Justice Court Report: Riverhead man pleads guilty to DWI
There were 283 cases on the docket in Riverhead Town Justice Richard Ehlers’ court, July 7 to 9. The following are among those adjudicated. • Christopher Alacqua, 30, of Huran Street in Howard Beach...
View ArticlePHOTOS: RFD’s Ironmen host 28th annual drill
Members of Riverhead’s Ironmen squad pull up in the Class B motorized competition on Saturday. (Credit: Joseph Pinciaro) Fighting a fire, naturally, is a race against the fire: get it out as fast as...
View ArticleCheck out this aerial video of sailboats in the Peconic
Andrew James Productions in Mattituck used a drone to capture this unique view of the Wednesday night sailboat races around Robins Island. You may have seen the sailboats racing around Robins Island on...
View ArticleHealth Column: It’s time to retire those old flip-flops
(Credit: flickr/ Consumerist Dot Com) You either love ’em for their easy breezy fit or loathe ’em for their unappealing sight and smell. I’m referring to flip-flops — the unofficial footwear of summer....
View ArticleGuest spot: Columnist’s observations on Riverhead were off base
Columnist James Varney said recently that he believes intellectual diversity might not be welcome thing on Long Island’s East End. I read with amazement the News-Review article about New Orleans...
View ArticleHelp Wanted: Tasting room help, laborer, caregiver
Looking for work, or know someone who is? Times/Review classifieds offers local companies a place to advertise their job openings each week, and this week close to 40 positions are available from...
View ArticlePhotos: Harbes Family Farm’s annual Sweet Corn Festival
Ashlyn Galante, 2, of Mineola chows down at the Harbes Sweet Corn Festival on Sunday. (Credit: Vera Chinese) It was good ol’ wholesome family fun at Harbes Family Farm on Sunday as the Mattituck farm...
View ArticleCops: Burglar harasses Roanoke Avenue couple
Riverhead Police arrested a Flanders man shortly after midnight today after they said he broke into a Roanoke Avenue home and harassed a couple living there. Police said they received a call around...
View ArticleCops: Man bought $1K in sneakers with stolen plastic
Police say this man bought $1,000 worth of sneakers with a stolen credit card. A reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of a man police say paid for $1,000 worth of sneakers...
View ArticleCuomo supporters get signatures for ‘Women’s Equality’ line
Southold Town trustee candidate Abigail Field, left, of Cutchogue signs a petition to create the Women’s Equality Party line. The petition was being circulated by a group of fellow Democrats at the...
View ArticleBoys Basketball: 6-5 Hughes has skill to go with size
Dan Hughes, attacking the basket during Shoreham-Wading River’s intrasquad scrimmage last Thursday night, has ball skills to go with his 6-foot 5-inch frame. (Credit: Garret Meade) Dan Hughes is 6 feet...
View ArticleAuto Racing: For Rogers, victory and some doughnuts
RIVERHEAD RACEWAY Tom Rogers Jr. of Riverhead notched his second NASCAR Modified feature event win of the 2014 Whelen All American Series Saturday night at Riverhead Raceway before a...
View ArticleReferendum coming on Flanders-Riverside area garbage district
TIM GANNON PHOTO | Refuse in woods along Oak Avenue in Flanders. Having seen too much illegal dumping over the years in the hamlets of Flanders, Riverside and Northampton, a proposal to create a...
View ArticleWoman rescued from burning home in Wading River
A fire gutted a home on Dogwood Drive in Wading River Tuesday morning. (Credit: Carrie Miller) A Wading River woman and her family’s two dogs were rescued from a structure fire that “significantly”...
View ArticleManorville man charged in two cold case murders
John Bittrolff mugshot. (Credit: Suffolk County P.D.) A 48-year-old Manorville man was arrested Monday in connection with a pair of cold case murders from the 1990s, Suffolk County Police announced...
View ArticleCops: Man stole 80 shirts, wanted for grand larceny
Police are searching for this man who they say stole 80 shirts. Suffolk County Police are searching for someone who they said stole about 80 shirts from a store at the Tanger Outlet mall early last...
View ArticleRevival plans set for The Birchwood after closing last month
The Birchwood restaurant in Riverhead closed suddenly last month. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch) A sheet of paper taped to the glass door of The Birchwood restaurant in Polish Town states the restaurant...
View ArticleSWR opts-in to selective classification for student athletes
As eighth-graders, former Shoreham students Kari Quinn (left), Nick Bottari and Kaitlyn Brosco all excelled on varsity in their respective sports. (File photos) After years of debate, the...
View ArticleGirls Basketball: Multi-sport athletes key for SWR
Shoreham-Wading River guard Caitlin Mirabell goes up for a layup against Bayport-Blue Point Monday night. (Credit: Bill Landon) The summer league roster for Shoreham-Wading River is divided into two...
View ArticleBaseball: Pair of 8th-inning homers beat Tomcats
Riverhead’s starting pitcher, Zach Hamilton, pitched five scoreless innings during which he held North Fork to one hit. (Credit: Daniel De Mato) OSPREYS 3, TOMCATS 2 Like the blinding orange orb in the...
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