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13K solar panels planned for private lands in Calverton
GREENLOGIC COURTESY FILE PHOTO | A ground-mounted solar array similar to one that was installed on Gabrielsen Farms’ Aquebogue greenhouse. While Riverhead Town has recently sought proposals to locate...
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Video: See highlights from the track state championships
McGann-Mercy senior Danisha Carter crosses the finish line first in the 4 x 100 heat at Friday’s state championship. (Credit: Hal Henty) Ten local athletes competed at the track and field New York...
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DEC’s strategy for safeguarding L.I. water: more research
Adrienne Esposito, executive director of Citizens Campaign for the Environment, calling for the banning of certain pesticides at the DEC’s Draft Long Island Pesticide Pollution Prevention Strategy...
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Protesters voice support for fired charter school teachers
Nick Agrusa of Calverton protests Tuesday evening. Mr. Agrusa’s step-daughter, Jaclyn Scoglio-Walsh, was fired from the charter school. (Credit: Jennifer Gustavson) Editor’s note: An initial version of...
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‘Humanity is the New Black’ campaign targets Riverside jail
An advocacy group launched a campaign called “Humanity is the New Black” after the popular Netflix showed filmed at the Suffolk County jail in Riverhead. (Credit: Grant Parpan) Conditions at the...
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Riverhead school board approves 25-acre sale to Paumanok
Riverhead superintendent Nancy Carney (left), board president Ann Cotten-DeGrasse and board member Thomas Carson at Tuesday night’s meeting. (Credit: Jennifer Gustavson) Where a school was once...
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Clean water legislation going to vote in state Senate, Assembly
The water bill is designed to clean groundwater and prevent pollution and harmful algal blooms in the bays and Long Island Sound. (Credit: Katharine Schroeder) After an up-Island assemblyman recently...
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They’re still not thanking heaven in Flanders
The new Flanders 7-Eleven takes shape at Flanders Road and Cypress Avenue. (Credit: Tim Gannon) It may be a little late, but Flanders residents are voicing opposition to a 7-Eleven already under...
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Town taking aim at clothing bins
A clothing bin in the TJ Maxx shopping center was overfilled with clothes this week. (Credit: Grant Parpan) Riverhead Town Board members may have had their fill of the overstuffed clothing donation...
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Krupski: Beagle Club property won’t host motorcycle group
The former Long Island Beagle Club off Edwards Avenue in Calverton. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch) Suffolk County Legislator Al Krupski said he heard the Calverton community “loud and clear” Wednesday...
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Costco announces June 26 opening date
(Credit: News-Review) While Costco’s opening had been thought to be postponed until July, the company announced today that its opening date will indeed move on as originally scheduled, shooting for a...
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Cops: ‘Smoke grenade’ leads to Riley Avenue School lockdown
Riley Avenue Elementary School in Calverton. (Credit: File) Riley Avenue Elementary School was on lockdown Thursday morning after someone discovered what appeared to be an explosive inside a home...
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Zombies coming downtown for RFL’s ‘Thriller’ group dance
TIM GANNON PHOTO | Riverhead Free Library director Joy Rankin. Come August, downtown Riverhead will hear night creatures call and see the dead start to walk. More specifically, hundreds of people will...
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Firefighters rescue woman who drove up wire on Route 58
Firefighters work to rescue a woman who became trapped on Route 58 Friday morning (Credit: Cyndi Murray) Riverhead firefighters freed a driver who became trapped after she somehow drove her minivan up...
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Local nonprofits net $2,500 grants thanks to AFTEE concert
The first annual All for the East End dance party netted more than $70,000 in donations last year. (Carrie Miller file photo) Ten non-profit organizations in Riverhead, Southold and Shelter Island are...
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Cops: Fugitive who beat woman at bar now behind bars
Trendell Walker is led by police out of his arraignment in Riverhead town court Friday morning. (Credit: Paul Squire) A two-time felon who had avoided police for nearly a month was arrested by police...
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Parking meters coming downtown?
Members of the town’s parking committee have called for parking meters downtown, though some board members are hesitant to support the proposal (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch file) Is there a traffic...
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Column: Think you have the flu? Check for a tick
An adult deer tick, which are known to carry pathogens causing Lyme disease, babesiosis or anaplasmosis. (Credit: Daniel Gilrein) Think you have the flu? Check for a tick “Thank God my wife is such a...
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Track & Field: Relay teams run personal bests at nationals
McGann-Mercy’s Julianna Cintron runs the opening leg of the 4 x 100 relay at last week’s state championship. The team ran again at nationals Friday. (Credit: Hal Henty) All throughout the spring track...
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Riley Avenue students celebrate Flag Day at 22nd annual parade
Riley Avenue second-graders, under the direction of music teacher Keith Maguire, sang patriotic songs Friday in salute to the American flag. (Credit: Sandra Kolbo/Riverhead School District) Riley...
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