Wildcats will hit the road
Few high school football teams have endured the incredible highs and lows that Shoreham-Wading River went through last season. One of its players died after collapsing during a game. The Wildcats...
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Cops offer reward to find suspects in Riverhead shooting
Riverhead police and Suffolk County Crime Stoppers are asking for the public’s help to find two men wanted in a shooting that injured two teenagers earlier this month. The two victims were shot about...
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Football: Riverhead QB hopes his time has come
Nailed to the front of Leif Shay’s office door is a board that lists his Riverhead High School football team’s goals for the upcoming season. The first of those goals — and the only one so far that...
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Davis Peach Farm needs $150k to stay open after storm damage
When Davis Peach Farm owner Christine Davis saw the extent of the devastation caused by a severe thunderstorm earlier this month, she went “totally numb.” Now, nearly two weeks later, she still finds...
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Flanders chief raises concerns over wildfire mitigation plan
The good news for the Flanders Fire Department is that the Central Pine Barrens Joint Planning and Policy Commission is close to finalizing a plan to reduce the threat of wildfires in the community....
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Farmers split on town’s plan to encourage more farm stands
Some farmers are voicing their concerns over a plan to encourage more farm stands throughout Riverhead Town. Under current law, farms stands located in the agricultural protection zone need to be on a...
View ArticleRiverhead Chamber of Commerce will host breakfast with Lee Zeldin
Congressman Lee Zeldin will be the guest speaker at Riverhead Chamber of Commerce’s “Eggs & Issues” breakfast meeting Thursday, Aug. 20. The meeting will begin at 8 a.m. at The Birchwood of Polish...
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Darren Stakey reflects on marathon performance
Four days after wrapping up a marathon performance of 111 consecutive hours of piano playing and singing, life is slowly returning to normal for Darren Stakey. The Riverhead native, who set out to...
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Johnny Niecko, Riverhead’s polka radio king, dies at 77
Johnny Niecko, who for more than 30 years serenaded listeners across the East End with authentic Polish polka as host of WRIV’s “Sunday Polka Time,” died Wednesday. He was 77. Mr. Niecko had suffered...
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After a decade of trying, three hamlets may receive separate zip codes
For nearly 15 years, with no success, residents in Flanders, Riverside and Northampton have campaigned for their hamlets to receive separate zip codes. “We were told we needed infrastructure,” or...
View ArticleOutdoor farmers market won’t return to Riverhead next summer
The Riverhead Business Improvement District Management Association is planning to eliminate the downtown outdoor farmers market next summer. The BIDMA made the decision during its meeting Wednesday...
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Recap: Anti-Bias Task Force makes presentation to Town Board
The Riverhead Town Board heard a presentation from the town’s anti-bias task force relating to comments made by some Town Board members about immigration enforcement at its work session Thursday....
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Citgo gas station on Route 58 robbed at gunpoint, suspect at large
A man armed with a handgun robbed a gas station near Route 58 Wednesday night, getting away with an “undetermined amount” of cash, Riverhead police said. The suspect, described by police as being in...
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Riverhead football player listed in ‘critical condition’
Nikolas Visco, a junior on the Riverhead High School football team, is currently at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital after suffering from apparent heat stroke following the team’s first official...
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