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Diocese of Rockville Centre appears poised to sell McGann-Mercy property
The Diocese of Rockville Centre revealed it’s close to finalizing a sale of the property that had been home to Bishop McGann-Mercy High School in Riverhead for six decades, according to Bob Terry, who...
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Football: SWR’s new head coach has tough act to follow
After Matt Millheiser stepped down as head coach of the Shoreham-Wading River High School football team and the post was awarded to Aden Smith, Smith was asked if Millheiser left any words of advice...
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Polish Town Fair returns to Riverhead this weekend
Get your dancing shoes ready, because the Polka Dance Festival is returning to Polonaise Park Saturday. Mike Costa & The Beat and Polka Method will be on hand playing music. Admission is $13 for...
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Column: Grand jury report casts the Catholic priesthood in the darkest light
We, the members of this grand jury, need you to hear this. We know some of you have heard some of it before. There have been other reports of child sex abuse in the Catholic Church. But never on this...
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Our Redeemer Lutheran Church celebrates a century in Riverhead
On Aug. 18, 1918, the first Lutheran service was held in Riverhead, officially marking the congregation’s formation in the town. Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Aquebogue is celebrating its 100th...
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Family, friends remember Maxwell Tuthill as loving uncle, caring friend
More than anything else, Maxwell Tuthill relished making other people smile. His wit, infectious smile and timing for a sarcastic joke could turn even a cheerless moment into a round of laughter....
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Groundbreaking of Riverside project signals new beginning for area
For several elected officials from Riverhead and Southampton towns, the former Howard Johnson’s that stood at the south side of the Riverside traffic circle brings back memories of yesteryear....
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Town Board seeks candidates to replace Larry Simms on IDA
Larry Simms’ brief tenure as a member of the Riverhead Industrial Development Agency has come to an end. Mr. Simms, an outspoken critic of the IDA who was appointed to the board earlier this year,...
View ArticleTown engineers say energy efficient lighting could save $200K in expenses
The Riverhead Town engineering department suggested the town invest in energy efficient lighting throughout town-owned buildings, which could save the town approximately $200,000 or more in lighting...
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CAT provides additional financial info to town, renderings of proposal
Calverton Aviation & Technology has provided Riverhead Town with the additional financial information it promised, including three letters from financial institutions who are willing to finance...
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North Fork History Project: Artists painted here for solitude In the years...
Wendy Prellwitz paints in the same Peconic studio where her great-grandfather Henry Prellwitz painted early in the 20th century. The adjoining studio is where her great-grandmother Edith Prellwitz...
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Football: Riverhead QB sets the pace
For Riverhead High School’s appropriately named quarterback, the issue now isn’t keeping the pace so much as setting the pace. Things have changed for Cristian Pace. He’s a senior now, after all, and...
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President Trump arrives in Westhampton to attend fundraiser
President Donald Trump arrived in Westhampton Friday afternoon en route to a fundraising luncheon in Southampton. Air Force One was scheduled for an 11:50 a.m. arrival at Francis S. Gabreski Airport...
View ArticleGuest Spot: Tennis reading, anyone?
As tennis observers around the world gather together at Flushing Meadows in a few weeks for our approaching National Tennis Championships, an older observer of the scene keeps returning to a collection...
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North Fork Community Theatre undergoing renovations
The lights went down after the youth cast of “Seussical” took their bows Sunday, Aug. 5, marking the end of the North Fork Community Theatre’s 60th season. A week later, to celebrate, the theater’s...
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CAT provides additional financial info to town, renderings of proposal
Calverton Aviation & Technology has provided Riverhead Town with the additional financial information it promised, including three letters from financial institutions who are willing to finance...
View ArticleEditorial: In America, so much has changed
If there is one area, one topic in our national discussion more acrimonious than the current argument over immigration, we can’t think of it right now. Television hosts go on about how America no...
View ArticleRiverhead Blotter: Vandals damage multiple mailboxes in Wading River
Police received 10 reports last Sunday morning from Wading River residents saying their mailboxes had been damaged, officials said. Four of the calls came from Dogwood Lane, four from Cherry Lane and...
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Photos from the 44th Polish Town Fair in Riverhead
The Polish Town Fair returned to Riverhead for the 44th year this weekend. The festivities kicked off Saturday with food, crafts and fun, including the Polka Dance Festival. The fair continues from 10...
View ArticleSouthampton Blotter: Hampton Bays man arrested for drug possession
Southampton Town police arrested a Hampton Bays man for drug possession last Thursday in Riverside. Kyle Camberdella, 27, was pulled over on Flanders Road after an officer observed his vehicle parked...
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