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First weekend of L.I. Winterfest draws crowds, despite snow
Champian Fulton performs at Clovis Point Winery in Jamesport | Katharine Schroeder photo Slushy remnants from recent snowfalls didn’t stop hundreds of people from packing East End wineries and...
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Wrestling: Riverhead’s Matyka pins down league title
DANIEL DE MATO FILE PHOTO | Ed Matyka of Riverhead, right, pinned North Babylon’s Dav Meile-Estrella at 2 minutes 16 seconds of the 113-pound final for his second North Fork Invitational title in three...
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Meet Your Firefighter: Stevie Czelatka Jr., Jamesport
Lt. Stevie Czelatka Jr. in front of a Jamesport fire engine. (Courtesy photo) Jamesport Fire Department Lt. Stevie Czelatka Jr. is the department’s 2013 Firefighter of the Year. During his six years...
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Regents pushing back Common Core-based diplomas until 2022
NYS education commissioner John King and state Board of Regents Meryl Tisch at a Common Core forum in November. (Carrie Miller file photo) The appointed body that crafts public education polices for...
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North Fork Chocolate Company moving from Tanger — for now
North Fork Chocolate Company owner Ann Corley, right, with executive chef Steve Amaral at their Tanger Outlets location Tuesday. (Rachel Young photo) North Fork Chocolate Company’s temporary lease at...
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Driver who killed cyclist gets six months in jail
WILLIAM SLATTON A Middle Island man charged with driving under the influence of drugs following a 2012 collision that killed a bicyclist in Calverton has pleaded guilty to that charge in Riverhead Town...
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Bean and Bagel Café to start serving pizza
RACHEL YOUNG PHOTO | Bean and Bagel co-owner Joanne Leibold at the Calverton restaurant Wednesday morning. Warning: don’t be fooled by the name ‘Bean N’ Bagel Café.’ Though the eatery on Route 25 in...
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Riverhead’s Villa vaults into state championship
Riverhead’s Charles Villa easily won the pole vault competition Wednesday night to earn a trip to the state championship. (Robert O’Rourk photo) All it took was three vaults to send Charles Villa to...
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Update: Snow turning to rain during morning commute
Update 4:45 a.m. The two inches of snow that has accumulated has begun to mix with rain and will turn back to more snow in the overnight hours tomorrow, weather officials are saying. As much as four to...
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Walter to deliver State of the Town next Tuesday
Riverhead Town Supervisor Sean Walter will deliver his 2014 State of the Town address to a special joint meeting of the Riverhead Lions, Kiwanis and Rotary clubs on Tuesday, Feb. 25 in the Sea Star...
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New shoe store opening on Route 58 this weekend
BARBARAELLEN KOCH PHOTO | The Working Shoe & Bootery, a purpose-built footwear store, is opening Feb. 22 in Riverhead. Carpenters, nurses and anyone who spends most of the day working on their feet...
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Riverhead school board schedules executive session for Thursday
The Riverhead School District has just announced the school board will hold a special meeting Thursday to discuss “personnel” in executive session, according to a notice. The meeting is scheduled for...
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Wading River civic meeting to discuss LIPA’s new role
A LIPA official will be a guest speaker at the Wading River Civic meeting. (File photo by Jennifer Gustavson) Are you wondering what LIPA’s role on Long Island is now that PSEG Long Island has taken...
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DMV expiration reminders available through text, email
The DMV is now offering text and email alerts. (Paul Squire file photo) A new Department of Motor Vehicles service allows drivers to receive notifications through email and text message when their...
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northforker: Aldo has eye on downtown Riverhead
Aldo Maioranna makes a cup of his famous coffee at his Greenport shop Wednesday. (Photo by Rachel Young) Aldo Maiorana has been a mainstay in Greenport since opening his Front Street shop, where he has...
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BID budget vote tonight; petition for Pickersgill as exec director
NEWS-REVIEW FILE PHOTO | BID management association president Ray Pickersgill in downtown Riverhead. The Riverhead Town Board is planning to vote at its meeting tonight to petition the Business...
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Girls Basketball: SWR gives Harborfields scare, but can’t pull off upset
Shoreham-Wading River’s Shannon Rosati looks for an opening in Harborfields’ defense during Wednesday night’s county semifinal. (Robert O’Rourk photo) SUFFOLK COUNTY CLASS A SEMIFINAL | TORNADOES 58,...
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Former SWR lacrosse coach lands at Smithtown West
Former Shoreham-Wading River boys lacrosse coach Tom Rotanz speaks with a reporter in 2012. (Bill Landon file photo) Former Shoreham-Wading River boys lacrosse coach Tom Rotanz was hired as an...
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Cops: Woman hospitalized with serious injuries after Route 58 crash
The scene of a vehicle accident Thursday night on Route 58 in Riverehead (Photo by Jennifer Gustavson) A woman was transported to Stony Brook University Medical Center Thursday night after her vehicle...
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Sound Avenue Grange Hall seeks new life
First Parish Church is seeking tenants to renovate the historic Northville building. (Barbaraellen Koch photo) In the course of its 182-year existence in Northville, Grange Hall on Sound Avenue has...
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