Cops: Man charged with felony in Flanders after stealing rental car
Southampton Town police arrested a Mattituck man for stealing a car in Flanders last Wednesday. Thomas Dougherty, 30, was found to be in possession of a 2015 Chrysler 200 around 5:25 p.m. during an...
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Riverhead student wins pair of gold at Junior Championships regatta
Diving into a sport like rowing rarely yields immediate results. Sure, kids grow up playing sports like basketball or baseball. But how many ever get out on a boat and row for sport? By the time most...
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Editorial: Make your voice heard at county meeting
Meetings of Suffolk County Legislature committees aren’t glamorous, attention-grabbing or particularly well attended. Nevertheless, they’re one of those events newspapers typically cover. We can...
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Riverhead officer among the top DWI-catching cops again
For the fourth year running, Riverhead Town police officer Timothy Murphy has been named the department’s top DWI-catching cop. Mr. Murphy, along with 22 other officers and sheriffs across Suffolk...
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14th annual Teeny Award nominees announced
Nominees for the 14th Annual Teeny Awards, which showcase the best in local high school theater, were announced Wednesday morning. Winners will be announced at a formal awards ceremony on Sunday, June...
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These stores are opening soon at Shoppes at East Wind
Its restaurant, spa, catering halls and hotel have for years made East Wind Long Island an arguable commercial tour de force. The addition of its Shoppes at East Wind, an outdoor complex poised for a...
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Riverhead takes home top honors from regional music competition
The Riverhead Chamber Orchestra won the Worldstrides Onstage Heritage Festival’s highest honor during its competition last month in Boston, district officials announced Wednesday. Riverhead earned the...
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Suffolk lawmakers delay taking action on plastic bag ban — again
Suffolk County residents hopeful for a decision regarding a proposed ban on single-use plastic bags at retail stores across the county will have to keep waiting. During a Thursday meeting at the...
View ArticleTown Board to discuss proposed Jamesport park
The Riverhead Town Board is expected to discuss plans for property in Jamesport formerly owned by Jul-Bet Enterprises at its work session Thursday. Developer Robert DiNoto has expressed interest in...
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County committee stalls bill which calls for studying a State of Long Island
The last time the issue of making Long Island a separate state was raised, the thought was parodied on The Daily Show, one of the nation’s most-watched late-night TV programs. But that doesn’t mean...
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After 12 years, Riverhead NJROTC leader is stepping down
Ask Lt. Col. Peter McCarthy about his personal accomplishments as leader of the Riverhead Navy Junior Reserves Officers Training Corps and he’ll likely tell you about NJROTC members and their...
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Baseball: Move to center has suited Riverhead sophomore well
Some baseball players might grumble about being asked to change positions. Not Tom Powers. Then again, why should he? A position change may have turned his season around. Powers, a Riverhead High...
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Suffolk Closeup: Preventing pay-for-play politics
With money corrupting the democratic process becoming a major issue in the United States, Suffolk Legislator Rob Trotta (R-Fort Salonga) has introduced a bill to limit campaign contributions from...
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RHS graduate dies following last week’s car crash
First, they lost their home in the 2012 wildfire. The following year, their daughter Christine passed away at the age of 29. Now, George and Kathleen Moretti will have to bury their son. After a crash...
View ArticleCops: 17 stores were in compliance during police alcohol sting
Employees at 17 local stores did not sell alcohol to minors during a recent police sting operation, according to a press release issued Friday. The Riverhead Town Police Department’s COPE Unit...
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D.A.: Riverhead teen charged for raping child
A Riverhead teenager faces first-degree rape charges after he engaged in sexual intercourse with a girl less than 11 years old, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office....
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County: Algal blooms found in Laurel Lake
The Suffolk County Department of Health is advising residents to keep their pets — and, for those young’uns looking for a chilly swim — children out of Laurel Lake after a blue-green algal bloom was...
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Boys Track and Field: SWR has found itself a new triple jumper
When Dan Montenegro was a child, his parents started calling him “Cricket” because he liked to jump around so much. All of that jumping has landed the Shoreham-Wading River High School boys track and...
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Town Board considers $10K cap for costs at proposed Jamesport park
The Riverhead Town Board wants to put a $10,000 cap on any expenditures the town has to make in terms of management and improvement costs at a 9.7-acre “hamlet park” that Suffolk County might create...
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Column: A seat at the ‘Ugly American’ table in Canada
It was an innocent question, I suppose, that I should have expected from someone in another country. Still, I was taken aback two weeks ago when I overheard the blackjack dealer at Casino de Montreal...
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