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Year in Health 2015: A review of the top local stories
The health care industry had some big news stories of its own in 2015. Here’s a look back at some that occurred in the Riverhead area. • Hospital merger announced At the end of March, Peconic Bay...
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Cops: Stranded boaters rescued from Robins Island
A Riverhead woman and two other people were rescued Sunday after their boat hit a sandbar on Robins Island, Southold Town police said. Joshua Haggerty, 33, of Southold was operating a 20-foot console...
View ArticleState Police: Flanders man involved in accident charged with DWI
New York State Police arrested a 34-year-old man for driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, in Flanders last Monday. Jorge A. Cabrera of Flanders was allegedly involved in a property damage incident...
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Peconic Landing announces recruitment campaign for 60 new jobs
As it closes in on the spring completion of its $44 million expansion, Peconic Landing in Greenport is launching an aggressive recruitment campaign to fill approximately 60 new full and part-time...
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Photos: North Fork Community Theatre’s annual Variety Show
The North Fork Community Theatre held its 12th annual Variety Show in Mattituck last weekend. Enthusiastic crowds watched as more than two dozen were acts performed. Proceeds from the show benefit the...
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Meet Peconic Bay Medical Center’s first baby of 2016
The first baby born in 2016 at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead is here! And he’s a Porter. Liam Robert Ramnarine arrived at 10:04 a.m. on Jan. 1, and clocked in at 5-pounds, 14-ounces and 18.5...
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Riverhead police officers save toddler using CPR
Three Riverhead Town police officers resuscitated an 18-month-old using CPR Sunday evening after the baby’s heart stopped. According to Riverhead Police Sgt. Jill Kubetz, police received a 911 call...
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Girls Basketball: Macarthur has Monarchs in winning form
Meaghan Macarthur played on Bishop McGann-Mercy’s last Suffolk County champion high school girls basketball team as a freshman in 2004. Now Macarthur hopes to play another role, as the team’s coach,...
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Atlantis says Aquarium would close without tax break
Without tax incentives from the Riverhead Industrial Development Agency, the Long lsland Aquarium in downtown Riverhead would pay close to $1 million a year in taxes and would not be able to stay...
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Cosmetology students raise money for Brendan House, local charities
Cosmetology students practiced salon services and, instead of paying for those haircuts and manicures, customers donated to charity. That was the idea behind a community service event held last month...
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Annual Long Island Agricultural Forum scheduled for next week
The annual Long Island Agricultural Forum will take place Thursday and Friday, Jan. 14-15, at Suffolk County Community College’s Eastern Campus in Riverhead. The conference will address topics...
View ArticleNile Rodgers concert backed; Town may revise zoning in Jamesport, Aquebogue
While the Riverhead Town Board didn’t vote on the permit for Nile Rodgers’ proposed “Freak Out” Festival at its meeting Tuesday, board members said they do favor the event and are just awaiting a...
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Riverhead cops share how they saved a baby girl’s life
When a distraught couple handed their 18-month-old toddler to Riverhead Police Officer Dan Hogan on the side of the road in Wading River Sunday night, Mr. Hogan immediately knew something was wrong....
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County Legislature agrees to hold two committee meetings on East End
After his fellow legislators rebuffed an effort last year to hold more meetings on the East End, Legislator Al Krupski, with the assistance of recently sworn-in Legislator Bridget Fleming,...
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Police ask for public’s help to find Baiting Hollow snow plow thieves
Riverhead Town police are investigating the theft of two snow plows worth $10,000 in total from the Baiting Hollow Club last month — and they need your help. According to a news release sent out this...
View ArticleGirls Basketball: Fotopoulos gets her points and SWR falls
Shoreham-Wading River accomplished something Tuesday that not too many high school girls basketball teams can boast about over the past few years. The Wildcats limited Hampton Bays and standout senior...
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Column: Learning how to work hard for the money (in high school)
My favorite Christmas present as a child was the Barbie Styling Head — a mannequin with shoulder-length blonde hair. I constantly asked Santa for a new one since my desire to keep the doll pristine...
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2015 People of the Year: Steve Beal, Kevin Burgess, Anthony Chiaramonte and...
For hours upon hours every year, local volunteer firefighters train for worst-case scenarios. They prepare for smoke-filled houses and out of control fires. They drill again and again how to handle...
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Town Board discusses 225th Anniversary, downtown street fair
The Riverhead Town Board on Thursday discussed upcoming plans to celebrate the town’s 225th Anniversary in 2016, along with the Business Improvement District’s plans for this year, which include a...
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Riverhead woman charged with stealing from Mattituck CVS
A Riverhead woman was arrested after she allegedly stole phones and activation cards from a Mattituck convenience store Wednesday afternoon, Southold Town police said. According to a news release,...
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