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Cops: Robbery, slashing reported near Wildwood Lake
Credit: Google Maps A Northampton man reported being robbed, attacked and slashed by several people while he was walking in wooded trails on the west side of Wildwood Lake last Wednesday at 7:30 p.m....
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Jamesport Woman: Someone took my table, left $10 and note
Laura Courtney with the note and $10 bill left at her house Monday. (Credit: Vera Chinese) A Jamesport homeowner said she was a little surprised to find a note and a $10 bill left at her front door...
View ArticleNorth Fork Roundup: Water ride, table theft and helicopters
Here are some of today’s top stories across the North Fork. To stay on top of local news, follow the Riverhead News-Review on Facebook. Post by The Suffolk Times. Post by northforker. Post by Riverhead...
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Zeldin tops Demos, will face Bishop this fall
State Senator Lee Zeldin, left, and primary opponent George Demos. In the race to see who will face off against incumbent Democrat Tim Bishop, state Sen. Lee Zeldin has defeated George Demos in the...
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Mobile homeowner’s rep steps down after 7 years
Joe Kummer, president of the Mobile Manufactured Homeowners Association of Suffolk, at his Calverton home in 2010. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch, file) On his last day as president of the...
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Parents protest firing of Riley teacher Jutta Mariotti
Terri Nirrengarten, left, protesting against the Riverhead School District’s decision to fire second-grade teacher Jutta Mariotti. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch photos) Three parents and their children...
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Football: Cheatom, Anderson help L.I. to Empire Challenge win
Riverhead’s Jeremiah Cheatom on the sideline during the first half of the Empire Challenge Wednesday night. (Credit: Garret Meade) EMPIRE CHALLENGE All-star games can lead to some peculiar game...
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SWR school board approves new student athletics club
Shoreham-Wading River athletics director Mark Passamonte discussing an athletics club proposal to the school board at its meeting Tuesday night. (Credit: Paul Squire) Shoreham-Wading River School...
View ArticleRecap: Water ski plan dead, firehouse sale moving forward
A plan to create a slalom water ski course in Terry Creek appears to be dead, Riverhead Town Supervisor Sean Walter said at the end of Thursday’s Town Board work session. “I’m done with water skiing,”...
View ArticleNorth Fork Roundup: House fire, athletics and Temple Israel
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Guest Spot: Surprise, surprise it’s a Town Board confused
The Gershow Recycling plant in on Hubbard Avenue in Riverhead. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch file) Give me a moment, I’ll tell you a funny story. Two weeks ago, Councilwoman Jodi Giglio went on WRIV radio...
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A solo, 1,200-mile bike journey to Florida
Michael Kringle takes a break near a field outside Bennettsville, S.C. It was 95 degrees that day. (Credit: Michael Kringle) You’ll have to excuse Michael Kringle for failing to make it all the way to...
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Clean water legislation fails to make it to Senate floor
A view of the bay and SHelter Island from Pepi’s Restaurant in Southold, near Port of Egypt. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch) Despite the op/ed pieces, press conferences, television appearances and lobbying...
View ArticleMercy hires former NFL QB as football coach
Five months after the surprise dismissal of Jeff Doroski as McGann-Mercy’s varsity football coach, the school made a splash Friday in announcing his replacement. Michael Buck, who spent four years in...
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Riverhead Costco opens to throngs of shoppers on Route 58
The Costco Wholesale store was packed Thursday, its opening day. (Credit: Tim Gannon) Despite a number of controversies over the past year, the Riverhead Costco store was issued a temporary certificate...
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Lawmakers pitch new funding for high-tech startups
Congressman Tim Bishop and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand pitch the new high-tech startup bill at a press conference Friday morning. (Credit: Paul Squire) U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand said New York...
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Inside the 2014 North Fork Designer Show House
Designer Bob Tapp of Greenport and real estate agent Kate DiGregorio in the front hallway of the 1835 farmhouse. Mr. Tapp designed the hallway with his partner Nick Ellis and it was painted by Melissa...
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How nitrogen finds its way into surface water
This map uses pie charts to break down the various sources and levels of nitrogen pollution found in the Peconic Estuary from Calverton to Montauk and Orient. Click on map to enlarge. (Credit: The...
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Column: Grab your poem and head to downtown Riverhead
LeRoy Heyliger, grandfather of Mattituck eight-grader Justin McKinney, reads his grandson’s poem “I am” as Poetry Street organizer, Susan Dingle, holds Justin’s artwork. (Credit: Jennifer Gustavson)...
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‘It was the greatest gift she could have given him’
Amberlynn Fountaine (right) and her mother Lyn posed for a photo at graduation Saturday. The family’s home was destroyed by a fire Thursday and Amberlynn’s father, Tracey, is at Stony Brook University...
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