Golf Gazette: Sometimes too much sports can be too much
This is a most interesting world in which we live. Patience seems to be a thing of the past and all things must be bigger and better. The more the merrier, the grander the greater, or so it seems....
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Photos: Riverhead Christmas parade returns to Main Street
The Riverhead Lions Club presented its annual Christmas parade along Main Street Sunday. Among those marching were scout troops, veterans and the Riverhead High School marching band, making their way...
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Federal food safety act to take effect next month
Many things come with a new year — new resolutions, new opportunities and, for some local produce farmers, new federal guidelines. On Jan. 26, the Food and Drug Administration’s Food Safety...
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See who’s running Tuesday for fire district commissioner
Voters in local fire districts will go to polls Tuesday, Dec. 8, to vote for fire commissioners. Wading River is the only local district with a contested election. The elected commissioners run the...
View ArticleFlanders woman killed in Eastport crash Sunday
A Flanders woman was killed following a collision with an SUV that was attempting to make a turn in front of the car she was a passenger in on County Road 51 in Eastport Sunday, Suffolk County police...
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Creating sculptures with beach debris across the North Fork
Visitors to the North Fork next year may find new sculptures of wildlife made of untraditional materials — say, a jellyfish with fishing line as tentacles or a sea turtle whose shell is made of green...
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Guest Spot: Riverhead IDA’s goal is to improve downtown
On behalf of the board of directors of the Riverhead Industrial Development Agency (IDA), I am pleased to provide the members of the Riverhead community with an update on the activities undertaken by...
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Boutique hotel, upscale restaurant planned for downtown Riverhead
The company that owns the Long Island Aquarium and Hyatt Hotel in downtown Riverhead is proposing to build a five-story hotel with an upscale restaurant across the street. Joe Petrocelli, Atlantis...
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New Italian bakery, bagel café opening in Jamesport
For Lenny Lubrano, it’s all about revisiting his first love. That’s not to say he doesn’t love pizza, because he does. But it was baking that first caught his eye many years ago, and it’s baking he’ll...
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Riverhead MTAS hosts food donation drive Monday
Riverhead MTAS is holding a “Stock the Shelves Food Drive” event today, Monday, Dec. 7 outside Polish Hall, where a truck donated by Riverhead Ford is stationed with volunteers to collect...
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Girls Basketball Preview: Dunn, Brown lead Riverhead
There weren’t many introductions needed on the first day of practice in Riverhead. Eight returning players, including the entire starting lineup, made for a quick start. “For the most part we hit the...
View ArticleCops: Riverhead man drove on drugs before crashing in Mattituck
A Riverhead man was charged with felony driving under the influence of drugs after crashing in Mattituck late Monday, injuring himself and a passenger, Southold Town police said. According to a police...
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Rashad Robinson, civil rights activist, honored by Ebony magazine
A Riverhead native turned civil rights activist has been honored as one of the “heroes” of the black community by Ebony magazine. Rashad Robinson, an activist and executive director of the advocacy...
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Boys Basketball Preview: Key to success for SWR starts with defense
At first glance, the Shoreham-Wading River boys basketball team will appear vastly different from a year ago. Gone are three of the Wildcats’ tallest players, who made up one of the biggest frontlines...
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Riverhead Board of Education honors school district retirees
Nine Riverhead School District employees have announced they’re retiring in 2015-16. On Tuesday night, the Riverhead Board of Education honored each retiree and recognized them for their years of...
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Students get chance of a lifetime to play with jazz legends at Suffolk Theater
The dream to perform live with a legendary jazz group is about to come true for a group of local student musicians. After completing the East End Arts 2015 Music Masters Fellowship Program in...
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Cuomo OK’s changes to CPF regs; referendum coming next year
The Community Preservation Fund, which has been used to protect over 10,000 acres of land on the East End since it was signed into law in 1999, will now expand to protect water as well — pending voter...
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Photos: Blue Waves off to 2-0 start after victory in league opener
The Riverhead boys basketball team defeated Newfield Tuesday in the League III opener, 44-43, at Riverhead High School. The Blue Waves got a game-high 15 points from senior Tyrese Kerr. Sharron Trent...
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Walter: Assisted living project should be built in Riverside
A large assisted living project planned for 25 acres on Mill Road, behind Home Depot, has reduced the number of units proposed, but Riverhead Supervisor Sean Walter thinks it would be better to build...
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Column: When it comes to movies — especially Star Wars — no spoilers, please!
It’s impossible not to have entertainment ruined these days. I’m talking, of course, about the biggest bogeyman in pop culture: the “spoiler.” A spoiler is the tidbit of information that gives away...
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