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Hampton murder suspects held without bail; family calls it a ‘bittersweet day’
On the one-year anniversary of his brother’s death, Jamal Davis remained hopeful the murderers would one day be apprehended. It was January 2014, and Demitri Hampton’s family had just visited a bench...
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Cross Country: At Brown, SWR wins title, Riverhead girl takes freshman crown
The annual trip to Brown University in Providence, R.I., always includes an added bonus for the Shoreham-Wading River girls cross country team: a trip to the mall. “There’s no way I can take 40 kids...
View ArticleLocal civic group protests medical marijuana dispensary site
On Tuesday, the Millbrook Gables Civic Association presented the Riverhead Town Board with a letter and petition signed by 51 people who are against a new proposed location for a medical marijuana...
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Southampton blotter: Man faces Leandra’s Law charge in DWI
A Cedarhurst man faces a felony DWI charge after being arrested last Monday under Leandra’s Law, Southampton Town police said. Dori Kuritzky, 31, was pulled over on Flanders Road in Riverside at...
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Column: Lessons learned at a New York farm conference
I was born and raised surrounded by farms in Wading River, but if you think that makes me the ideal reporter to cover agricultural issues, you’re wrong. So when my editor approached me several weeks...
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Zeldin appeals after new ZIP codes rejected for three hamlets
Congressman Lee Zeldin is filing an appeal of the U.S. Postal Service’s recent rejection of a plan to create new ZIP codes for the Flanders, Riverside and Northampton areas, claiming the rejection was...
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SWR set to offer AP Capstone program in 2016-17
Starting next school year, Shoreham-Wading River High School students will have a new opportunity to set themselves apart. Starting in the 2016-17 academic year, the district will become one of only...
View ArticleState launches online survey to gain feedback on Common Core
Two years ago, the state’s education commissioner went around the state and was met with thousands of parents upset over the controversial Common Core curriculum. Last month, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, after...
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Town kills proposed moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries
A proposed moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries in Riverhead is all but dead now that four Town Board members announced Thursday they’re against the plan. Their decision came at the end of a...
View ArticlePolice seek info on Polish Town robbery, stolen car
Riverhead Police are investigating an assault and theft in Polish Town that occurred around 7:40 p.m. last night. Police received a 911 call about a dispute between several people near the corner of...
View ArticleCops: Burglar stole $150 from Wading River Subway
Police are seeking the person who broke through the front door of the Wading River Subway and stole $150 in cash. Riverhead Police reported responding to a commercial alarm at the sub shop on Route 25A...
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9 North Fork events to get you in the Halloween spirit
From haunted houses to real ghost stories to spooky hayrides, there are plenty of Halloween activities on the North Fork this month to put a chill in the air and keep you up at night. Check out a...
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Pfc. Garfield Langhorn essay contest winners announced
The 11th annual Pfc. Garfield Langhorn Memorial Essay Contest winners were announced at Pulaski Street Elementary School Friday morning by associate principal Stephen Hudson and music and chorus...
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LaValle, Thiele say police barracks changes are ‘step backwards’
The state police barracks in Riverside used to be located east on Route 24, in the Red Creek area away from the hamlet center. (Credit: News-Review) State Senator Ken LaValle (R-Port Jefferson) and...
View ArticleRiverhead blotter: More damage reported at Harbes Family Farm
Ten pumpkins were damaged along with three sections of fence and corn maze at Harbes Family Farm on Main Road in Jamesport Friday morning, according to Riverhead Town police. The value of the damage...
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Playoff brackets released for soccer, field hockey
The Riverhead field hockey team made it back-to-back playoff appearances after finishing the regular season with an 8-6 record in Division II. The Blue Waves will open the postseason Saturday on the...
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Cops: Riverhead man charged in Flanders 7-Eleven robbery
A 43-year-old Riverhead man has been arrested in connection with a robbery at a Flanders 7-Eleven earlier this week, Southampton Town police said. Wesley Shedrick was arrested Wednesday and charged...
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Editorial: Concerns about state police relocation are overstated
A plan to lock the front door at the Riverside state police barracks and move the Riverside dispatcher job to Farmingdale has been criticized as an abandonment of an area that government already...
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Girls Volleyball: SWR punches ticket into postseason
Hailey Wehr waited four years for this moment. It was fitting that with one point separating Shoreham-Wading River from clinching a trip to the postseason, the ball found its way into the senior’s...
View ArticleHealth Column: New program offers music at the bedside
Music, said Gregory Garrett, can have a “tremendous” effect on people. “It unlocks memories. It unlocks feelings and emotions that we don’t even remember we had,” said Mr. Garrett, executive vice...
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