Clik here to view.
Top Stories 2015: Students opt out of state assessments by the hundreds
Only a portion of students were declared “proficient” in state math and English Language Arts exams this year, as local superintendents claimed the assessments failed to accurately reflect student...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Top Stories 2015: Our favorite stories from the past year
The reporters and editors at the Riverhead News-Review have covered a lot of stories this year. We asked our staff for their favorites: “Loved reading about downtown Riverhead’s second-generation...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Police searching for woman who used taser on Target employee
Riverhead Town police are on the hunt for a 33-year-old woman who stunned a Target employee with a taser on Christmas Eve, according to a press release. Police identified the suspect as Victoria...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Merry Christmas from the Riverhead News-Review!
The Times Review Media Group Staff. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch) The staff at Times Review Media Group (the Riverhead News-Review’s parent company) would like to wish a very happy and safe holiday...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Gabrielsen appears headed to town’s Planning Board
The Riverhead Town Board is expected to vote on a shakeup of the town’s Planning Board at its final meeting of 2015 on Dec. 31. The board, in discussing upcoming resolutions at its work session on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Column: Moustache Brewing Co. owner climbing for M.S. fundraiser
How long does it take to climb 66 flights of stairs? For Lauri Spitz, co-owner of Moustache Brewing Co. in Riverhead, just under 25 minutes. For me? Well, we’ll see what happens when I join Ms. Spitz...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cops: Taxi driver robbed at gun point in Riverhead
A taxi driver was robbed at gun point in Riverhead on Christmas Eve and the suspect remains at large, Riverhead Town police said. Police responded to a report of a robbery at the intersection of Old...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Top Sports Stories 2015: League champion girls soccer team
As the defending Class A county champions, the Shoreham-Wading River girls soccer team entered this season with an uncustomary bull’s-eye on its back. With a talented core of returning players,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Top Stories 2015: Winter weather freezes Riverhead
After record-setting snowfall during the 2013-14 winter season, Riverhead was hoping for a reprieve. Instead, winter got worse. The North Fork was pounded by snow again with blizzards and winter...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Photos: Butterfly Effect brings holiday cheer to young girls in need
Two-year-old Taliah rummaged through mountains of presents last Wednesday night as Tijuana Fulford made sure each bag’s label was secure. Since the gifts came from employees at Teachers Federal Credit...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cops: Riverhead man caught with switchblade, marijuana
A 38-year-old man was arrested Thursday on weapon and drug charges in Riverside, Southampton Town police said. Milson Velasquez of Riverhead was the passenger in a vehicle traveling on Pine Street...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Police investigating Christmas Day burglary at Toys “R” Us
A glass door at Toys “R” Us in Riverhead was broken into Christmas Day and police are asking for the public’s help in the investigation. Riverhead Town police responded to an alarm at the Route 58...
View ArticleTown Board Notes: Vote upcoming to approve music festival
The Riverhead Town Board will consider scheduling public hearings to establish a ban on 24-hour operations in the Village Center, Rural Corridor, business Country Rural and Hamlet Center zoning...
View ArticleEditor’s picks: My favorite staff photos of 2015
What makes a great photo? Ask 10 different journalists and you’ll get 10 different answers. For me, I love to see a photograph that tells a story. Sometimes that conveys exactly what the written story...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Update: Fatal hit-and-run crash suspect pleads not guilty
Update 8 p.m. Friday: Christopher O’Brien pled not guilty to one charge of DWI Friday morning in First District Court in Central Islip, according to Bob Clifford, a spokesman for Suffolk County...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Top Sports Stories 2015: Tuthill excels on track for Mercy
It was another banner year for Meg Tuthill on the track. The McGann-Mercy middle-distance/distance runner qualified for the state championships in both the indoor and outdoor track seasons. She began...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Top Stories 2015: Walter, Wooten hold onto their seats
The Riverhead Town elections in 2015 had the potential of a year of great change. A sitting councilwoman challenged the sitting supervisor — both from the same party — and the supervisor’s former...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Top Sports Stories 2015: Riverhead wrestler wins county crown
It will be remembered as one of the greatest comebacks in Riverhead wrestling history. Wrestling in the county finals at 120 pounds in February, Riverhead’s Ed Matyka trailed 5-0 with half a minute...
View ArticleRiverhead blotter: Man stole sex toy from Route 58 store
An unknown male stole a Trojan Twister vibrator from the Walgreens store on Route 58 Sunday night, according to Riverhead Town police. The item is valued at $69.99, police said. • A Riverhead woman...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Top Stories 2015: Oil facility plans hit a red light — for now
An oil company’s proposal to switch two of the tanks at its Northville location from oil to gasoline storage had a rocky ride in 2015. Met with almost unanimous opposition from speakers at a public...
View Article