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Wading River Fire District receives $200,000 grant for new radio system
The Wading River Fire District got a big boost Tuesday, earning a $200,000 grant from Senator Ken LaValle to help improve their communication systems as the district drafts a bond for building and...
View ArticleTown Board to vote on $1M in budget adjustments Tuesday
The Riverhead Town Board plans to vote on almost $1 million worth of budget adjustments at its meeting Tuesday, changes that Supervisor Sean Walter said will eliminate the bulk of the town’s 2015...
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Council of Churches hosts Thanksgiving dinner for the needy
Eight cases of collard greens. Two-and-a-half cases of gravy. Three cases of stuffing. Soft rolls, soda, water, and mashed potatoes. Oh, and 45 turkeys. It sounds like a meal kit for a king. In fact,...
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Bender: I had ‘no knowledge’ of prescription drug ring
In his first one-on-one interview with the media since his arrest and guilty plea in federal court Tuesday, former Southampton Town Councilman Brad Bender told the News-Review he became addicted to...
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Riverhead High School inducts 66 students into National Honor Society
Riverhead High School inducted 66 new students into the National Honor Society last week. Those members got a quick start on their community service by holding a fundraiser at the induction itself. The...
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Black Friday: What time are Riverhead shopping centers open?
Are you planning to get out of bed super early Friday — or not going to bed at all Thanksgiving Day — in hopes of scoring Black Friday deals? Then see our listing below to find out when department...
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Featured Letter: A special Thanksgiving ‘thank you’ from Nancy Reyer
I just want to give my heartfelt thank-you to all of Riverhead. The Brendan House is almost done and 12 patients will be treated with great care for traumatic brain injury. I have to share that since...
View ArticlePolice: Increased patrols net 8 DWI arrests
Riverhead and Southampton Police Departments announced that patrols last night, conducted with other East End officers as part of the East End DWI Task Force, netted eight driving while intoxicated...
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Riverhead school district central office donates food to Phillips Avenue pantry
In the first holiday season since it opened an on-site food pantry in the Phillips Avenue Elementary School, the Riverhead Central School District ran a food-drive competition for its district office,...
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Editorial: Studying football safety is the right call for our kids
Football, by its very nature, is a physical game. And in recent years, the long-term effects repeated hits to the head can have on a player’s well-being have come into light and been widely reported....
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Times Review’s Deck the Halls contest returns
A life-sized Santa Claus climbing a ladder near a front door. An antique manger decorated with vintage multi-colored bulbs. A Christmas village with a decades-old Lionel train set running through it....
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BLOG RECAP: SWR football wins second consecutive Long Island title
SWR 35, Locust Valley 7 Class IV Long Island Championship Hofstra University Riding a 23-game win streak into this afternoon’s Class IV Long Island Championship, the Shoreham-Wading River Wildcats...
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Suffolk to increase fees at parks to help close budget gap
Green Key passes, golf course admission and hunting permits will become more expensive next year, as will all other user fees at county parks, if the Suffolk County Legislature approves a resolution...
View ArticleVideo: See the highlights from SWR’s Long Island Championship
The Shoreham-Wading River Wildcats defeated Locust Valley 35-7 in the Class IV Long Island Championship Friday afternoon at Hofstra University. Read the recap here.
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Unbeaten again: SWR football cruises to second L.I. title
With the perfect ending to another perfect season, the Shoreham-Wading River High School football team finished at the head of the class. For the second year in a row, the Wildcats ended up as Long...
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Featured Letters: Let the Syrian refugees in
The following are a collection of letters that ran in the Nov. 26 edition of the Riverhead News-Review: Shame on them At times of fear in the history of our country, there have been examples of...
View ArticleRiverhead Blotter: DWIs, domestic arrest and thefts
A 54-year-old Riverhead man who was spotted driving on Doctors Path without headlights was found to be driving drunk, New York State police said. Lonnie Pray was charged with DWI and seventh-degree...
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Krupski makes push for wastewater system upgrades at parks
Suffolk County Legislator Al Krupski has a new target in the ongoing fight to protect the area’s waters: county parks. The legislator has sponsored legislation that would require the county to...
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Help Wanted: Nonprofit director, carpenter, office manager
Looking for work, or know someone who is? Times/Review classifieds offers local companies a place to advertise their job openings each week, and this week close to 40 positions are available from the...
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Cops: Riverhead man caught on video breaking into downtown store
An 18-year-old man was arrested Sunday and charged with burglarizing a downtown business located in the same shopping center where another convenience store had been robbed twice earlier this month,...
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