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Riverhead rings victory bell for ‘gentle man’ and mentor
Speaking to a crowd of about 200 people outside Pulaski Street School Saturday, an emotional Riverhead football coach Leif Shay warned he might not make it through his remarks. Everyone was gathered...
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Health Column: These ‘GymGuyz’ will bring the gym right to you
Even if you like working out, finding the time and energy to drive to spin class — particularly in cold-weather months when you’d rather be binge-watching “Game of Thrones” — can be a real drag. Enter...
View ArticleSouthampton Blotter: Pair of domestic abuse arrests involving children
Southampton Town police arrested a Flanders woman on an assault charge in Riverside on Nov. 19. The 20-year-old was allegedly recorded on video striking her three-year-old child multiple times with a...
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Suffolk owes Little Flower school almost $260K after billing ‘discrepancy’
A school district in Wading River is owed hundreds of thousands of dollars by Suffolk County for tuition payments for special needs students that had built up over the course of 15 years, according to...
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New law exempts small wineries from ‘nightmare’ of paperwork
Some smaller wineries on the East End are being saved from what one winemaker called “an absolute nightmare” of paperwork, thanks to state legislation that went into effect last Monday. State Senator...
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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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Town 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...
View ArticleCops: Southampton man caught driving drunk in Flanders
A 23-year-old man was arrested for driving drunk in Flanders Wednesday, according to a state police report. Troopers said Christian Lynch of Southampton was pulled over for a traffic violation while...
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Riverhead expands tech program with engineering — and robots
Not all students raced out of Riverhead High School when the bell rang last Tuesday, officially marking the Thanksgiving break. In fact, technology teacher Luke Ferland’s Design & Drawing students...
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Some local charities to remember on Giving Tuesday
Maybe you sat in your car for way longer than you should have trying to leave the Tanger parking lot on Black Friday, or perhaps you maxed out your credit card with Amazon purchases on Cyber Monday....
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County OK’s new planning alliance with little local support
Is an effort by Suffolk County to tie funding for certain projects to attendance at a quarterly regional planning meeting an effort to get everyone on the same page, or strong arming by big...
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Sports Desk: Here’s another L.I. crown for TC54
During the trophy presentation ceremony, the public-address announcer at Hofstra University’s James M. Shuart Stadium intoned: “Congratulations to Matt Millheiser and his Shoreham-Wading River...
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Wading River home severely damaged in fire Tuesday
A Wading River teen rushed into his burning home Tuesday afternoon to alert his mother and bring her to safety after a fire sparked in the garage. “I just wanted to get my mom out,” said James...
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Jamesport shopping center could nearly triple in size
The Jamesport Center on Main Road — which currently has three vacant storefronts — would expand to more than twice its current size under a proposal currently before Riverhead Town officials. A sketch...
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Editorial: County planning ‘alliance’ should be put on hold
In a county as populous and diverse as Suffolk, coordinating the planning efforts of towns and villages should be a priority — especially in the face of the myriad challenges the area faces....
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County OK’s new planning alliance with little local support
Is an effort by Suffolk County to tie funding for certain projects to attendance at a quarterly regional planning meeting an effort to get everyone on the same page, or strong arming by big...
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Neighbors want to keep 7-Eleven away from their Aquebogue homes
A proposal to put a 7-Eleven convenience store at Vinland Commons in Aquebogue was met with opposition from residents at Tuesday’s Riverhead Town Board meeting. A petition signed by 32 residents...
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Critics of 3-hour parking limit expansion say proposal needs work
A proposal to make to make the three-hour parking restrictions in about 60 spots behind stores in downtown Riverhead run 24/7 instead of the current 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. needs some tweaking, according to...
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‘We’re just not as prioritized;’ Northwest corner of Southampton still feels...
Frustration continues to grow in Southampton’s northwestern neighborhoods over what some perceive as indifference from town officials to a wave of crime in recent months, including two more car...
View ArticleCross Sound trucking proposal dropped from federal program
North Fork residents can breathe a sigh of relief. An ill-fated proposal to allow heavy freight trucks traveling from I-95 in Connecticut to the North Fork via Cross Sound Ferry has officially been...
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